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Playback

This page describes how to set up and configure the Playback component which replays time-series data in Data Grid and charting components.

The following example shows a Bar Chart with a Playback component.

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Set Up Playback

To set up a Playback component, click-and-drag the component into the workspace and configure the following:

  1. Set a data source with a time series component.
  2. Assign a view state to Selected Value for selected time.
  3. Set the Time Column from the data source.
  4. Set the Interval Time to define update frequency on playback.

Refer to Playback properties described in the next section for details on additional properties.

Playback Properties

The following sections provides details on how to configure the properties of the Playback component.

Basics

Open the Basics properties on the right and configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field Description
Name Enter a name for the component.
Data Source A data source containing a time series (number, dates or timestamps), shared with the component being played back.
Selected Value A View State Parameter for the time series.
Selected Column An Integer or temporal column from the Data Source, used in playback sequence.
Time Column A temporal column from the Data Source. This can be the Selected Column.
Mode Governs the rate of replay. Event — each event is one unit. Time — units are temporal.
Speed Controls When checked, offers a choice of replay speeds.

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Multi Controls When checked, offers fast-forward and rewind.

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Max Overall Time Upper limit in data points of the Time Column (for example, seconds, nanoseconds) for replay based on the Selected Value View State Parameter.
Interval Time Sampling interval of the Selected Value View State Parameter. Values above 1 skip data points. For example, a value of 2 uses every second data point.
Speed Define default speed for playback.
Playing Define the playback state. 0 is static, 1 plays forward, -1 plays backwards. Multiples (for example 4) play at that speed multiplier.
Display Warning Message Support messaging enabled.

Margins, Style and Format

Refer to Style for common settings.

Further Reading