Exploring data-driven panels in the Perspective view
Discover critical information about your assets directly from your network model
A data-driven panel is a feature that allows you to easily discover relevant information about model objects by interacting with them in the Perspective view. You may find it useful to leverage this feature to explore asset inspection information for poles and substations, or vegetation management information around conductors.
In this article, you will learn how to access and navigate these panels.
Note: Before you can use this feature, you will need to create and configure data-driven panels in a report using user interface formulas
In the Perspective view, explore your network model and find an area you are interested in. You can learn more about navigating in the Perspective view here. If a model object has information attached to it, a blue information icon will appear as you hover over it.
Be aware that these data-driven panels can only be applied to asset objects that are Selectable types. You can find the list of Selectable types in the Properties panel when the Select tool is active. To discover information icons for Spans, you need to change the Selectable Conductors option from the default Strained Section to Span. Keep in mind this change will not persist upon refresh.
To apply this change, use the Dataset tool on the left hand side toolbar to load the data in the Perspective view.
Once you have discovered an icon, click it to access the information associated to it using the Select tool on the left hand side toolbar. A panel will slide in to the right side of the Perspective view where you can see the panel heading and primary level data at a glance.
You can expand each accordion to reveal secondary information for each item.
At the bottom of the expanded accordion item, you can click the link to reveal tertiary level information. This link can be used to open a report that contains all fields. You may find it useful to move or dock the panel at the bottom of your workspace.
By using data-driven panels, you easily discover high level information in the Perspective view with the option to drill down for further detail when required.