====Navigation Menu====

When you left-click a [[channels|channel]] in Data Explorer, you'll usually open the **Navigation Menu**.

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This allows you to explore the channel further, by leaving your current dashboard and opening something new.

If you've selected a single measurement channel, there are several choices you can make.

Options marked as //Single Channel Only// will only appear when you've opened the navigation menu from left-clicking a single channel. Certain options are the opposite - only available for //Multi-Channel Only//.

===View Asset===

//Single Channel Only//

This takes you to the dashboard of the asset that this channel belongs to. 

For example, if you are looking at a chart showing the power usage of every machine in your ARDI system, you can click on the bar in the [[Bar Chart|bar chart]] and choose 'View Asset' to be taken straight to that machine to discover what it's doing to consume so much power.

===By Itself===

//Single Channel Only//

This is the opposite of 'View Asset' - it creates a new dashboard that has //only// the channel you selected.

===View Time Series===

//When viewing a live value// 

It creates a new dashboard showing the last half-hour of values for the channels you selected.

===View Live===

//When viewing a single time-series channel//

It creates a new dashboard showing the live value of the channels you've selected..

===Show All===

//Single Channel Only//

This options creates a new dashboard showing the value of this property across //other assets//.

When selected, this option opens up an additional menu, allowing you to choose exactly what other assets you'd like to include.

For example, let's assume we've left-clicked on the **Power Usage** of **Power Meter A3**, which feeds power to some machines.

^Level 1^Level 2^Result^
|Inside...|Power Meter #3|Shows only the power meter - there aren't any other meters inside.|
| |Distribution Board A|Shows power across all meters in the board|
| |Building A|Shows power across all meters in the building|
| |Site|Shows power across every power meter across the ARDI database|
|By AC Power...|All|Shows the power use across everything wired to this power meter|
| |Downstream|Shows only the power use of items that are fed from this meter|
| |Nearby|Shows only those nearby items across the AC Power relationship (ie. the two nearest upstream and the two nearest downstream)|

===Compare Against===

//Single Channel Only//

This lets you compare your chosen channel against one or more other channels. 

When you hover over this option, a popup menu will appear to allow you to choose which other channel you'd like to compare against.

In //most// cases, this will open a [[Scatter Plot|scatter plot]] [[analytic|analytic]] page, comparing the two to one-another over time.

If one of the points includes the word 'setpoint' or 'target' in its name, you'll instead open an [[X-Bar-R|x-bar-r chart]], assuming that you're checking how well the value is controlled.

===Report Style===

//Multi-Channel Only//

This opens an analytic page, allowing you to compare values.

These can include things like a scatter plot (only available if you've selected exactly two channels), a [[Parallel Coordinate Chart|parallel coordinate chart]], a [[heatmap|heatmap]] or a [[treemap|treemap]].

===Also Show===

//Multi-Channel Only//

This adds a new panel to the dashboard, showing an additional property.

For example, when you're looking at the temperature in a number of rooms, you can then choose //Also Show// to add a new panel that displays the humidity, or air-conditioner status.