Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian Classic User Guide - Manual (Page 57)

Analyzing FactoryTalk Historian Classic Data Chapter 4
To create a new filter:
1. Click New Filter. The Configure Filter dialog box appears.
2. Enter the name
Data Point Filter
in the Edit Filter Name
box.
3. A filter is made up of one or more search criteria. For this
filter, you will create a single criterion. Click Add Criterion.
The Search Criterion dialog box appears.
4. Select the Description field from the Field tree and select the
= operator from the Operator list.
5. Select the Select from a list of existing values for this field
check box. This creates a list of unique values from which the
user can pick report values.
6. Select the By prompting user when filter is run check box.
This makes this a prompt-at-runtime filter.
7. Select the Allow multiple selection from list check box. This
allows the user to select more than one work cell from the list
of values that is created.
8. Select the Required (Must be supplied when filter is run)
check box. Doing this will require the user to specify a filter
value when the report object is run.
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