# Best way to display historical data? Report or something else **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [February 17, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-display-historical-data-report-or-something-else/56288 "2022-02-17T22:14:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aaron\_Parker1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Aaron\_Parker1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aaron_Parker1)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-display-historical-data-report-or-something-else/56288/1 "2022-02-17T22:14:58Z")
I am trying to recreate a data viewer to allow the user to download select data. They gave me an example from another project. Should this be done with a report or another component? See example. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/d/6d8a1585b16c464de854446b3bbed1f1b19c1abb.png) ---
**Author:** ![josborn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@josborn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/josborn)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-display-historical-data-report-or-something-else/56288/2 "2022-02-17T22:33:36Z")
There are several options, it looks like you are exporting tag history data, [system.tag.queryTagHistory](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Export+Tag+Historian+to+CSV) is relatively straight forward. You can also use [system.dataset.exportCSV](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.dataset.exportCSV) and generate the dataset with a query or create a table containing your data and use its dataset. There is nothing wrong with using a report with [system.report.executeReport](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.report.executeReport) though. Welcome to the forum!