Which type of data can the AVEVA Historian OLE DB Provider access?

The AVEVA Historian OLE DB Provider is specifically designed to enable applications to access data stored within the AVEVA Historian. This includes a focus on retrieving historical data, which encompasses time-stamped records of process measurements and events over time. Historical data is essential for performing trend analysis, reporting, and long-term performance evaluation, which are critical in industries that utilize the AVEVA Historian for monitoring and optimizing manufacturing processes.

While the OLE DB Provider can technically access a variety of data types, its primary application within the context of AVEVA Historian is for historical data, allowing users to query and analyze time-series data efficiently. This provides insights into how processes have performed and aids in decision-making based on past performance.

Other types of data mentioned, such as financial accounting, real-time manufacturing process data, and administrative data, are typically not the primary focus of the AVEVA Historian OLE DB Provider and do not align with the core functionalities that the historian is designed for. This specialized capability to handle historical data is what makes the correct choice the most fitting in the context of what the AVEVA Historian is designed to do.