Create a wide-format CSV data file

To create a wide-format CSV data file

1. Open a new file using a spreadsheet for a CSV file, or text editor for a JSON file.

2. On line 1, define the header.

   For CSV, name the first column "DateTime" (case-insensitive). For JSON, name the first parameter "dateTime" (case-sensitive).

   Assign tag names to the remaining columns/parameters.

3. Beginning on line 2, add values for each record, ordered by time from the oldest to the newest.

4. Save the file as a CSV file or JSON file, as appropriate.

Wide-format data file example

This CSV file imports four records.

DateTime,Numeric_Tag,String_Tag

2019-05-31T10:30:00.000Z,1,String 1

2019-05-31T10:30:00.500Z,2,String 2

2019-05-31T10:30:01.000Z,3,String 3

2019-05-31T10:30:01.500Z,4,String 4