The Plot Panel displays a time series plot of the currently selected Variable. If that Variable is editable, the Plot Panel's Toolbar will expand to include the Graphical Editor tools for editing the time series from the plot. These tools are:
Single Point Edit—to use, select this tool, then move the cursor into the plot to a time and value to be editted. Double-click the mouse button at that position. A new point will be drawn at that position. This tool can be used to drag an existing point up or down in the plot to a new position and therefore a new value.
Multi-Point Edit—to use, select this tool, move the cursor into the plot, click the cursor at each desired location of a series of new data points. A line will appear connecting the data points you drew. Right-click after the final data point has been placed to stop drawing data points.
Changes made through with the Graphical Editor tools are immediately shown in the Table Panel and vice versa.
Additional time series may be displayed in the Plot Panel to provide supplemental context. These time series are added through the OSI Variable Editor.
Since the plot can show a much longer portion of the data than a column in the Table Panel can, the plot uses a cross-hatched background to illustrate the portion of the data that is currently shown in the table. If an editable cell in the table is selected, the time corresponding to that cell is shown as a vertical line in the Graphical Editor. If the Table Panel can show the entire time series (without a scrollbar), then the green cross-hatched background is not drawn.