Omit data from a report

Omit Data removes a Monitoring Point's data from graphs, statistics and reports for a period you choose, without deleting anything. This allows omission of erroneous data from unnecessarily skewing graphs e.g. vibration spikes during device installs.

Omitted data is excluded from graphs and calculations: the period shows as a gap, and every statistic is worked out as if that data were not there. The data itself is kept. Remove the Omit Data entry at any time and the original readings come back into view.

Omit data from the Dashboard graph

On the Dashboard graph (or the timeline at the bottom of the screen), select the time period you want to omit.
Click the Omit Data button.
In the window that opens, check the Monitoring Point, aspect, date and start and end times, and write a note saying why the data is being omitted.
Click Save. The graph updates and shows a gap where the data has been omitted.

Dashboard graph of Peak Particle Velocity with a time filter applied: the hours outside the selected period are shaded

Omit Data window filled in for a Vibration Monitoring Point on 13 March, 12:16 pm to 12:31 pm, with the note field reading Remember to add a note, so it's recorded why the data is omitted

The same PPV graph after saving: a gap in the traces around 12:15 where the data has been omitted

Review Omit Data entries in Settings

The main place to manage and audit Omit Data entries is Settings > Devices & Monitoring Points. Scroll down to the Omit Data section to review existing entries, add new ones with + Omit Data, or delete them.

Settings page, Devices and Monitoring Points tab, showing the Omit Data section with its Date, Time Range, Monitoring Point Name, Aspect and Note columns and the + Omit Data button

The Omit Data window

Whichever way you open it, the window asks for the Monitoring Point, the aspect (Dust, Noise or Vibration), the date, a start and end time, and a note.

Always write a meaningful note. It is the record of why the data was omitted, and what you will need when the omission is queried later.
One entry per day. Omit Data is designed for short periods, so to omit data across several days make a separate entry for each date.

Empty Omit Data window: Monitoring Point selector, Dust, Noise and Vibration aspect buttons, date, start and end time fields, a note field and the Save button

What's next

Events: investigate an exceedance (explain an exceedance instead of removing it)

Graph your data (the graph and time filter this starts from)

Create a PDF report (reports are built from the data with omissions applied)