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# [FIN 4.0 End User Video Series: Historian](https://www.j2inn.com/blog/fin-4-0-end-user-video-series-historian)

 Written by [B. Scott Muench](https://www.j2inn.com/blog/author/b-scott-muench) | 27 February 2018

Our 8th video in the [FIN 4.0 End User Series](https://j2inn-5083659.hs-sites.com/blog/fin-4-0-new-end-user-video-series) goes over how to view historical data in FIN Stack, and also how to create charts and utilize them through the Historian app.

When viewing a piece of equipment within FIN, you can get a brief history by going to the point graphics application. Any point that has histories being trended will have a chart icon that can be clicked on to bring a quick view of the point’s current trend history. This works great both on desktop and on your mobile device.

You can also view a point’s history through the magic bubbles. If you click on a point that has a history being trended, a history bubble icon will appear and you can launch the mini history app right from the graphic.

To get a deeper view and/or perform an analysis, you can pull up the Historian App. Within the app, you can see any available charts that have been automatically generated or previously saved for a particular context.

Historian app features include:

- The ability to see relative charts (because FIN Stack is context sensitive you create it once and its available for all similar equipment!).
- Create a new chart with the points you want to view, and save it for later or in your favorites.
- View charts in a mini view (mobile friendly) or full screen view (desktop). Automatically determines which points can be compared on the same chart and which ones need their own individual charts.
- Zoom in and out of display data, pan along the timeline.
- View values in chart or grid view, and histories can be downloaded as a CSV, PDF, or JSON file.
- View histories in daily, weekly, or monthly intervals, including the ability to roll up data.
- Generate a baseline that can be compared against previous internal.
- Customize your chart data through the Series options.

Historian is a powerful feature built-in to several parts of FIN Stack, especially as a stand alone app. Check out the video below to see it in action.

If you missed the previous videos, check them out here.

- [Graphic Navigation](https://j2inn-5083659.hs-sites.com/blog/fin-stack-4-0-end-user-series-graphic-navigation)
- [Point Graphics](https://j2inn-5083659.hs-sites.com/blog/fin-stack-4-0-end-user-series-point-graphics)
- [Summaries](https://j2inn-5083659.hs-sites.com/blog/fin-stack-4-0-end-user-series-summaries)
- [Schedules](https://j2inn-5083659.hs-sites.com/blog/fin-stack-4-0-end-user-series-schedules)
- [Alarms](https://j2inn-5083659.hs-sites.com/blog/fin-stack-4-0-end-user-series-alarms)
- [Notes](https://j2inn-5083659.hs-sites.com/blog/fin-stack-4-0-end-user-series-notes)
- [O&M Manuals](https://j2inn-5083659.hs-sites.com/blog/fin-4-0-end-user-video-series-om-manuals)

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