Get started with AVEVA Historian Client Report

Use this section to get started with the AVEVA Historian Client Report.

To get started with the AVEVA Historian Client Report

1. Create a new Word document based on the HistClient.dot or HistClient.dotm template by doing any of the following:

   • From the Start menu on the Windows Taskbar, point to Programs, point to the AVEVA program group, point to the AVEVA Historian Client program group, and then click Report.

   • Open Word. On the Historian menu, click Open Report. In the New dialog box that appears, select to create a new blank document, and then click OK.

   • Open Word. Click the Microsoft Office button, and then click New.

   • Right-click on the HistClient.dot or HistClient.dotm file in Windows Explorer, and then click New. By default, the HistClient.dot and HistClient.dotm files are installed in the folders: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArchestrA, and C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\OFFICE##\STARTUP

     A new blank document opens in Microsoft Word. The Historian menu appears in the Ribbon Bar.

     Note: If you don't see the Historian menu, you may need to manually load the Word add-in.

     

2. Configure the connection to one or more servers. For more information, see Manage server connections.

3. Create headings, explanatory paragraphs, sections, and so on, similar to a normal Word document.

4. Use the commands on the AVEVA Historian Client menu to insert queries into your report document to retrieve data from the database when the report document is run. The results appear in the final report document. For more information, see Saving a Configured Report Document as a Report Template.

5. Optionally add date and time fields to your report document. For more information, see Inserting Date and Time Field Codes.

   The following example shows a configured report document that shows status information for an AVEVA Historian, as well as the date and time that the report document was run.

   

6. Run the report document. For more information, see Running a Report Document.

   When you run the report document, you can optionally save the file as a report template, which you can then use as a basis for other report documents, instead of the default HistClient.dot or HistClient.dotm report template.

   

   Note: Running a report document replaces all of the field codes with actual data.

   The AVEVA Historian Client Word add-in fills in the report document with the data and the resulting report document appears. For example:

   

7. Save the run report document. For more information, see Saving Report Documents.