Working with Private Time Labels

Users with at least Participant (Read) access to a time-labeled viewpoint can create private time labels that enable them to override the date and time of the existing time label.

This enables them to view historical data for a time other than the time period in the original time label without needing a View Owner to create a new time label for them.

Considerations

  • You must have at least Participant (Read) access to a time labeled viewpoint in order to create, edit, and remove private time labels
  • You can create private time labels only for time labeled viewpoints. You cannot create time labels for normal viewpoints.
  • You can create multiple private time labels for a time labeled viewpoint, and multiple viewpoints in a view can share the same time label.
  • Private time labels can be viewed and used only by the user who created them.
  • With the exception of the permission needed to create a private time label, all other considerations for time labels also apply to private time labels. See Considerations for Time Labeled Viewpoints.

Creating a Private Time Label

You create private time labels from the viewpoint menu in an open view.

  1. For a time labeled viewpoint in an open view, click Viewpoint Menu Viewpoint Menu next to a viewpoint name and select Change Time Label.
  2. Select Create.
  3. Enter a name and description for the private time label.
  4. Enter or use the date selector to specify a date and time for the time label.
  5. Select the time zone for the time label, and click OK.

The viewpoint is reloaded with data from the private time label that you created. The Time Label time label icon icon in the viewpoint header is also replaced by a Private Time Label calendar with user icon icon.

Note:

If you create another private time label for the viewpoint, the old private time label is removed. If it is not being used by any other viewpoints, the old private time label is deleted.

Editing, Selecting, and Removing Private Time Labels

  1. In a time labeled viewpoint in an open view, click Viewpoint Menu Viewpoint Menu next to a viewpoint name and select Change Time Label.
  2. Perform an action:
    • Click Edit to edit the name, description, dates, or time zone of the existing private time label.
    • Click Select and then use the Time Label drop down menu to select a private time label that is being used by another viewpoint.
    • Click Remove to remove the private time label and restore the time value from the original time labeled viewpoint. If this private time label is not being used by any other viewpoints, it is deleted.

      Note:

      You can also delete private time labels from the Time Labels tab in the view inspector. See Inspecting a View.