Consumption Ranking Report
Summary
The Consumption Ranking Report shows the relative ranking of energy consumption for one or more loads. Use this report to gain an understanding of the operations of your facility or processes.
Prerequisites
- The measurement data must be available as historical data logs in the database.
Report Inputs
Type a title for the report in the text box.
Click the plus icon to open another set of input fields for source, measurement, and multiplier values.
The Source Selector dialog provides options to show Devices or Views:
Use the Devices option to select the devices you want to include in the report.
From the Grouping list, select the way in which you want to display the sources (for example by device type or by group name). Click + and - to expand and collapse items in the navigation tree. Click the check box beside a device (or group of devices) to select it. Click Select All or Select None in the top-right corner to select or clear all the check boxes.
After selecting the devices, click OK.
Use the Views option to select a hierarchy view (a tree of relationships) or virtual meters. The hierarchy views and virtual meters are configured in the Hierarchy Manager component. (See the Hierarchy Manager Help for further information about hierarchies, virtual meters, and views.) Click + and - to expand and collapse items in the tree. Click the check box beside any hierarchy item in the tree or any virtual meter to select it.
Click OK after making your selections.
Smart Mode is enabled in the Measurement Selector when you select the Views radio button in the Source Selector, which then lets you select a hierarchy view or a virtual meter for your source parameter.
When you open the Measurement Selector, Smart Mode lists general measurement names by default. A Detailed Mode option is also available for the measurements.
Smart Mode provides a general measurement name for you to select. The measurement is based on a subset derived from all of the available measurements in the particular measurement category. The underlying operation selects an applicable measurement for each device to produce equivalent results for reporting purposes.
The following image illustrates how measurements in Smart Mode are determined and applied from the priority list of measurements. The priority list contains measurements that usually provide equivalent results for the measurement selected in Smart Mode.
For example, for each device included in a hierarchy view or in a virtual meter, the report starts with the Real Energy measurement in the priority list. If data for that measurement exists, then it is used in the report. If data does not exist for the Real Energy measurement, then the report goes to the Real Energy Total measurement in the list. If data exists for that measurement, then it is used. The report continues to progress through the priority list to select a measurement that pertains to each device associated with a hierarchy view or a virtual meter.
You can select Detailed to change to the detailed selection mode. This mode allows you to select from a full list of measurements.
Smart Mode | Detailed Mode |
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The Measurement Selector provides a full list of measurements when you select the Devices radio button in the Source Selector.
Click + and - to expand and collapse items in the navigation tree. For reports where you can select multiple measurements, click the check box beside a measurement (or group of measurements) to select it. For reports where you can only select a single measurement, click the measurement name to select it.
After selecting the measurements, click OK.
Enter a value to use as a multiplier in normalizing the raw data in the report. The default is 1.
Select the measurement as the base against which to scale the main dataset. This input is optional.
Select the source as the base against which to scale the main dataset. This input is optional.
Use this input to select the timeframe for the data you want to view in the report.
Select the reporting period from the dropdown list. The timeframe options in the timeframe dropdown are relative to the date the report is run. To run a report that starts and ends in the past, select the fixed date option. Type a start and end date in the date boxes or click the arrows beside the dates to display a pop-up calendar and select a date. Type a time in the time boxes or click the up and down arrows beside the time to adjust the hours or minutes up or down. You can also run a report that starts and ends in the future. You must manually add the future data. You can use any tool to generate future data. For example, use Manual Data Editor to manually enter measurement data.
Select the timezone you want to view timestamps in.
Choose a specific value for all of the gauge scales to use in custom situations, such as when normalizing data. This input is optional.
Select Top (highest result) or Bottom (lowest result) to indicate the order of the gauges in the generated report. The default is Top.
Enter the number of sources that you want to include in the ranking. The default is 99.
Enter any text to be used as the measurement label for instances when normalization is used , for example, kWh/Person. The default is kWh.
Select an option for the format of the label describing the source. The options are Source Name, Source Description, and Combined Name/Description.
NOTE: The source description is the description that was entered in Management Console or Device Manager for a source, when the source was added or edited.
Select whether or not to include the chart in the generated report. The default is Yes.
Select whether or not to include the gauges in the generated report. The default is Yes.
Select whether or not to include the tables in the generated report. The default is Yes.
Select whether or not to scale the chart normally. Selecting No, sets the starting point of the Y-axis at zero. The default is Yes.
Click Yes to include data warnings in the report. If there are none, the section is not included. Click No to exclude this section.
Example:
NOTE: This example only shows selected content from the report, it does not show the entire report.