TN HistClient115 How to generate a simple report with Historian Client Workbook

This Tech Note will walk you through creating a simple Historian Client Workbook report getting historical values for a tag out of the Historian Server. In this example it will be the ReactLevel Tag with the default time period.

• Author: Alex Davenport
• Published: 05/16/2015
• Applies to: Historian Client

1. Open the Historian Client Workbook via Start - All Programs - Wonderware - Historian Client.
   
2. When the Workbook appears click on the Historian Tab and then click the Direct Query button.
   
3. The Direct Query Menu appears then click on the Query Form button highlighted below.
   
4. Once the Query Form Button is selected this calls the Historian Client Query tool as seen below.
   
5. In your Tags area find the relevant tag(s) you wish to use for obtaining data. If you want more than one tag hold down the Ctrl key to multi-select. They will appear in the Results area as seen below.
   
6. Click on the Query Type and select the History values option as seen below.
   
7. In the Results are you will see the data from the Historian Server that will be imported into the Report. If you want to refine the Columns you can select/deselect as appropriate. Click the OK button.
   
8. The Direct Query menu now updates with the SQL query from the Historian Query tool. Click on the OK button
   
9. The Historian Client Workbook will now update with the imported data from the Historian Server as seen below.