Instant insights. Zero setup. Endless possibilities — with Ad Hoc Trend.

Ad Hoc Trend Display in IOTA VUE

Discover Ad Hoc Trending in IOTA VUE

Ad Hoc Trending in IOTA VUE empowers engineers, operators, and analysts to instantly explore and analyze process data—without building new dashboards or setting anything up in advance. It’s fast, intuitive, and seamlessly integrated into your workflow.

Two Ways to Trend Instantly

• Quick Trend: Instantly open a trend using search—no dashboard or display required. Perfect for fast checks and troubleshooting.
• From Display: Launch trends directly from existing dashboards or process diagrams to explore signals in context.
No training. No friction. Just immediate insights when and where you need them.

Easy, Quick No-Builder Trending

Get up and running in seconds using familiar search. No setup, no training required.

Highlights:

  • Instantly start trending from search
  • Switch between single and individual y-scales
  • Group scales by Unit of Measure (UOM)
  • Create and customize scale groupings
  • Lock x-scales for visual pattern recognition and offset analysis

Launch Trends Your Way: From Diagrams or Search

Whether you're starting from a process diagram or exploring a new tag, IOTA’s Ad Hoc Trend makes it easy to visualize what matters, instantly.

Highlights:

  • Click to trend directly from process diagrams or dashboards, no setup needed
  • Open trends as overlays or in separate windows to keep context or compare
  • Collapse and reopen Ad Hoc windows as you navigate
  • Trend across displays, maintain your Ad Hoc view even as you switch between dashboards
  • Search for tags or signals, even if they're not yet shown on screen
  • Add more signals to your trends anytime from either search or existing display
  • Use multiple Ad Hoc windows to compare time periods, processes, equipment, or states

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Cursors, Statistics & Time Bar

Dig into your data with intuitive tools for precise, visual comparisons.

Highlights:

  • Drop multiple cursors across traces
  • View values and timestamps at each cursor
  • Analyze between-cursor stats: average, min/max, std. dev, and more
  • See color-coded Time Bars for states, phases, and batches
  • Use tooltips to check exact state durations

Go Beyond Visuals. Integrate Seamlessly with Seeq for Advanced Analytics

Switch from IOTA VUE to Seeq with context preserved, so operators and analytics engineers can collaborate effortlessly, moving from visual displays to deep analysis without losing their place.

Highlights:

  • Open trends in Seeq directly from IOTA VUE, seamlessly switch tools while keeping the right signals and context
  • A new Seeq Workbench is automatically created, with all relevant signals pre-loaded, no need to search manually
  • Pull Seeq-calculated signals back into IOTA to enrich your trends and dashboards

Export to Excel

Export trend data with a click, perfect for sharing or further review in Excel.

Highlights:

  • Download CSVs from any ad hoc trend
  • Use exported data in Excel or other tools for deeper engineering insights