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Specifying the storage format, Specifying the storage format – 6 – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide User Manual

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To open the Data Log Models editor

1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, open the Data Log folder

2. Right-click the Data Log Models icon, and then select New.

You can also open the Data Log Models editor by dragging its icon into the
FactoryTalk View Studio workspace, or by double-clicking an existing Data Log
Models component.

For details about options in the Data Log Models editor, click Help.

Specifying the storage format

In the Data Log Models editor, use the Setup tab to specify a log file identifier string,
storage format, and description for the data log model.

The log file identifier string becomes part of the file name. The description is for
information only.

If you select File Set as the storage format and you plan to log string tags, you can also
specify the number of characters to be logged.

For details about options in the Setup tab, click Help.

Set up general data
log model properties.

Specify paths the data
will be logged to.

Specify when log files
will be created
and deleted.

Specify how and when
logging should occur.

Select the tags you
want to log data for.