Create a New Graph (General Steps)

The first step in creating a graph is to choose some data channels. FlowWorks' Graphing offers two different approaches for this: the main approach is to start from the Graphing page and manually select channels. Alternatively, you can choose a site directly from Map View and graph all of its corresponding channels. This topic describes how to create a new graph using both approaches.

Create a new graph from the Graphing page

Beginning to graph right from the Graphing page provides immediate access to manual multi-site and multi-channel selection.

1. Open the Graphing tool

  1. Click Graph from the Main Toolbar.
    A menu appears.
  2. Click Graphing Tool.

2. Select channels to plot

From the site tree, expand the folder(s) that contain the the sites/channels you wish to graph. Then, expand the site(s) that contain the channel(s) that you wish to graph.

Up to 10 channels can be selected for a time series. Up to 5 channels can be chosen for a scatter plot.

3. Select a date range

From the drop-down menu, select a pre-made date range. Or, manually input dates in the text fields.

4. Select a graph type

5. Click Plot Data

Your graph will populate on the right side of the page.

Create a new graph from the Map page

When you've found an interesting site from the Map, you can click the site's icon to reveal a list of shortcuts. The Graphing shortcut allows you to quickly graph all of the site's corresponding channels. However, you can only select one site at a time with this approach, although you can later add/remove sites and channels from the Graphing page.

1. Open the Network Map

  1. Click Monitor from the main toolbar.
    A drop-down menu appears.
  2. Click Network Map.

2. Click a site icon, either from the site tree, or from the map

This opens a brief description of the site.

3. Under Graph Data, click one of three time periods

This will open the Graphing tool. All the channels associated with the site will be plotted on a time series.

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