Time Filter Wrapping and Alignment
The Auto-wrap options automatically adjust the Time Filter to a selection of common filtering requirements. If the selected wrap type cannot be applied to the available data, the time range bar will flash.
Aligned Auto-wrap options adjust the time filter to the maximum number of the selected time increment (hour, day or week), aligned to the selected time increment.
Put simply:
- Aligned Hours wraps to complete hours.
- Aligned Days wraps to complete days, starting at midnight.
- Aligned Weeks wraps to complete weeks, starting midnight Monday.
Unaligned Auto-wrap options adjust the time filter to the maximum number of the selected time increment (hour, day or week), but only aligned to hours.
For example, First two unaligned days (48 hours) will select the first two days of data, aligned to the first complete hour.
Masked Auto-wrap options select the maximum number of contiguous time increments not masked by the Time Mask.
For example, say you have a requirement for 48 hours of weekday data. Simply mask weekends using the Time Mask, then select First two masked days (48 hours).
The Align reports option changes the beginning of reports to the first time step (option checked), or the natural division.
Take for example the Weekly Vehicle or Daily Classes reports. The natural division of these reports is weeks, starting at Monday (or Saturday for alternate weekends). Checking this option will start the report at the first day in the selected time range. This is extremely useful for printing a complete week of data on a single page.
Note that appropriate use of the Auto-Wrap and Wrap to actual data options may be required to avoid partial time steps of data.
