The Trends Viewer allows to display saved trends samples in form of a graph view or list view. The Trends Viewer window is divided into two windows; in the lower window, the list of all saved trends is displayed; the upper window shows the graph/list view.
Main List
Adding Trends
If a Trend extension is added to the Data Point, it is automatically added in the lower window of the Trends Viewer.
To display trends in the upper window (graph or list), check them on the main list:
Other Options
Other options in the lower window are as follows:
From left to right as marked on the above figure:
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a drop-down menu in the left corner allows to select a time period for the display of trends data;
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the Export button allows to save the graph or list of samples to a pdf/jpg/csv/other type of file Clicking it will open a preview window with options for exporting/printing the currently open view;
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the Live Off/Live On switch allows to display the trends data in a live mode (Live On) or display only previously recorded data (Live Off);
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a drop-down menu in the right corner allows to set a data refresh time.
Graph View
This view presents the trend data in a graph form. It is divided into two areas: the graph and the time range.
Graph presents data samples collected from Trend extensions added to Data Points. The time range can be adjusted with a slider as required by the user.
To zoom the view in/out, use the scroll button.
If the mouse pointer is hovered over a particular trend value, the basic information about this value is displayed:
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date and time (when sample was saved),
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trend name,
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value in double.
Colors of lines on the graph are as assigned to trends displayed on the main list.
List View
The List view allows to review logs from the selected trends. Logs are organized in a simple table.
The List view displays logs for all trends selected on the main list.