Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide - Manual (Page 148)

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If you create an ad hoc trend display and then choose to save it for future
use, it appears on the Book or Outline View as subordinate to the original
display.
Create an Ad Hoc Trend
To create an ad hoc trend for a specific tag or tags:
1. In Run mode, select the dynamic symbol(s) with the data you want to
trend, such as a bar, value, or Multi-State symbol. To select more than
one dynamic symbol, hold down the Shift key while you click them.
2. Click the Trend Display button .
A new display window opens, and a trend is created automatically for
the selected symbols using the default format and time range. It is
given the unique name Trend Display#, where # is a number. The plot
title is Ad Hoc Trend.
- or -
Click the Trend button . The mouse pointer changes to a trend
pointer. Click in the display and drag to create a rectangle. It is given
the name Ad Hoc Trend.
3. The trend appears in the rectangle, using the default format.
4. If you select more tags than the default set in your Preference settings,
usually 3, then you will have more than one plot in your trend or trend
display.
Save an Ad Hoc Trend Display
If you create an ad hoc trend display and wish to save it for future use, then
you must use the Save or Save As command before you close the instant
trend. There are several options: