Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 380)

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3. To log system activity to a central, ODBC-compliant database, first set up the
database, and then, in the FactoryTalk Diagnostics Setup tool, set up the ODBC
Database destination.
Finding more information about FactoryTalk Diagnostics
For additional information about FactoryTalk Diagnostics, and for detailed setup
instructions, see the FactoryTalk Diagnostics Help.
To open the FactoryTalk Diagnostics Help
1. Select Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Tools >
FactoryTalk Help.
2. In the Contents tab, open the book, Diagnostic messages. Look under:
 Log diagnostic messages for information about FactoryTalk Diagnostics
logging.
 View diagnostic messages for information about the Diagnostics Viewer.
You can also gain access to the FactoryTalk Diagnostics Help by clicking Help in
dialog boxes used to set up Diagnostics logging and the viewer.
Key FactoryTalk Diagnostics concepts
This section presents some of the common terms and concepts used to describe
FactoryTalk Diagnostics services.
Destinations
FactoryTalk Diagnostics messages can be sent to various destinations, including the
message log on the local computer, an ODBC-compliant database, and the Diagnostics
List in FactoryTalk View Studio, or the FactoryTalk View SE Client.
By default, system activity is logged locally on each computer.
Message routing
Message routing lets you specify which destinations receive messages of a certain
severity, for a certain audience. This ensures that information is provided to the
appropriate person and place. For example, you might decide to:
 Route messages that contain information about system activity, and warnings about
things that might go wrong, to the local log.
This would let a control systems engineer to analyze system activity and performance,
and make corrections during scheduled maintenance times.