Retrieve tag information

Once you have a list of tags, you can retrieve information about those tags to use for the labels and headings in your report.

To retrieve tag information:

1. Select Tag Information from the AVEVA Historian add-in menu. If the add-in is already displayed, you can also select Tag Information from the hamburger menu . The AVEVA Historian add-in panel displays.

   

2. To choose the list of tags to retrieve information for, click beside the Tags field, and select a range of cells containing a list of tag names.

3. Click beside the Results field, and select the cell where you want to insert the results.

4. Select Down to list the results in rows by tag name, or Across to list the results in columns by tag name.

5. Select the tag properties for which you want to retrieve data from the Details list.

   Note: For an explanation of the SmartName property, see Use smart names for tags.

6. Click FINISH. The selected tag information is retrieved and copied to your spreadsheet.