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> Hi, > > I am trying to modify the label of my display but keep the time of the > data. I thought using: > > ${time:yyyy-MM-dd:HH:mm} > > would work, but it shows today's date instead of the data time. I noticed > this example in the documentation: > > <property > name="legendLabelTemplate" > value="%datasourcename% - %shortname%"/> > > However, I am unable to find a list of values that can be used in between > %'s. I am guessing there is a string I can put in here to get the data's > timestamp. It is shown in the default label. > > Thanks, > George Hi George, The list of values is changing with data. The best way to find is to bring up the properties window in the display control window: Edit > Properties, and there are several "Add Macro" button, click anyone will bring you a list of Macro available for this dataset. Yuan > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: MJN-999892 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed