Trending data are stored in the SQL database of the BMS Platform.
The Raw values dialog provides functions to view, filter, import, export, and delete trending data.
To open the Raw values dialog, open the Trending app and click the Raw values button 
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Content
The page consists of several areas:
- Toolbar
- List of trending data: the column headers provide functions for sorting and filtering.
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Toolbar functions
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Function | Description |
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| Refresh |
| Delete selected trending data |
| Import data |
| Export data |
Import data
To import data to the current trending click the Import button 
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- Click the Download Excel Template button to download an empty excel file, where to enter data for a later data import.
- Click the Select File button to select the file containing the data for the import.
After selecting the import file, the preview dialog appears:
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The dialog shows:
- number of records found in the import file.
- the option to update existing data.
- the option to set a time offset.
| Option | Description |
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| Update existing elements |
Enable this option to update already existing trending data in the database. Database key for update: Timestamp + trendingID.
Disable this option to insert the data into the database. In this case duplicate records with the same timestamp may appear in the database for this trending.Enabled: Database records with the same timestamp as in the import file will be updated.
Disabled: All valid records will be imported, regardless of existing data in the database with same timestamps.  This can lead to multiple values at the same time! |
| Date values UTC-offset | The |
timestamps export file are stored in local time. Before storing the data in the database the import subtracts the UTC-offset from the export timestamps to get the timestamps in UTC.Timestamps in the database are stored in UTCtimestamps in the import file are denoted. |
Click the Import button to import the data into the database.
Export data
To export data of the current trending click the Export button 
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According to the current filter, data will be exported to to an xlsx file.
Clear the date filter to export all data.
Delete data
To delete data of the current trending, tick the data rows to delete and click the Delete button from the toolbar.
