SmartSignal Charts

About SmartSignal Charts

SmartSignal charts are time series charts with data plotted measuring value against time.

Up to 60 SmartSignal charts can exist on a single card.

You can plot up to 4000 data points on a SmartSignal Chart.

SmartSignal charts are plotted based on SmartSignal tags, which fetch data from the SmartSignal data source.

From the View Selector, you can access public or private templates, or a Time Series Analysis view.

If you change the date range in the configuration, the data is fetched for the selected date range from the SmartSignal data source and plotted in an analysis view. The x-axis of the chart aligns with the date range and scales from the start date to the end date specified by the user.

If you update or save a new template, the Context Ribbon appears, where you can change the template name, design the template as public or private, and determine if the template is for an instance or a class.

The default date range for a SmartSignal Alert has a start date seven days before the event date and an end date seven days after the event date. You can also choose specific start and end dates if you prefer, but if the current date is earlier than the default end date (seven days after the event), the end date defaults to the current date.

The default date range for a Time Series Analysis View has a start date of 15 days before the current date.

In the workspace, select to access Permissions. Selecting this option gives you the ability to control Visibility, Privileges, and Ownership of specific charts or groups of charts.

In the workspace, select to access the menu to execute the following actions:
  • Display Tags as Tag Alias
  • Show Template Information
  • Show SmartSignal Marker Visibility
  • Enable Point Mode for SmartSignal Cards
  • Add Card, Connect Gaps
  • Use Chart Limits
  • Save as New Template
  • Set as Default Template
  • Update Template
  • Delete Template
In the workspace, select to access the menu to execute the following actions:
  • Edit Card Name
  • Add Cards
  • Delete Card
  • Export Data
  • Export All Charts on This Card As Images
Note: Google Chrome is the recommended browser for SmartSignal use. Multiple charts cannot be added to a single card using Internet Explorer or another browser.

About SmartSignal Cycle Watch Visualization

You can use the SmartSignal Cycle Watch visualization to view the event frames generated by the SmartSignal analytics that are deployed on an asset. This enables you to compare the events over time and identify the anomalies of the assets.

SmartSignal analytics provides you the ability to detect event frames that indicate the operating mode of an asset. The SmartSignal Cycle Watch visualization enables you to view the analytics tags on the asset. You can use the visualization to view the analytics tags within the scope of the events that have been selected for you to view the variance in the output of the tags across multiple instances of the events.

You can view the data associated with the event frames in the Event Frame Analysis mode. Based on the analytics that have been deployed on the asset, you can select the asset for which you want to view the event frames. You can then select the events on the asset for which you want to view the data.

Additionally, the SmartSignal Cycle Watch visualization allows you to:
  • Save the Event Frame Analysis templates for later use.
  • Associate the Event Frame Analysis templates with alert templates and then use them to triage alerts.

Access a Residual Chart

You can display residual charts for specific plotted charts on a SmartSignal card.

About This Task

When you plot a model or a set of tags, some of the tags may contain residual data.

If the Residual toggle is enabled in My Preferences>SmartSignal Chart and Marker Settings>Time Series, you will be able to see residual charts if the residual data exists on the plotted charts.

The residual chart, if present (based on fetched data or user preference selection), also aligns with the date range specified. If there is no data present, the chart does not scale based on the date range.

The residual charts are viewed through the following interactions:

  • In ad hoc view, create a SmartSignal card and plot the SmartSignal tags. The residual charts are plotted if residual data is available and you have not disabled the residual charts.
  • When navigating from alert to analysis for SmartSignal alerts, the residual charts are plotted if residual data is available and you have not disabled the residual charts.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to an analysis view using one of the following methods:
    MethodAction
    Navigate from a SmartSignal Alert
    1. In the module navigation menu, select Tools > Alerts.
    2. Select an Alert Inbox filter, such as Unclaimed, or SmartSignal.
    3. Select an Alert from the Alert Inbox.
    4. In the details page, select an Analysis View chart.
    5. Select to expand the Tag Panel.
    Navigate to a SmartSignal Ad Hoc Analysis
    1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > Analysis.
    2. Use the Context Browser to select an asset context.
    3. Select Add Card, and then select SmartSignal Card.
    4. Enter a name for the card in the Name box, and then select Create.
    5. Select to expand the Tag Panel.
    6. Plot a model or set of tags.
  2. Select to allow the residual charts on the card to appear.
  3. Optional: Change the date range if necessary.
    Tip:
    • If residual charts do not exist, it may be because the data does not exist within the specified date range or residual charts are not enabled.
    • The x-axis for residual chart scales to align with the selected date range.
  4. Select Apply.
  5. When residual charts are plotted, the x-axis scales to align with the selected date range.If no data is available for a residual chart, the x-axis does not scale for the selected date range.
    Note: If no data is available for residual, x-axis does not scale for selected date range.

