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FIGURE 50.6 Example of historical data display from National Instruments VI Logger software.

FIGURE 50.7 Advanced report generation capabilities with National Instruments DIAdem software package.
can be integrated into PC-based data-slogging applications for increased efficiency. The logging application
can be set up to periodically generate predefined reports and distribute them to the appropriate people.
Powerful commercial software is available, which is designed to give you advanced capabilities for anlyzing
data and generating reports from your measurements. Figure 50.7 shows an example of some of the report
generation capabilities possible with commercially available packages. When choosing software for report
generation, it is critical that it integrate smoothly with the rest of your data-logging software. Ideally, the
logging software should be able to pass data directly to the report generation application and trigger
automatic reports.
Data Sharing and Publishing

In order for data that has been logged to be useful, it must be available to the right people. With the
networking capabilities found in modern data-logging software, sharing data and publishing it to the
network no longer requires a degree in computer science. Logging applications can be set up to publish

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