Specifications

8 – Configuring Points
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You can also use these displays to add points and parameters for history
collection.
Note Because you do not use Quick Builder to configure CDA points (points on
PlantScape Control Processors), you use the History Collection displays to
configure history collection for these points by entering the point IDs and
parameters of the points whose history you want to collect.
Configuring History Archiving
The number of samples that can be stored, and the number of points that can be
assigned to have history collected for them, depend on database sizing.
When the number of samples stored equals the maximum number that can be
stored, the oldest history sample is discarded in order to store a new sample. (For
details about database sizing, refer to the installation guide.)
If you need to keep point history data for future use, you can archive the online
history files. When you archive online history files, the history files for the
nominated history intervals are saved to a default folder on the hard disk of the
server.
Specifying Folders for History Archives
The default folder for saving history archives is specified during the installation
process. This folder is also the default starting point for history archive searches.
You can specify additional history archive folders for use in archive searches. The
additional folders are automatically included in history archive searches, or you
can specify one as the starting point of a search.
To change the default history archive folder or to specify additional history
archive search folders:
1 Open the PlantScape Server Control Panel.
2 Select History Archive from the RegistryKey list.
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