Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 22)

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21• Creating embedded variables ....................................................... 21–1
About embedded variables ........................................................................................21– 1
Inserting embedded variables....................................................................................21– 2
Creating numeric embedded variables ......................................................................21– 3
Creating string embedded variables ..........................................................................21– 5
Creating time and date embedded variables..............................................................21– 7
How embedded variables are shown at run time ......................................................21– 8
Numeric embedded variables ............................................................................21– 9
String embedded variables.................................................................................21– 9
Time and date embedded variables ...................................................................21– 9
How embedded variables are updated at run time ..................................................21– 10
22• Setting up data logging ................................................................. 22–1
About data logging ....................................................................................................22– 1
Gathering tag data in data log models ...............................................................22– 1
Data log storage formats ...........................................................................................22– 2
ODBC
database storage format and schemas ..................................................22– 3
Creating data log models...........................................................................................22– 5
Specifying the storage format............................................................................22– 6
Setting up log paths ...........................................................................................22– 7
Setting up and managing data log files..............................................................22– 8
Specifying when to log data ..............................................................................22– 8
Choosing the data to be logged..........................................................................22– 9
Logging data to
ODBC
data sources.......................................................................22– 9
Logging data to an existing
ODBC
data source ..............................................22– 9
Creating a new
ODBC
data source ................................................................22– 10
Setting up security to log data to a remote computer ......................................22– 10
Creating new files at run time .................................................................................22– 10
Using the DataLogNewFile command ............................................................22– 10
Switching log paths at run time...............................................................................22– 11
Setting up switching options............................................................................22– 11
Switching back manually to the primary path .................................................22– 12
Moving data from the secondary path .............................................................22– 13
Logging on demand.................................................................................................22– 13
Using the DataLogSnapshot command ...........................................................22– 14
Combining logging ..........................................................................................22– 14
Modifying existing data log models........................................................................22– 15
Changing log paths ..........................................................................................22– 15
Making run-time changes without modifying the model ................................22– 15
Starting and stopping data logging..........................................................................22– 16
Ways to start data logging ...............................................................................22– 16