SetXStartTime Method
SetXStartTime is a method for a Trend Invoke method action.
- Purpose: SetXStartTime
- Advanced Configuration: SetXStartTime
Purpose: SetXStartTime
To specify a start time of the X-axis for the chart or indicated line and redraw the trend.
Advanced Configuration: SetXStartTime
Click Advanced on the Action tab of the Procedure Information dialog box.
The Edit Method dialog box opens for the SetXStartTime method
Configuration is as follows.
Field | Description | |||||
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Method name | Name of the selected method. Note: Another method can be selected from the drop-down list. | |||||
Method result | (Optional) Setpoint that contains the status value. | |||||
Class | Boolean | |||||
Structure Type | BOOL | |||||
Allowed | Device or global Point ID. | |||||
When a user invokes the method, the method result contains one of the following values. | ||||||
Value | Method Result | |||||
1 | The X-axis start time was successfully changed. | |||||
0 | The X-axis start time was not changed. | |||||
Parameters | LineID | One of the following names what lines should have the time start of the X-axis changed: | ||||
Value | Trending will | |||||
"" | Chart X-Axis. | |||||
Existing Line ID | Axis that belongs to the line. | |||||
DateTime | Following is the format for the DateTime string. "<day> <month> <year> <hh>:<mm>[:<ss>] <pp>" | |||||
For | Enter the: | |||||
<day> | Number of the day of the month. | |||||
<month> | Three-character abbreviation for the month. | |||||
<year> | Two digits for the year. | |||||
<hh> | Hour of the 12-hour clock. | |||||
<mm> | Two digits for the minutes | |||||
<ss> | (Optional) Two digits for the seconds | |||||
<pp> | Either AM or PM. | |||||
Example "02 Feb 1997 07:00 AM" "15 Mar 1997 3:45:15 PM" | ||||||
milliseconds | Number from 0 through 999. |