Lab 32: Working with Trends

Step 1: In the Insert tab of the Ribbon select Trend under Task Worksheets.


Step 2: The TREND001 worksheet is opened in a new tab in the workspace.

Step 3: On the Tag Name, configure the Tags cTank[1].rLevel, cTank[2].rLevel and cTank[3].rLevel. Leave everything else as default.


Step 4:  Save the Worksheet as 1.

Step 5:Open the Template screen.

Step 6: Click the Application button and click Save As on the Application menu. The Save As dialog box is opened.

Step 7: In the File name field, enter Trend.

Step 8: Click Save. The Save As dialog box is closed.

Step 9: In the Graphic Ribbon, select Trend under Data Objects.


Step 10: Click and drag on the TREND screen to shape the object.


Step 11: Double-click on the object to open the properties.


Step 12: Click Points. The Points dialog box is opened.


Step 13: Configure the Points dialog box according to the figure below.


Step 14: Click OK.

Step 15:Click Legend. The Legend dialog box is opened.


Step 16: Change the Maximum size to 3 since we configured three points.


Step 17: Click OK.

Step 18: Save your changes and close the TREND screen.

Step 19: If your runtime is on a remote machine, then use the Remote Management tools on the Home tab of the Ribbon to download your project to the remote machine.

Step 20: Start the runtime and use the tank valves to fill and empty the tanks.

Step 21: Open the TREND screen and verify that it is displaying the expected data.

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