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21-0381E v4.9.1 Welcome Report Control Admin Sys Config Tech-Ref 181
What is Purging?
"Purging" refers to deleting old
records from the message
logs, to free up additional hard-
drive space, and allow reports
to run faster.
Read Me: Archiving or purging on a
regular basis is highly recommended
since the system can become slow
and/or unstable if database files
become very large.
Purging can be done manually, and can also
be set to occur automatically.
Note: Purging pertains to activity messages and/or
panel communications and database-update logs (from
all defined accounts).
Tip: To have the data available for running reports in
the future, use the archive feature instead (previous /
above).
Purging (Deleting) Messages, or Setting
up Automatic Purging
To access the 'Purge' selections:
 Select
Database Maintenance from your
MyTools bar, or;
 Click [Management] in the tree, and select
Database Maintenance .
Then, select Purge , and refer to the item-
descriptions for this screen while making your
selections.
Screen Reference
Enable Automatic Purging
- Select the type of messages to be deleted.
Automatic purging automatically deletes older
activity/audit messages (in stages). This occurs when
the event log reaches its capacity.
Message Log Capacity (V4.7x): The following
number of messages are supported:
Message
Type Typical
(SQL
Server
Express) SQL Server
Inst.
Option After Auto-
Purge
Alarm /
event
messages 1,000,000 20,000,000 Minus 5%
Communica
tions logs 50,000 50,000 Minus 10%
Operator
logs 240,000 240,000 Minus 10%
Manual Purging / Data to Purge
Manual purging allows you to manually delete
messages older than a specified date. Select the type
of messages to delete.
- Operator Log: Messages pertaining to
changes made by operators;
Note: This will include the detailed user and operator
audits that are logged if that feature is enabled under
“[Management], Reporting”.
Details: Detailed Operator and User Audit Trail
(
V4.6)
- Events: Messages pertaining to activity that
occurred in the facility (access granted/denied,
sensor tripped, etc.);
- Communication Log: Logs pertaining to panel
communications/update sessions.
- [Purge Data Before This Date]: Click the []
beside the date to access a pop-up calendar.
Select the date for the oldest messages/logs
that are to be retained in the database.
(All older ones will be permanently deleted.).
After re-confirming your selections, click [Purge
Data Before This Date] to delete the older
messages/logs.
Removing old Activity or Audit Logs (Purge)
Management Database Maintenance Purge 