What is the purpose of Trends in AVEVA Application Server?

The purpose of Trends in AVEVA Application Server is to visualize historical data over time. Trends allow users to display data points over specified intervals, enabling them to analyze how various parameters have changed across different timeframes. By providing a graphical representation, trends make it easier to identify patterns, anomalies, and correlations in historical data, which can be critical for decision-making and performance evaluation within an industrial or monitoring context.

Using trends enhances the user's ability to interpret complex datasets visually rather than just through raw numbers. This visualization capability allows for more straightforward analysis of changes in processes, equipment performance, and overall system behavior over time. It plays a vital role in understanding how operations evolve, thus supporting tasks such as forecasting, optimization, and maintaining efficiency in operations.