# Analyzing Trends in Your Data

> add trend lines and apply advanced analytic models over a widget to highlight tendencies in your data and get insights quickly.

*Source: https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/analyzing-trends-in-your-data.htm*

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Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Sisense enables you to add trend lines and apply advanced analytic models over a widget to highlight tendencies in
your data and get insights quickly.

![Analyzing Trends](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Analyzing Trends.png)

Sisense supports trend lines on all Column, Line, Area, and Bar charts. For any relevant widget, the **Analyze
It** icon is displayed in the widget's menu.

**Note:**

If you are currently using the Forecast add-on for trend lines, perform the steps detailed in the section
[Migrating from the Forecasting Add-on](#Migratin) before using
trend lines in your dashboard.

![Analyzing Trends](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Analyzing Trends 2.png)

Both Dashboard Designers and Viewers can interact with this icon to apply trend lines.

1. Click **Analyze It** and then select **Trend**.
2. Select the value that is analyzed by Sisense (if more than one value is displayed on the widget).
3. Define the trend settings.

   ![Analyzing Trends](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Analyzing Trends 3.png)

Sisense supports four different trend types.

- **Linear Trend:** A linear trend line is a straight line that usually shows when values are increasing
  or decreasing at a steady rate.
- **Logarithmic Trend:** A logarithmic trend line is a best-fit curved line that is used when the rate of
  change in the data increases or decreases quickly and then levels out.
- **Exponential Smoothing:** An exponential trend line is a curved line that is most useful when data
  values rise or fall at increasingly higher rates. You cannot create an exponential trend line if your data contains
  zero or negative values. Sisense averages two spline regressors to reduce the noise in a time series when calculating
  this type of trend.
- **Local Estimates:** Local Estimate models add trend lines according to the mean of a time series.

  ![Analyzing Trends](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Analyzing Trends 4.png)

In addition, from the Trend Settings window, you can:

- **Compare data to previous time periods:** Select to add another trend line based on data from the
  previous time period you select.
- **Ignore anomalies:** Select to ignore data points that differ significantly from the majority of the
  data, e.g. Sales peak on 'Black Friday'. These points are replaced with the average of the two adjacent points
  (before and after the detected anomaly
- **Add trend lines to forecast:** Select to add a trend line not just to your historical data, but
  also to forecasted results. For more information, see [Forecasting Future Results](https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/forecasting-future-results.md).

Watch this video for a brief explanation of Trends:

## Adding Trend Lines to Widgets

**To add a trend line to a widget:**

1. In the Sisense dashboard, click Analyze It on the relevant widget's menu.
2. Select **Trend** and then the relevant value.
     
   ![Analyzing Trends](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Analyzing Trends 5.png)
3. Enable **Show Trend** if it is disabled. If it is already enabled, select **Trend
   Settings**.
4. Select the trend type. Only supported trend types are enabled. If your data does not support a trend type, you
   cannot select it. The trend line is added to your widget.
     
   ![Analyzing Trends](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Analyzing Trends 6_436x523.png)
5. Click **Close**.
     
   Your trend line is now added to the widget. You can right-click the trend to open the Quick Settings again
   to make any changes.
     
   ![Analyzing Trends](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Analyzing Trends 7_452x385.png)

## Enabling / Disabling Trend Cloud Models

The trend types are available by default. This includes both Linear Trend and Logarithmic Trend, as well as Advanced Smoothing and Local Estimates.

**Note:**

In versions prior to L2023.3, Trend Cloud Models (Advanced
Smoothing and Local Estimates) required cloud access. Starting with L2023.3, no trend types require cloud access.

## Migrating from the Forecasting Add-on

If you are using the Forecasting add-on for trend lines, perform the following steps to switch to using native
Forecasting and trend lines in Sisense:

1. Disable the Forecasting add-on. For more information, see [Working with Sisense Add-ons](https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/sisense-add-ons.md). This removes the Forecast and Trend lines from any widgets on which the add-on was applied.
2. Add trends to any relevant widget. See [Analyzing Trends in Your Data](#).

## Limitations

- Only Cartesian charts are supported, Column, Line, Area, and Bar charts
- Only time series with a single date dimension are supported
- Break by is not supported
- Exponential Smoothing and Local Estimates require at least 30 data points to run
- Null values may disrupt the models' calculations