About Chart Series

A series is a graphical representation of one's channel--a stream of data returned from a meter. A channel has a commodity (e.g., Electricity), an observation type (e.g., Usage), units of measure to use (e.g., kWh), and a method (e.g., metered). If permissions allow, you can define a channel to return the kind of information needed from a particular physical meter. A channel returns imported meter data which cannot be manipulated. Calculations cannot be performed on a channel; virtual channels perform calculations. A series can consist of:

• Markers - Symbols that represent data points in the interval data. Each data point corresponds to the information for the meter channel, at that timestamp. A meter in EnergyCAP Enterprise is associated with an actual physical meter in the field. It contains data for the commodity that is assigned to it. It also has an import ID used to import data from the physical meter, and a serial number that may or may not correspond to the serial number of the physical meter. Meters have one or more channels assigned to them. For example, the typical 15-minute interval data will consist of these data points: :00, :15, :30, and :45.

• Lines A line connects the data points to allow you to see the ebb and flow of usage and/or demand, more easily.” The second and third sentences can then be dropped.

When a chart is created, you can choose to hide or show any of the series included in it. You can also choose to show the markers of one series but not another, and edit the series' line and marker attributes.