Trend Components
All trend components (whether trend, spike, or exceeded standard deviations) are used as filters for Action, Container Manipulator, or Qualifier components. They refine the triggering of those components to just those customers characterized by the parameters defined in the component. For example, if a trend of upward usage is attached to an Action, then the Action fires only if the upward usage is true.
The Trend component is similar to the qualifier component in that it represents a true or false value. A Trend component evaluates to true when the referenced data values satisfy all the logical conditions defined in the component. Trend components never fire on their own. They are used internally by other components.
In cases where the user interface refers to a trend component firing, it means that the trend resolves to true. Trend components (whether type trend, spike or exceeded standard deviation) cannot truly fire on their own the way other components can.
Sources of Trend component data
Types of trends the Trend component can track
About time boundaries for trends
About the trend type of the Trend component
Adding a Trend component
About the spike type of the Trend component
Adding a spike component
About the exceeded standard deviations type of the Trend component
Adding a new ESD component
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