Add a trend cursor, Remove a trend cursor – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide User Manual

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Visualize Data with Symbols

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Add a Trend Cursor

To add a trend cursor:

1. Notice whether the time scale appears at the bottom and the time

stamp appears at the upper right. If not, the trend rectangle may be too
small to use Trend Cursor. Enlarge the trend. If the time stamp does
not appear, reformat the display format to show it.

2. With the Run mode pointer, click

. A cursor appears at the right

edge of the trend. When the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed
arrow over the trend cursor, click the vertical line and drag left to
position the trend cursor,

-or-

Click View > Trend Cursor. An indented icon in front of the
command indicates that trend cursors are on.

3. Move the mouse pointer over the left axis of the trend. The pointer

changes to a trend cursor symbol. As you drag to the right, a new trend
cursor is added to the trend

4. Move the trend cursor back and forth across the trend by dragging it.

As you move it, the time stamp, status, and value appear in a box at
the top right of the trend.

5. When you release the cursor, the values appear in boxes at the top and

bottom of the cursor. You can add additional cursors by grabbing the
trend cursor icon at the left axis.

Remove a Trend Cursor

To remove a trend cursor:

Click the

, or click View > Trend Cursor, or revert the trend.

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