Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 247)

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Chapter 8
Configuring activity
logging
Activity log records information about various types of system activity.
The information is stored in dBASE
® IV (.dbf) format and can be:
viewed with the Activity Log Viewer
archived for future processing or analysis
used with third–party software, such as Microsoft ® Excel, Crystal
Reports ® , and Microsoft Visual FoxPro ® , for display or analysis
exported to ODBC format while online
Which activities can be logged?
You can log some or all of the following types of system activity:
command and macro usage
operator comments
system messages and errors
errors from the communication network
tag read and write activity
You can also log custom messages generated by VBA programs.
If you use the electronic signature button, the activity log records the
name and comment of the operator who initiates the button’s action,
and, if required, the name and comment of the supervisor who