Enterprise RTView® 
User Guide


Fx Graphs
The Fx Graphs tab features our Adobe® Flash graphs that have been designed specifically for use in the Thin Client deployment. These graphs are similar to other objects featured in the Graphs palette, but support additional interactivity in the Thin Client deployment. Due to the fact that these object use Adobe® Flash, they have additional requirements and limitations. The Object Palette features two types of Fx graph objects: Trend and Bar.

Fx Trend Graph
The Fx trend graph (obj_fxtrend). See the Fx Trend Graph section for more details on working with these graphs.
 


Fx Bar Graph
The Fx bar graph (class name: obj_fxbar). See the Fx Bar Graph section for more details on working with these graphs.
 

 


 

Additional Interactivity
The Fx graphs support the following runtime interaction:

  • Zoom: zoom-in by dragging in trace area, zoom-out by Shift+Click. NOTE: Zooming out is not enabled in the main window of the Display Builder.
  • Scrolling: live scrolling through time range
  • Cursor: slide horizontally to see interpolated data values in legend
  • Data Tips: text boxes with data info popup when the mouse is over a data point
  • Legend: can be positioned above, below, right, or left of trace area. The legend can be resized interactively, and clicking on a trace's legend entry toggles the visibility of the trace.

 

Requirements and Limitations
Requirements:

  • The Fx graphs require version 9.0 or newer of the Adobe® Flash Player.
  • In the Thin Client, the Fx graphs are supported in any supported browser that has the Flash Player installed. If a display containing an Fx graph is loaded into the Thin Client and the Flash Player is not installed, a link to the Flash Player download page will appear on the display.

Limitations:

  • In the Display Builder and Display Viewer applications, Fx graphs are supported on Windows platforms only. If a display containing an Fx graph is opened in the Display Builder or Display Viewer, and the correct version of the Flash Player is not available or the local operating system is not Windows, the Fx graph will be blank and an error message will be issued. In the Display Builder, the Fx Graphs tab will still be visible.
  • The Fx graphs are not supported in the Display Viewer Applet on any platform.
  • The Fx graphs can be resource intensive during display loading and updating. This should be kept in mind when designing displays. A display containing several Fx graphs may load slowly.
  • The Fx graphs are drawn inside a Flash Player window. This means that Fx graphs will be drawn above all other objects in a display, except other Fx objects, regardless of the object order. The Move to Front and Move to Back operations have no effect on Fx graphs. Also, in the Display Builder, if an Fx graph extends beyond the edges of the display, it will obscure other panels in the Display Builder, such as the object palette, property sheet, etc. When zooming or scrolling in the Display Builder or Display Viewer, Fx graphs will obscure any portion of the vertical and horizontal scrollbars that they overlap.
  • In the Thin Client, if the context menu is opened near an Fx graph, the menu will be partially hidden by the Fx object. Also, a right-click inside an Fx graph will open the Flash Player menu, not the Thin Client's context menu.
  • When moving an Fx graph in the Display Builder, it is best to grab and drag the object by one of its edges, just inside the selection highlight rectangle. The graph can't be dragged from within the plot area, since that will initiate a zoom. It can be dragged by other interior areas, but it may not move smoothly.

 


 
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