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With this update, you can now add that context directly on the chart as an annotation and link it to related records and activities.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"whats-new","What's new:",[10,19,20,21,25,26,29],{},"You can now overlay records and activities as annotation marks on telemetry charts. Admins configure annotation sources from related collections, and anyone viewing a record's ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"Telemetry"," tab will see those events anchored directly on the chart timeline. Click a mark to open the linked record or activity, or use a chart's ",[22,27,28],{},"Annotations"," menu to drop a new mark at a specific moment in time.",[14,31,33],{"id":32},"why-it-matters","Why it matters:",[35,36,37,44,50,56,62],"ul",{},[38,39,40,43],"li",{},[22,41,42],{},"Connect events to data"," so you can immediately see whether a reading lines up with a service visit, inspection, or operator note.",[38,45,46,49],{},[22,47,48],{},"Capture context in the moment"," by clicking a chart to add an activity or related record at the exact timestamp you care about.",[38,51,52,55],{},[22,53,54],{},"Reuse data you already have"," by surfacing existing collections such as inspections, work orders, or callouts as chart overlays without duplicating records.",[38,57,58,61],{},[22,59,60],{},"Stay within your permissions"," because users only see annotation sources and records they are allowed to read, with add or edit options shown only where their role permits.",[38,63,64,67],{},[22,65,66],{},"Keep charts readable"," with automatic clustering, icons, colours, and tooltips that group nearby marks and show counts when activity is dense.",[14,69,71],{"id":70},"how-it-works","How it works:",[73,74,75,85,108,131,134],"ol",{},[38,76,77,78,81,82,84],{},"Open a collection's ",[22,79,80],{},"Configure"," page and select the ",[22,83,24],{}," pane.",[38,86,87,88,91,92,95,96,99,100,103,104,107],{},"Under ",[22,89,90],{},"Chart annotations",", click ",[22,93,94],{},"Add annotation source"," and pick a ",[22,97,98],{},"Source collection",", a ",[22,101,102],{},"Record field"," that points back to this collection, and a ",[22,105,106],{},"Date field"," with day or finer precision.",[38,109,110,111,114,115,118,119,122,123,126,127,130],{},"Choose a ",[22,112,113],{},"Label",", ",[22,116,117],{},"Icon & colour",", then set ",[22,120,121],{},"Scope"," to ",[22,124,125],{},"All charts"," or ",[22,128,129],{},"Per field"," to limit the mark to a specific telemetry field.",[38,132,133],{},"Save your changes. 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