Changing the number of chart points
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Prerequisites
- Access to the Management > Collection planning (SP003) menu or to the Management > Collection tracking (SP004) menu.
- Planned collection.
Introduction
Customizing the number of points in the chart allows for adjusting the amount of represented data, according to the variability of the process and to specific monitoring needs.
If there are too many points, the chart can become congested and difficult to interpret. If there are few points, it may be difficult to notice important variations.
By default, the system calculates and presents data for 25 points in the charts. However, this value can be changed.
It is important to highlight that the calculation time and the chart display are directly affected by the number of points considered: the more points, the longer the time required to calculate and display the values.
See how to perform this customization in the following example:
Changing the number of chart points
1. Access the Management > Collection planning (SP003) menu or the Management > Collection tracking (SP004) menu.
2. Select the desired collection and click on the 
button.
3. Click on the Characteristic section.
4. Select the characteristic to be configured and click on the button.
5. In the General tab, change the value of the # of chart points field.
6. Click on the 
button.
Conclusion
With charts adjusted according to the number of points, managers and operators can make more consistent decisions, based on a clear and precise view of how the process is performing, without interference from excessively disperse data, or also hidden by an insufficient number of points.
To explore other collection characteristic configurations, refer to the Configuring a characteristic for collection article.