The Group Trending tool allows you to quickly and easily run trends for multiple devices on the same axes. You can also create new trend configurations to instantly view charts that best suit your needs, with your desired data values, trimeframe and customization.
Note: The appropriate security permissions must be granted to your user account by your site administrator, in order to utilize the SCADALynx Trending functionality.
Summary Listing
Navigate to the Summary Listing page of the group you wish to trend, then click the Group Trending icon from the side menu.
Group Trending
If a default group trend configuration has been set to the group, this will auto populate on the Group Trending page. If a default has not been set, the page will read No data found.
From the toolbar, you can select/view an existing configuration by clicking the Please select a configuration drop-down selection.
To create a new group trend configuration, click Configure.
Configuration Properties
Under Configuration Properties, provide a name for your group trend configuration and change the drop-down selection from Private to Shared, or Shared Read-Only, if you want other users to be able to access this trend.
Note: Keep Trending Mode set to the default of Configuration-Based Trending.
Duration/Timeframe
The duration of your configuration will default to the past 6 days. To choose a different timeframe, click the drop-down field under Duration to choose/configure one of the following options:
- Multiple Timeframes
- Current Single Timeframe
- Previous Single Timeframe
- Specific Start/End Times
You can also enable to show Memo Markers, Alarm Markers and/or Display calculated trends under Options.
Contents Tab
Under Section Details, click the Contents and select your group of devices to trend on, or scroll down to click on Devices to select the device(s) you wish to trend on.
Note: You can also enable to Include Internal Tanks and/or to Display data on a single axis.
Data Tab
Under Section Details, click the Data tab to select your desired Sample Rate, Aggregate Options and Data Values.
Order Tab
Click the Order tab to drag/drop the data values in the order you desire them to appear in.
Note: The first data value listed will appear on the left side of the chart on the Y-axis.
Data Series Options
To format and customize your trend, click on the Chart Format tab and choose the data value you would like to change under Data Series Option.
The next few drop-downs will give you the option to select the Type, Style and Color of your trend lines. You can also choose the icon for any Data Markers you have chosen to display.
Y-Axes Options
In order to:
- Change the range of your Y-axis (Fixed Minimum/Maximum Value)
- Show Gridlines
- Make your chart Interlaced or Logarithmic
- Show your trend Legend
Select your desired data value under Y-Axes Options and enable/disable the selections.
Navigate Back to Configuration Properties
To navigate back to Configuration Properties to change your data values or timeframe click on the arrow icon next to Configuration Properties.
Additional Configuration Sections
To add/edit sections to your trend configuration, go to Configuration Properties, then click the drop-down selection under Configuration Sections. From here you can choose to:
- Add a New Calculated Section
- Add a New Section
- Reorder Sections
- Delete an Existing Section
- Rename a Section
- Copy an Existing Section
Save Confirmation
You will receive the following notification in the top-right corner to confirm your group trend configuration as saved.
Set Trend Configuration as Your Default
To set your trend configuration as the default for a group, select it from the main toolbar on the Group Trending page, then click Default Configuration.
Temporary Duration Override
You can temporarily override the timeframe set to your trend configuration by clicking Duration on the main toolbar.
Download Chart
You can download your trend into PNG format by clicking the 'Download Chart PNG' icon.
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