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title: Trending with the Factry Historian datasource plugin for Grafana
slug: how-tos/Vix9-trending
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createdAt: 2025-08-12T13:31:43.694Z
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The Factry Historian datasource plugin for Grafana makes it possible to easily explore Historian data in Grafana dashboards, without having to use query builders or editors.

It provides a flexible way to trend live and historical data, whether you want to look at sensor values, asset properties, or events.

The plugin augments the out-of-the-box functionality of Grafana with metadata and context, making it a great fit for use cases in industrial settings.

The Factry Historian datasource plugin provides the following functionality:

- Query data using [measurements](docId\:AG1cOR4PESqXF16yvlO5X) from Factry Historian
- Query data using the [asset tree](docId\:nFccWY9aovwF8xPvni13k) defined in Factry Historian
- Query [events](docId:31ELDAkBD7K4wr-TsP_Ku) from Factry Historian (e.g. batches, CIP cycles)
- Query data using [raw queries](docId\:V7aPxjxMDl2tbVLnqyF9C)
- Autoload units of Measurement, Y-axis scaling and HI/LO boundaries
- Annotate trends with Event data from Factry Historian
- Use assets, measurements and events from Factry Historian as variables to build dynamic dashboards

## Typical use cases

- Browsing your asset structure (e.g. ISA88/ISA95 equipment model)
- Trending time-series data, while auto-configuring units of measurement
- Overlaying of events (e.g. golden batch analysis)
- Ad-hoc overlaying of time-series data on top of events

## Getting started

To get started with the Factry Historian datasource plugin for trending, first make sure it [is installed and configured](docId\:q9t7hXoxsKNYLaWPorfdD).