Exporting Measurements
To export measurements, select Export... from File menu in SCADA Trend Graph tool. The export Measurements dialog box will open.
Using Export Dialog Box
Export Dialog Box Fields
Export Location: This refers to the location where we want to export the trends.
Search Button: The Search button opens a Export Table dialog box that allows you to select the location to save the exported CSV file.
Export Raw Checkbox: If this checkbox is selected, it will export raw values of all the measurements displayed in the graph tool.
The Measurements table displays the list of analog measurements that are currently displayed in the SCADA Trend Graph tool. The table contains two columns: the selection column (unnamed) contains checkboxes used to select measurements, and the Name column contains measurement names.
Note: The table will only be visible if the raw checkbox is unselected.
Buttons
The OK button saves the data to file and closes the dialog box.
The Help button opens the online help for this topic.
The Cancel button closes the dialog box without exporting the data.
Adding Measurements
There are several ways to add SCADA measurements to SCADA Trend Graph tool.
Drag and Drop SCADA measurements from SCADA Summary tool.
Open SCADA Summary tool.
Select the desired SCADA measurements in the SCADA Summary tool.
Drag the selected measurements and drop then onto the graph area of a SCADA Trend Graph tool.
Use the Add Measurements dialog box
Using the Add Measurements Dialog Box
To open the Add Measurements dialog box, select Add Measurements... from the SCADA Trend Graph Edit menu; this option is also available in an option from the graph's right‑click context menu.
Add Measurements Dialog Box Fields
The Device field allows you to select a SCADA device. The following buttons are displayed to the right of the Device field:
The Device Lookup button () is used to search for and select a device. The search is performed on the value entered in the Device field.
The Link Device button () will populate the Device field with the device selected in the Viewer.
The Measurements table displays the list of analog measurements for the selected SCADA device. The table is populated when a valid device alias is entered in the Device field. The table contains two columns: an unnamed column that contains checkboxes used to select measurements, and the Name column that contains measurement names.
The Real Time Trend and Historic Trend radio buttons are only editable when adding measurements to an empty graph. Otherwise, they are populated according to the currently displayed graph.
The Real Time Trend radio button indicates that selected measurements should be added as real-time trend lines. When this option is selected, the Time Window drop-down list is available and can be used to specify the time window, going back from the current time, for the real-time trend lines.
The Historic Trend radio button indicates that selected measurements should be added as historic trend lines.
Buttons
The OK button adds trend lines for the selected measurements to the graph and closes the Add Measurements dialog box.
The Help button opens the online help for this topic.
The Cancel button closes the dialog box without changing the graph.