Introduction

the how tos section is the most practical part of the documentation it contains step by step guides for common tasks, advanced configurations, and integration scenarios in factry historian whereas the introduction docid\ rc9afipk0jz3cs1uo7y5h pages explain ideas and the introduction docid 890p6qfs6tsktgignnv section defines features in detail, these how tos are designed to show you exactly how to get things done what you will find here this section covers trending visualizing live and historical sensor data data management creating and editing assets, working with calculations, and using metadata integrations & setup installing and upgrading factry historian, setting up collectors, and connecting to external platforms such as grafana access & security managing authentication providers, obtaining api tokens, and the factry historian portal how to use these guides follow the step by step instructions to perform specific tasks use the examples provided to quickly apply best practices refer back to the introduction docid 890p6qfs6tsktgignnv section when you need details about configuration fields or component behavior the how tos are continuously expanded and updated to reflect real world usage patterns, making them the fastest way to learn how to use factry historian effectively