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title: KNX building supervision and visualization with Boss’nX
description: "Supervise your buildings with Boss’nX: dashboards, multi-site hypervision, schemas, KNX, BACnet or Modbus components, history and technical alarms."
canonical: https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/usages/supervision/
language: en
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# KNX building supervision and visualization with Boss’nX

In Boss’nX, each building has its supervision: a dashboard with an overview, favorites, technical alarms and schemas, then a topology of zones and components whose datapoints read or control KNX, BACnet or Modbus data. The hypervision brings several supervisions together on a map, with their aggregated favorites, alarms and consumption. This page points you to the right guide for each task.

## Solutions for your need

| Need | Application | Guide |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Read a device’s values, states and commands | Boss’nX, **Building**, **By floor** tab, zone then component | [View a zone](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-zone/), [read a component’s datapoints](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component/) |
| Find a component by name, zone or KNX address | Boss’nX, **Components** | [Find a component](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-components-find/) |
| View recorded commands and values seen on the KNX bus | Boss’nX, **History** panel | [Component history](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component-history/), [zone or floor history](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-zone-history/) |
| Choose, move and resize the dashboard blocks | Boss’nX, **Edit layout** | [Organize the dashboard](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-layout/) |
| Follow active technical alarms and open their history | Boss’nX, **Technical alarms** block | [Read the technical alarms](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-alarms/) |
| Show a plan or drawing of the site on the dashboard | Boss’nX, schema block | [Add a schema to the dashboard](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-schema-config/) |
| Draw a schema and place datapoints on it | Boss’nX, **Schemas** | [Name and save a schema](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-editor-save/), [place datapoints](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-palette/) |
| Switch to the multi-site view and open a site from the map | Boss’nX, **Hypervision** chip and **Supervision map** | [Switch to the hypervision](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-switch/), [open a supervision from the map](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-map/) |
| Compare the consumption of several sites | Boss’nX and Chart’nX, hypervision **Energy consumption** block | [Link the Chart’nX dashboards](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-energy-config/) |
| Create a component and its datapoints | Boss’nX, **Components** | [Create or edit a component](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component-edit/) |

## Good to know

- **N/A** means no usable value, not zero. A greyed-out row with no value or control can be a KNX object not yet physically installed.
- The **Technical alarms** counters cover the active alarms outside standby within your scope, and the list shows at most ten of them. An acknowledged alarm can remain active.
- Dashboard changes are saved with **Finish editing**. For the hypervision energy block, the window’s **Save** button only prepares the links.
- Controlling a datapoint, managing components, and viewing and editing schemas require separate rights: **Send commands**, **Manage components**, **View schemas** and **Edit schemas**.
- A component’s **History** panel looks for KNX entries over the last seven days, for a monitored command address.

To control and schedule, see [Scenarios and commands](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/usages/automatismes/). Depending on the datapoint source: [KNX and ETS](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/protocoles/knx-ets/), [BACnet](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/protocoles/bacnet/) and [Modbus](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/protocoles/modbus/); for consumption, [Energy and metering](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/usages/energie/). Application overview: [Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/produits/bossnx/).

## All Supervision and visualization guides

### Building, components and datapoints

- [Open a component in Boss’nX and read its datapoint values](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component/)
- [Duplicate a component or a datapoint and organize datapoints in Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component-copy-points/)
- [Delete a component and its datapoints from its detail in Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component-delete/)
- [Create or edit a component and its datapoints in Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component-edit/)
- [View a component’s history and its KNX entries in Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component-history/)
- [Reorder a component’s datapoints by drag and drop in Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-component-order/)
- [Delete one or more components from the Boss’nX list](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-components-delete/)
- [Search for a component by name, zone or KNX address in Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-components-find/)
- [View and filter a zone’s components in Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-zone/)
- [Choose the three displayed values on a Boss’nX zone card](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-zone-display/)
- [Command history of a zone or floor in Boss’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-zone-history/)

### Dashboards and hypervision

- [Boss’nX technical alarms: read the dashboard summary](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-alarms/)
- [Boss’nX dashboard favorites: add or remove a component](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-favorites/)
- [Arrange the widgets on a Boss’nX supervision dashboard](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-layout/)
- [Boss’nX dashboard external link: add, open or delete a link button](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-links/)
- [Boss’nX dashboard schema: zoom, pan and switch layers](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-schema/)
- [Add a schema to the Boss’nX dashboard and choose its starting layer](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-schema-config/)
- [Track alarms across several sites in the Boss’nX hypervision](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-alarms/)
- [Multi-site energy consumption in the Boss’nX hypervision](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-energy/)
- [Set up the Boss’nX hypervision energy widget with Chart’nX](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-energy-config/)
- [Aggregated favorites in the Boss’nX hypervision: view and control](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-favorites/)
- [Move and resize the Boss’nX hypervision widgets](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-layout/)
- [Boss’nX hypervision map: find and open a supervision](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-map/)
- [Switch from a supervision to a Boss’nX hypervision and back](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-switch/)
- [Boss’nX overview: read the site’s weather, image and statistics](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-overview/)
- [Boss’nX overview: configure statistics and KNX measurements](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-overview-config/)
- [Boss’nX overview image: add, change or delete the site photo](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-overview-image/)

### Questions and troubleshooting

- [Boss’nX dashboard favorites and alarms: frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-daily-help/)
- [Boss’nX dashboard schemas: troubleshooting and frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-dashboard-schema-help/)
- [Boss’nX hypervision energy: troubleshooting and FAQ](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-energy-help/)
- [Boss’nX hypervision dashboard: troubleshooting and FAQ](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-hypervision-help/)
- [Boss’nX overview and links: troubleshooting and common questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-overview-help/)
- [Icon button and linked datapoint in Boss’nX: frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-binding-help/)
- [Boss’nX schema canvas: troubleshooting and frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-canvas-help/)
- [Boss’nX schema conflicts: troubleshooting and frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-conflicts-help/)
- [Saving Boss’nX schemas: troubleshooting and frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-editor-help/)
- [Boss’nX navigation link: troubleshooting and FAQ](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-link-help/)
- [Boss’nX Datapoints palette: troubleshooting and FAQ](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-palette-help/)
- [Used datapoints in a Boss’nX schema: frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-used-help/)
- [Boss’nX schema errors and warnings: frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-validation-help/)
- [Boss’nX Schemas page: troubleshooting and frequently asked questions](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schemas-help/)
- [Boss’nX zone troubleshooting: components, datapoints and displayed values](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-zone-help/)

### Schemas

- [Boss’nX schema background: choose a color, pattern or image](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-background/)
- [Link an Icon button to a datapoint in a Boss’nX schema](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-binding/)
- [Boss’nX schema: set the canvas size, format and grid](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-canvas/)
- [Zoom, pan and undo in the Boss’nX schema editor](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-canvas-navigation/)
- [Resolve layer conflicts when saving a Boss’nX schema](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-conflicts/)
- [Create, name and save a schema in the Boss’nX editor](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-editor-save/)
- [Add, rename or delete a Boss’nX schema layer](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-layers/)
- [Boss’nX navigation link: open another layer or another schema](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-link-destination/)
- [Place datapoints and component cards in a Boss’nX schema](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-palette/)
- [Find where a datapoint is used in a Boss’nX schema](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-used/)
- [Fix the errors and warnings of a Boss’nX schema](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schema-validation/)
- [Boss’nX Schemas page: open a plan, switch layers and zoom](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schemas-consult/)
- [Duplicate or delete a Boss’nX schema from the Schemas page](https://wiki.can-nx.com/en/guides/boss-schemas-manage/)