# Switch Slots

### Overview

For each slot on a switch, this section shows graphically the availability for the selected time period (day, week, month) and date.

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### Description

**Horizontal axis:** Adjusts according to the selected time period to show "hours" in day view and "days" in week and month views; redraws if the time zone is changed at the top right of the Details page. See [Zoom options](/details/details-page-options/zoom-options.md) for methods to zoom in on the data. &#x20;

**Time period**

Highlight displays the values for each data point in the time period:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Day</td><td>Shows multiple data points per hour (one for each polling period, usually one to five minutes)</td></tr><tr><td>Week</td><td>Shows 24 data points per day (every hour), Maximum for each hour is shown</td></tr><tr><td>Month</td><td>Shows 6 data points per day (every 4 hours), Maximum for each 4 hour period is shown</td></tr></tbody></table>

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For any time period, hover on a point to see date, timestamp and availability status.&#x20;

### Availability

Coloured blips, with the meaning shown below, are drawn on the Availability line.

<table><thead><tr><th width="126">Colour</th><th>Issue</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Red blip</td><td>Switch Slot reported as Down</td></tr><tr><td>Blue blip</td><td>No data, controller is not contactable</td></tr><tr><td>Green line</td><td>Switch Slot is up</td></tr><tr><td>Grey line</td><td>No data</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Zoom options

There are two methods to zoom in on charts: drag and click. Find out more about [zoom options.](/details/details-page-options/zoom-options.md)

### Background colours

Grey backgrounds indicate non-business hours and purple backgrounds indicate maintenance periods. Find out more about [background colours](/details/details-page-options/background-colours.md).


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