# User defined trends

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-defined-trends/5763>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 29, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-defined-trends/5763 "2013-01-29T22:39:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![scott\_rister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-defined-trends/5763/1 "2013-01-29T22:39:46Z")

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i need to create a trend that is configurable by the users in a client as opposed to in the designer. i need to user to be able to select the pens from a list of all possible history tags similar to brwosing for tags in the easy chart designer. we are currently using the SQL Tag Historian to log the data that will be trended.  
what is the best way to go about this?  
is there a way to access the easy chart configuration parameters from the client?  
Should i consider switching to logging in Transaction groups for easier access to the data and the path names?

Thanks for the help,  
Scott

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-defined-trends/5763/2 "2013-01-29T22:45:08Z")

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have you looked at the click to graph stuff that is available by download in the extras?

[inductiveautomation.com/downloads/extras](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/downloads/extras)

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**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-defined-trends/5763/3 "2013-01-30T00:35:49Z")

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diat’s suggestion is the way to go. This would give you the functionality your looking for.

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**Author:** ![scott\_rister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-defined-trends/5763/4 "2013-01-30T00:40:58Z")

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Thanks, just downloaded it and will check it out.

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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-defined-trends/5763/5 "2013-01-31T17:23:29Z")

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You mean something like [this](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=9489)?