Create a 16-Pen Trend

You can create a trend by selecting the 16-Pen Trend Wizard from WindowMaker.

Create a 16-Pen real-time or historical trend

1. Open a window from WindowMaker to place the 16-Pen Trend.

2. On the Draw menu, in the Insert group, select Wizards.

   The Wizard Selection dialog box appears.

3. Select Trends from the list of wizards.

   The right pane of the Wizard Selection dialog box shows a set of trend wizard icons.

4. Select the 16-Pen Trend wizard and select OK.

   

   The Wizard Selection dialog box closes and your window reappears.

5. Select in the window to place the 16-Pen Trend.

   The wizard places a 16-Pen Trend template in the window.

   

6. Double-click the 16-Pen Trend template to open the PenTrend Control dialog box.

   

7. In the Trend Type area, select Historical or Realtime as the type of trend you want to create.

   

   The PenTrend Control dialog box automatically shows the appropriate time and update options based upon the type of trend you select.

8. In the Options area, select or clear the Enable runtime configuration option.

   Selecting this option allows operators to modify some properties of the 16-Pen Trend while it is running.