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

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More information

List of X-axis methods.

All Trend methods.