--- title: "About Trending" canonical: "https://docs.rubiconwater.com/space/TNC/1991835663/About%20Trending" format: markdown --- > Macro (toc) Use the Trend tool in** SCADAConnect Desktop** and in the **Network Schematic** to view trended data for one or more tags. # Trending Data You can trend data by opening the Trending tool and using the Trend Part Manager to add tags to the chart. You can also trend tags directly from the application interface. - In **SCADAConnect Desktop **you can also right-click on any tag data that is displayed in the SCADA screens and choose **Trend** from the shortcut menu. - In the **Network Schematic **you can also** **right-click on the site and choose a site property to trend from the shortcut menu. # Trending Terminology These are some of the terms used with the Trending tool. | **Term** | **Description** | | --- | --- | | Trend part | The trend line and trend display settings for a single tag. Use the Trend Parts Manager to configure trend parts.
See also:
- [https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TNC/pages/1992163337](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TNC/pages/1992163337) - [https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TNC/pages/1992130594](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TNC/pages/1992130594) | | Trend group | A set of trended tags plotted on a single chart. Trend groups can be saved as files for future use.
- [https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TNC/pages/1992163412](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TNC/pages/1992163412) | | Chart | A graph where trend groups are plotted. Each trend group is plotted on a separate chart. | | Time Domain | The time period for which data is plotted. Trend groups can have a shared time domain, or any trend part can have its own time domain.
- See [https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TNC/pages/1992130594/Configuring+Display+Settings+for+Trend+Parts#Horizontal-scale-and-time-properties](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TNC/pages/1992130594/Configuring+Display+Settings+for+Trend+Parts#Horizontal-scale-and-time-properties) | ---