Trends Guide - Use TrendSpec to Define a Multiple Trace Ad Hoc Trend (Using TrendSpec to Produce Ad Hoc Trends)

Use TrendSpec to Define a Multiple Trace Ad Hoc Trend

This example demonstrates how TrendSpec might be used to define a Trend that contains three traces. As with single-trace ad hoc Trends, each TRACE section in the TrendSpec definition for a multi-trace Trend has to have a corresponding YAXIS section, regardless of whether each Y-Axis is actually displayed on the Trend.

Example:

TrendSpec is used to define an ad hoc Trend that includes three traces. The definition for the Trend is used in a script subroutine, to enable the Trend to be accessed via a button on a Mimic. When selected, the button is configured to run the script and display the Trend. The Geo SCADA Expert script hyperlink function App.OpenWindow sets the Trend to appear in a separate window to the Mimic from which it is accessed.

sub ThreeSensors

dim S

S = "SCX:////Trend/"

S = S & "TREND("

S = S & "TRACE(PROCESSEDHISTORIC, 'Y Axis 1' ,"

S = S & "Label = 'AdHocTrends.Sensor1',"

S = S & "SOURCE('AdHocTrends.Sensor1.Historic'),"

S = S & "TraceStyle = TRACELINE, RawOverlay = False,"

S = S & "LineColour = RGB(0,0,0),"

S = S & "LineStyle = DASHSOLID, LineWidth = 0.000000),"

S = S & "TRACE(PROCESSEDHISTORIC, 'Y Axis 2' ,"

S = S & "Label = 'AdHocTrends.Sensor2',"

S = S & "SOURCE('AdHocTrends.Sensor2.Historic'),"

S = S & "TraceStyle = TRACELINE, RawOverlay = False,"

S = S & "LineColour = RGB(0,128,0),"

S = S & "LineStyle = DASHDASH, LineWidth = 0.250000),"

S = S & "TRACE(PROCESSEDHISTORIC, 'Y Axis 3' ,"

S = S & "Label = 'AdHocTrends.Sensor3',"

S = S & "SOURCE('AdHocTrends.Sensor3.Historic'),"

S = S & "TraceStyle = TRACELINE, RawOverlay = True,"

S = S & "LineColour = RGB(75,0,255),"

S = S & "LineStyle = DASHDOT, LineWidth = 0.500000),"

S = S & "XAXIS(RELATIVELATEST, Interval = '6H'),"

S = S & "YAXIS('Y Axis 1' , Position = LEFT,"

S = S & "Visible = True, Colour = RGB(0,0,0)),"

S = S & "YAXIS('Y Axis 2' , Position = RIGHT,"

S = S & "Visible = True, Colour = RGB(0,128,0)),"

S = S & "YAXIS('Y Axis 3' , Position = RIGHT,"

S = S & "Visible = True, Colour = RGB(75,0,255)),"

S = S & "Title = 'Sensors 1 to 3')"

App.OpenWindow( S )

End Sub

The TrendSpec definition sets this particular ad hoc Trend to display traces of processed historic data from each data source. The RawOverlay identifier in each TRACE section determines whether the raw historic data values are also displayed on the Trend. (The RawOverlay identifier only applies when a TRACE’s <Data Mode> is set to PROCESSEDHISTORIC.)

Various other identifiers in the TrendSpec definition further control the Trend’s appearance:

Trend showing effects of TrendSpec settings on multiple traces

Further Information

For detailed information on scripting, see the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Scripting.

For information on using a hyperlink to display an ad hoc Trend, see Creating a Hyperlink to a Trend or X-Y Plot.