Groups

The Groups screen is the primary landing screen for the EPM Data User Interface. A Group is used to manage recorded/displayed data as a set, including the channels linked to it. You can add up to 30 Groups. A Group can be viewed in multiple ways such as a Bar Chart, Line Chart and Historic View.

Note - You can only access this function if you have the Can access Group permission. To add, update or delete a Group, you must have the Can configure permission. If you need to access these functions and do not have permission, please contact your system administrator.

To access the Groups screen, from the EPM Data User Interface, select Options - Groups:

The Groups screen displays providing the following options:

  • Sorting - Sorting Groups by descriptor (Group name) in alphanumeric order: 1 to 9, then A to Z.

  • Adding a group - See Adding a Group for details. Once you add a Group, you can associate channels to a Group to record, visualize, print and annotate data, see Adding a Channel to a Group for details.

  • Group Channels - Viewing channels within a Group. From here, you can add, move or delete channels related to a Group. See Viewing Group Channels for details.

  • Recording - By default, recording is enabled for all newly created Groups. You must explicitly disable recording where available, if you do not want that Group’s data written to .uhh. If disabled, a recording disabled icon appears to indicate this. See Recording for details.

  • Messages - Recorded messages and event entries for a Group. See Viewing Group Messages for details.

  • Group Settings - Setting Group properties such as data recording, chart views (bar, line, numeric) and many more. See Configuring Groups Settings for details.

  • Bar Chart - Displays live data for the Group in a Bar Chart format. See Configuring Bar Charts and Using the Live View for details.

    Note - If the Bar Chart view is disabled in the Live View - Groups Settings, the Group card only displays the Line Chart and Numeric Chart icons.

  • Line Chart - Displays live data for the group in a line chart format. See Configuring Line Charts and Using the Live View for details.

  • Numeric Chart - Displays live data for the group in a numeric chart format. See Configuring Numeric Charts and Using the Live View for details.

    Note - If the Numeric Chart view is disabled in the Live View - Groups Settings, the Group card only displays the Line Chart and Bar Chart icons.

  • Alarms - See Using the Alarm Summary Screen for details.