Where the data lives
Tracer SC and Tracer SC+ store trends as data logs; Tracer Ensemble holds a longer archive when it is installed. Data logs can be viewed as charts and exported. Menu names vary by version; the integrator’s documentation is authoritative.
Exporting
Open the data logs for one equipment group, choose the longest date range the log holds, and export to CSV. Trane packaged equipment on Tracer usually exposes compressor and heat-stage status, supply-air temperature and economizer damper position, which is exactly what the packaged-unit rules need.
If a log does not exist for a point, ask the integrator to create one at 5 to 15 minutes. Tracer logs are often short by default; ask for the capacity to be raised so the next export covers a season.
- Include chiller and tower points if the plant is Trane too.
- Export status points as 0/1 or On/Off; both are read.
- Keep the controller timezone in the file or tell us what it is.
The file shape
One timestamp column, then one column per point. Put the unit in the header, for example "AHU-1 Supply Air Temp (F)" or "CHW-VLV (0-100)". Name each column with the equipment tag first so points from the same unit group together.
You do not need to clean the file. Energy Agent checks timezone, gaps, duplicate timestamps, frozen channels and unit mismatches before any rule runs, and tells you what it found.