Time templates

The time template defines the time context of a time-based report template.

For time-based report templates, the node directly under the data template root node is a time template node. To configure the time template, right-click the object and select Property.

Layout tab

• Name

  The name for this time template that appears in the data journal.

• Display Name

  The display name for the time template that appears in the data journal.

• Description

  The description for the time template that appears in the data journal.

Time tab

The Time tab defines the start time, end time, and sampling frequency. Time templates can use relative time spans or fixed durations.

Configuration options depend on the type selected.

• Relative Time Span

  Calculates the start time and the end times independently of each other.

• Fixed Duration

  Calculates the end time using a fixed amount of time after the start time.

• Start Time Context

  The start time of the parent template.

  The only option for this field is the Parent Start Time. For the root time template, the Parent Start Time is the start time entered by the user generating the report.

• Offset

  The offset to the reference date and time.

• Fixed Time

  The specific end time for the report template.

• Available Reference

  The reference for the start time of the report template.

• Duration

  The total length of the time context. This value is added to the start time to define the end time of the time context.

• End Time Context

  The only option is the Parent End Time, which is the end time of the parent time template.

• Interval Number

  The number of time intervals between data samples.

• Interval Iterator

  The unit of time for intervals between data samples.