SetXStartTime Method

SetXStartTime is a method for a Trend Invoke method action.

Purpose: SetXStartTime

To specify a start time of the X-axis for the chart or indicated line and redraw the trend.

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
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.