User`s guide

9030971 E17 Creating Definition Files
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Setting Historical Data Parameters
Specifying Output Parameters
Specifying an Export Range
This section describes how to use the Export Range button to specify the
time period from which you want to export events or statistics data.
To specify an export range:
Select one of the following options from the Export Range button.
Custom Data Export exports data from the specified start date
and time to the specified end date and time. (See
Specifying a Custom Data Range on Page 3-19.)
Day Data Export exports data from the calendar day
(00:00:00 to 23:59:59) before the date of execution. For
example, if Data Export is executed on May 21, data
from the Events database from May 20 at 00:00:00 to
23:59:59 is exported.
Week Data Export exports data from the seven calendar
days before the date of execution — from 00:00:00 of
the first day to 23:59:59 of the last day. For example, if
Data Export is executed on Wednesday, May 21, 1997,
data is exported from Wednesday, May 14 at 00:00:00
to Tuesday, May 20 at 23:59:59.
Month Data Export exports data from the calendar month
before the date of execution — from the first day of the
month at 00:00:00 to the last day of the month at
23:59:59. For example, if Data Export is executed on
May 21, data will be exported from April 1 at 00:00:00
to April 30 at 23:59:59.
Specifying a Custom Data Range
If you select Custom, the Data Range dialog box in Figure 3-13 appears. (The
dialog box is the same for Events or Statistics.)
To set a custom range for the definition file:
1. Click on the Available Range button to see what range of data exists.
The range values appear in the Start Date and End Date fields after
Data Export examines the SPECTRUM events or statistics database to
determine the available range.