Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide - Manual (Page 65)

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When you have reports created on a different system, you can convert them
to ASCII and, using an operating system command, create a link to
Notepad to read the reports.
If your company has online Help files for certain procedures, you can
create a link to those help files or other documents.
Your computer must have enough memory to run the applications you
want to use in addition to FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook. The
applications also must be installed on your system. If you do not know
whether or not your computer has enough memory, contact your System
Administrator.
Create an Operating System Command Entry
To create an operating system command entry:
1. Click File > New. The New dialog box appears.
2. Under Type, select ProcessBook Entry.
3. Click OK. The Define ProcessBook Entry dialog box appears.
4. Under Label, type a name.
5. For the Type, select Link/OS Command.
6. Click Browse to the right of the Action box, or click the Browse
arrow and then click Applications. The Open dialog box appears.
7. Browse and locate the file to which want to link, and then click the
Open button. The application's path/name is displayed in the Action
box.
If you know the name of the .exe file for the application, such as
C:\excel\Excel.exe for Excel or the path and name of a data file, such as
C:\document\report.xls, then you can type the path directly in the Action
box. You can use most commands that execute successfully in the Windows
Start menu Run dialog box.