Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 379)

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Logging system activity
This chapter describes:
 What FactoryTalk Diagnostics is.
 Key FactoryTalk Diagnostics concepts.
 Setting up FactoryTalk Diagnostics in FactoryTalk View.
 Tracking system events in the Diagnostics List.
 Viewing FactoryTalk Diagnostics logs.
About FactoryTalk Diagnostics
FactoryTalk Diagnostics records information about system activity, including:
 Command and macro usage
 Operator comments
 System messages and errors
 Errors from the communication network
 Tag read and write activity
This information can be:
 Viewed in the Diagnostics List or the Diagnostics Viewer.
 Archived for future processing or analysis.
 Exported to ODBC format while online.
Exporting to ODBC format let you analyze the data in third-party, ODBC-compliant
tools such as Microsoft Excel, and Business Objects Crystal Reports.
Summary of steps for setting up Diagnostics
These are the tasks involved in setting up FactoryTalk Diagnostics for a FactoryTalk
View SE application:
1. Decide which computers on the network need to log system activity.
2. On each computer where system activity will be logged, use the FactoryTalk
Diagnostics Setup tool to set up destinations, and message routing.
For more information, see “Setting up message routing” on page 15-5.