Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide - Manual (Page 320)

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Design Mode Stops any scripts that may be running or may start running. Useful for
debugging.
ActiveX Automation
ActiveX Automation refers to the technology of placing ActiveX controls
(independent software modules) within applications and using scripts to
manipulate the application and/or the controls.
What You Can Do with ActiveX Automation in
FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook
Data from FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook can be retrieved or
manipulated according to scripts originating either within or outside
FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook. For example, with the proper scripts
in place, you could:
 Obtain a FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook object, such as a display,
from FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook and print it in an Excel
spreadsheet. In fact, you can write the script to retrieve the display if
and only if certain tag values or other conditions are met.
 Write a VB program to start FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook,
access a particular display, and then alter it in some way.
 Click a command button in ProcessBook to make an Excel spreadsheet
show the average and raw data of the current trend in ProcessBook.
Then you change the time range of the ProcessBook, click the button
again, and see the Excel spreadsheet update with the new time range.
 Use a mouse click within a FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook
display to initiate updates or adjustments in the display.