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TSView Time Series Viewing Tools Appendix - TSView - 14 Currently, applications like TSTool include features to create time series traces and TSView tools can be used to view the time series as if they were separate time series. Additional visualization features are being enabled as time allows. The following sections describe the different time series views that are available in TSView. Although most illustrations us e simple time series, most features also are available for use with traces. Time Series Views The main components of the TSView package are configured to provide multiple views for time series data. The three main views that are available are: 1. Graph - line, bar, or other graph 2. Summary - text report suitable for the data type and interval 3. Table - spreadsheet -like table with scrolling, suitable for expo rt to other tools The initial view for a time series list is typically determined from the actions of the software user. For example, a Graph button may be displayed on a screen, which when pressed will result in a graph being displayed. The time series that are displayed in the view can typically contain one or more time series (some graph types may have a restriction on the number of graph types). To increase performance and capacity, the TSView package as much as possible uses a single copy of the ti me series data for visualization. For example, to generate graphs, the data for the time series objects are used directly rather than being copied into a graphing tool's data space. This also allows TSView to more easily display different data intervals on the same view because the data do not need to be forced into a consistent grid data structure. The following sections describe the three time series views. The graph view type requires more extensive explanation due to the variety of graph properties. 168