Terminology¶
This article describes the terminology involved in DTV Products.
Dashboard¶
The dashboard is a data Kanban with certain business logic that is formed by arranging multiple charts in accordance with certain business logic, and is used for information display, data analysis, and monitoring and early warning.
Data Source¶
The source of the external data displayed in the dashboard. The DTV supports displaying multiple types of data sources in the same dashboard, including MySQL databases, EnOS TSDB, and data sources connected through the OData service.
Model / Object¶
An analysis unit in the data source, which can be a table in a database or a model in EnOS.
Dimension, Comparison, and Measurement¶
The dimensions, comparisons and measurements are the basic elements that make up the analysis chart. The measurements are summarized and calculated according to the settings of dimensions and comparisons, and the results can be converted into visual chart output.
Widget¶
The content shown in the dashboard is displayed through one or more widgets (or charts). Users can define the number of widgets and the content to be displayed in the dashboard according to their business requirements. The DTV provides a set of rich and artistic widgets to help you display and analyze data in the most appropriate way.
Widget Template¶
The widget template is formed by the determined widget types, selected data items, and determined widget configurations, which can be used to quickly create data monitoring and analysitc pages.
Widget Link¶
The widget link refers to that a widget is used as the filter, and when a data item in the widget is selected, the associated widget will use the selected value as the filtering condition to filter out the corresponding result data. The widgets of all data types can be linked by other widgets.