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title: "Historian in Vision"
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# Historian in Vision

> The [Tag Historian](../../tag-historian/tag-historian.md) records tag data in a database for later analysis. The Vision module includes several Chart components that can retrieve and display this historical data.

## The Easy Chart

The [Easy Chart](appendix/components/vision-components/charts/easy-chart/easy-chart.md) component displays historical tag data from the Tag Historian database. It’s quick to configure and offers several options to customize the chart’s appearance and behavior. The [Easy Chart Customizer](appendix/components/vision-components/charts/easy-chart/easy-chart-customizer.md) provides additional settings for detailed control.

![](easy-chart.png)

## The Classic Chart

The [Classic Chart](appendix/components/vision-components/charts/chart/chart.md) displays historical data from the Tag Historian system. It supports both time-based and category-based trends, making it useful for data that isn’t organized by timestamp.

![](classic-chart.png)

## The Sparkline Chart

The [Sparkline Chart](appendix/components/vision-components/charts/sparkline-chart/sparkline-chart.md) provides compact trend lines for historical data. Its minimal design makes it ideal for [High Performance HMI](../common-tasks-in-vision/high-performance-hmitechniques/high-performance-hmitechniques.md) applications, where muted colors and simple lines highlight key information.

![](sparkline-chart.png)

## The Status Chart

The [Status Chart](appendix/components/vision-components/charts/status-chart/status-chart.md) visualizes discrete or categorical data over time, such as machine states or process modes. It supports both wide and tall data formats, allowing flexibility in how historical information is organized.

![](status-chart.png)