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Removing a display from the view has no effect on the collection of that data (it is
still collected). Selecting a Radio button will display the corresponding data plot.
The color of any plot can also be changed by right clicking on the left radio button
and selecting Change Color from the context menu.

4.2.4 Saving Data

Data can be saved automatically or by manual selection. By default, data is not
saved, based on the unchecked state of Auto Save Monitor shown in

Figure 4-5

Figure 4-5 Default is to discard all data collected

If Auto Save Monitor is checked (see

Figure 4-6

), then data is automatically saved

any time the data collection is stopped. This selection is maintained from session
to session by the program.

NOTE: When data is saved, it is written to a file and the file is closed. Any data

collected after the file is closed will be stored in a new file.

Figure 4-6 Auto Save Data Enabled

Data can be saved at any time by pressing the Save As... toolbar button, which
saves all data collected since Monitor was started into one file. This selection
displays a Save As... dialog which allows for selecting the destination folder and
file name. By default, the file name is Monitor_yymmdd-xxx.sod where:

yy is the last two digits of the year

mm is the two digit month

dd is the two digit day

xxx is an index, starting at 000 and incrementing up to the maximum number
provided by the index digits (in this case, 999). By default, the index is three
digits, which can be changed on the System Properties >> Miscellaneous
page.

Data can also be saved by pressing the Snapshot toolbar button, which only saves
the data showing on the display at the time it is pressed. For example, if 3 hours of
data have been collected and the X-axis is set to show 5 minutes of data, then
pressing the Snapshot button will only save that specific 5 minutes of data. Taking
a Snapshot does not close the current data file. Saving data does not stop data
collection.

NOTE: No dialog is shown when a Snapshot is saved. However, the path and

filename are displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen.

NOTE: A Snapshot can be taken of Live or Recalled data.