Display a Calculated Tag Formula

You can display the formulas associated calculated tags on a SmartSignal Chart.

About This Task

Some SmartSignal charts have an associated formula that is used to gather the results displayed in the chart. The tags are calculated using the embedded formulas that can be accessed via the chart.

The formulas can be monitored by selecting the calculator icon next to the chart for the formula you want to view.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Tools > Alerts.
  2. Select an Alert Inbox filter, such as Unclaimed, or SmartSignal.
  3. Select an Alert from the Alert Inbox.
  4. In the details page, select an Analysis View chart.
  5. Select to expand the Tag Panel.
  6. Next to a chart select to display its formulas.
    The formulas are either displayed or hidden by selecting the calculator icon.

Delete a SmartSignal Chart

You can delete a SmartSignal chart in the Analysis view.

About This Task

If you delete a SmartSignal chart, the chart is deleted and all the tags associated to the deleted chart are removed from the plotted tags list.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > Analysis.
  2. Use the Context Browser to select an asset context.
  3. In the View Selector, select the Public Templates or My Templates view.
  4. In the chart that you want to delete, select to delete the chart.
    The chart is removed from the card and also removed from the Plotted Tags on the Tag Tree Browser.
  5. Alternatively, select the Analysis link embedded in an Alert or a Case and then perform the step 4.

Export a SmartSignal Chart as a .PNG Image

About This Task

You can save a SmartSignal chart that is plotted either in ad hoc analysis mode or as a part of a SmartSignal template as an image. This allows the analysts to use these images as evidence that can be attached to reports and shared with others.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > Analysis.
  2. Use the Context Browser to select an SmartSignal asset context.
  3. In the chart type list, select a chart.
  4. Plot the tags.
  5. Select Gear, and then select Export As Image.
  6. The .PNG image is saved to the local computer.
  7. Select the image, and then select Open.
  8. Save the image.

Export a SmartSignal Chart in .CSV Format

About This Task

You can export the data from the SmartSignal chart. It allows you to capture the SmartSignal tag information in a .CSV format file so that the analyst can use it as evidence or for enhanced analysis outside of Predix Essentials.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > Analysis.
  2. Use the Context Browser to select an SmartSignal asset context.
  3. In the chart type list, select a chart.
  4. Plot the tags.
  5. Select List, and then select Export Data.
  6. The .CSV file is saved to the local computer.
  7. Select the file, and then select Open.
  8. Save the Excel file.

Display Diagnostic Markers and Alert Information on SmartSignal Charts

You can display diagnostics markers on the SmartSignal charts if the analytics on the tags have detected any anomalies.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > Analysis.
  2. Use the Context Browser to select a SmartSignal asset context.
  3. Add a SmartSignal Card to the template.
  4. Plot the analytics tags.
    If any diagnostics are detected by the analytics, the diagnostic markers appear on the charts. The diagnostics markers also appear on the residual charts.
    Note: This information is available in both the Analysis template and its alert view.
    Tip: You can point to the markers and access the alert information details of the diagnostic message, along with the date and time of the event.
    Note: The diagnostic markers can be defined by the administrator through Tenant Preferences, or they can be configured in the Analysis template. If the diagnostic markers are configured in the Analysis template, they have precedence over the default marker visualization that has been set up.

Access Parent-Level Asset for an Asset Using an Alert

This topic describes how to access the parent-level asset for an asset using an analysis template linked to the alert that is associated with the asset.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > Alerts.
  2. Select the alert filter set to access the alert associated with the asset.
    The Alert Inbox for the selected filter set appears.
  3. Select the alert that is associated with the asset.
    The workspace for the selected alert appears.
  4. In the ANALYSIS section, select the analysis template associated with the alert.
    The alert analysis chart appears, containing the following details for the asset in a sequence:
    • The name of the asset.
    • The name of the parent-level asset for the asset in the hierarchy.

