Engineering Documentation

Graphics engineering with Graphics Builder
Working with dashboards
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Siemens
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Building Technologies
2019-01-15
3.5.8.2 Adding a bar or line chart
Use the workflow in this section to add a bar chart.
Workflow step
1
Adding a bar or line chart
2
Adding data points to the chart
3
Copying the program
4
Displaying the Daily Max Power line
① Adding a bar or line chart
1. Display the COMPONENTS , VIRTUAL POINTS and EQUIPMENTS
panes.
2. From the COMPONENTS pane, drag-and-drop an AM chart onto the
graphic.
3. Click to add a new string tag .
4. Name the string tag barChart and click .
② Adding data points to the chart
1. In the EQUIPMENTS pane, press CTRL and click to select one trended data
point for energy consumption and one trended data point for energy generation to
supply data for the chart.
Note: The data points must be assigned together. They cannot be added one-by-
one.
 A star displays to indicate that a data point is selected.
2. Drag-and-drop the group of data points onto the chart.
 Two new virtual points are created for energy consumption and energy
generation.
For more information, see the Adding information from a trended data point [➙ 102]
section.
③ Copying the program
Bar and line charts use the Bar Chart Program, which is in the Sample dashboard
facility manager graphic. This procedure copies the Bar Chart Program into your
graphic.
Note
If you are using the Sample dashboard facility manager graphic, skip to the Step
Displaying the Daily Max Power line .
1. Open the PROGRAMS pane and click Add at the bottom of the pane to
add a new program.
 The PROGRAM EDITOR dialog box opens.
2. Type a name in the PROGRAM NAME field.