# Creating OEE Trend and Energy Usage Graphs in Perspective – Request for Guidance and Properties

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-oee-trend-and-energy-usage-graphs-in-perspective-request-for-guidance-and-properties/107976>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 1, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-oee-trend-and-energy-usage-graphs-in-perspective-request-for-guidance-and-properties/107976 "2025-07-01T09:17:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![chandana.k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chandana.k](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chandana.k)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-oee-trend-and-energy-usage-graphs-in-perspective-request-for-guidance-and-properties/107976/1 "2025-07-01T09:17:26Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on a machine monitoring dashboard in Ignition Perspective and would like to implement two key visualizations:

1. OEE Trend Graph – to display OEE percentage over time
2. Energy Usage Graph – to visualize energy consumption trends

I’ve seen similar implementations in other dashboards and would like to know:

- Is it feasible to build these types of trend graphs using Perspective components (e.g., Time Series Chart, XY Chart, or Power Chart)?
- If anyone has already created something similar, could you kindly share the component type used and the relevant `props` configuration or property list  
 ![Screenshot 2025-06-27 135154](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/c/cc1159bfdabf01bb9bcf61af6f25ec80435f428a.png)  
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Any tips on best practices for binding historical data, configuring axes, or styling these charts would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Best regards, Chandana

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-oee-trend-and-energy-usage-graphs-in-perspective-request-for-guidance-and-properties/107976/2 "2025-07-01T17:42:57Z")

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Regarding the energy monitoring, I recommend creating a scheduled gateway task to log the meter readings on the hour and every 15 minutes or 30 minutes to suit your requirements. See [Calculate difference in Tag History](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calculate-difference-in-tag-history/84711) for more.