Access Parent-Level Asset for an Asset Using a Case

This topic describes how to access the parent-level asset for an asset using the analysis templates linked to the case that is associated with the asset.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > CasesV1.
  2. Select the case filter set to access the case associated with the asset.
    The Cases Inbox for the selected filter set appears.
  3. Select the case that is associated with the asset.
    The workspace for the selected case appears.
  4. In the ANALYSIS section, select the analysis template associated with the case.
    The case analysis chart appears, containing the following details for the asset in a sequence:
    • The name of the asset.
    • The name of the parent-level asset for the asset in the hierarchy.

Add or Update a Cross-Hair on a SmartSignal Chart

About This Task

You can point on a data point in a chart and have that same time reflected as a cross hair across all the charts in a SmartSignal Card. It provides the ability for the values of the tags to appear at a mouse point in multiple charts.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > Analysis.
  2. Select an asset context for the primary asset using the Context Browser.
  3. In the View selector, select New Time Series Analysis.
  4. Add a SmartSignal card to the template. Alternatively, you can do one of the following:
    • Select one or more SmartSignal alerts in the Alerts module and navigate to Analysis using the default Analysis option.
    • Open an existing template containing SmartSignal cards.
  5. Select or update the date and time range using the Date Picker.
  6. Plot at least one SmartSignal tag in the chart if no SmartSignal tags exist on the card.
  7. Select the cross hair icon above the chart to get into cross hair mode.
  8. Select over a point on a chart.
    The selected point is highlighted on the chart. A pin icon appears on the chart, indicating that a point on the chart is selected. The time stamp of the selected point and the values of the tags at that point on the chart is displayed in the tag register. If there are other charts on the card, the same time stamp is also be highlighted on all the other charts. The values of the tags on those charts is also be highlighted in the respective tag registers of the charts.
  9. Move the mouse pointer away from the chart.
    The highlighted points remain highlighted on the current chart and all the other charts in the card. You can now scroll down across all the charts to see the values on all the charts at that point in time.
  10. To look at another point in time, move your mouse pointer back on the chart and select another point in time where you would like to see the values on all the charts.
    The cross hair is moved to the new point, and you can view the updated values on all the charts in the card.
  11. To go back to normal chart behavior, select the information icon.
    You are moved from the cross hair mode to the normal mode where you can see the values of the individual charts as you hover over them.

Add SmartSignal Tags to a SmartSignal Card

You can add a SmartSignal tag or a group of SmartSignal tags to a SmartSignal card.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, select Essentials > Analysis.
  2. Use the Context Browser to select an asset context.
  3. In the View Selector, select an existing analysis template, New Time Series Analysis template, or New Event Frame Analysis template.
  4. Add a new SmartSignal card or navigate to an existing SmartSignal card to which you want to add SmartSignal tags.
  5. In the Tag Browser, select the tags or a group of tags from a deployed SmartSignal analytic, and then drag them to the location on the SmartSignal chart where you want to add the tags.
    When you drag the tags to the card, a blue line appears on the card, which indicates that the tag can be added to that position on the card.
    Note:
    • If the number of tags exceed the maximum number of charts that can be added to a card, the remaining tags are added to a new card that is automatically created.
    • For an Event Frame Analysis template, if the number of tags exceed the maximum number of charts that can be added to a card, a message appears, indicating that no new card will be created.

Configure the SmartSignal Series Settings at the Card Level

This topic describes how to set the SmartSignal chart series configuration at the card level.

About This Task

By configuring the SmartSignal chart series settings at the card level, you can ensure that your changes are applied to all the charts in the card.

Procedure

  1. In the module navigation menu, go to Analysis.
  2. Select the context for an asset using the context browser.
  3. Access an existing analysis template or a new time series analysis template.
  4. Add a SmartSignal card or go to an existing SmartSignal Card.
  5. In the card view workspace, select to access the SmartSignal Chart settings menu.
  6. This will allow the user to enable or disable the following fields for all the charts in the card:
    • Actual
    • Estimate
    • Smooth Actual
    • Residual
    • Smooth Residual
    • Automatic Thresholds
    • Filter Chart Data by Mode Threshold
    The settings in the modal are applied to the charts.
    Note:
    • You can save these settings as a template to reuse them on all subsequent views of the template.
    • The default values for all the series are based on your preference.
    • If you modify any of the series at the chart level, your changes will override the card-level settings. Consequently, the card-level settings will no longer be applied to the chart.