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New/Edit Excel Csv File Import

This window sets up a CSV file that contains history data for import to, usually, a Supervisor station. CSV file import is a function of the driver module.
Figure 125.   New Excel Csv File Import properties
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To open this window, expand Config > Drivers > FileNetwork > FileDevice > Histories, double-click an archive folder and click the New button.

Property Value Description
Name text Provides a name for the object. Editing this property is equivalent to the right-clicking Rename command on the component.In this case, the object is a CSV file import descriptor.
History Id text in two parts: station name/history name Together the two names identify the CSV file to import from the local Supervisor PC.
Execution Time drop-down list (defaults to Daily) Selects when to import or export descriptors that a join creates automatically on demand.

Daily opens additional properties to configure time of day and day of the week.

Manual configures execution to take place on demand.

Interval configures execution to take place on a regular basis.

Capacity drop-down list (defaults to Unlimited) Defines the maximum number of history records allowed in the associated table.

Unlimited enforces no limitation on the number of records.

Record Count opens an additional property for defining the table limit.

Full Policy drop-down list (defaults to Roll) Defines what should happen if Capacity is set to Record Count and the specified record count is reached.

Roll overwrites the oldest records with the newest ones. This ensures that the latest data are recorded.

Stop terminates recording when the number of stored records reaches the specified capacity.

Full policy has no effect if Capacity is Unlimited.

Interval drop-down list (defaults to irregular) Sets up an automatic function, such as the import or export of data, by specifying how often to execute the function.
Value Facets drop-down list (defaults to Numeric Type) Identifies the type of data contained in the file.
Time Zone drop-down list (defaults to America/New_York (-5/-4) Selects the suitable time zone from the drop-down list.
File file path Selects the path to the CSV file.
Full Import On Execute drop-down list Configures how much data to import.

Enabled transfers the entire history on each import.

Disabled appends only new data to the history on each import.

Row Start number Specifies the line number in the file from which to begin importing data.
Row End number Specifies the line number in the file at which to stop importing data.
Delimiter n/a Unavailable for edit.
Timestamp Column Index number Specifies a left-to-right index (zero-based ) to identify the column in the file from which to import the timestamp.
Timestamp Format drop-down list (defaults to d-MMM-yy h:mm a z) Selects the timestamp format from the drop-down list.
Value Column Index number (defaults to zero (0) ) Identifies the column in the record that contains the value.
Value Format drop-down list (defaults to Numeric Type) Selects the value format from the drop-down list.
Status Column Index number Specifies the number for the left-to-right index (zero-based) to identify the column in the file used to import the status, if available.
Identifier Column Index number Specifies the number for the left-to-right index (zero-based) to identify the column in the file used to filter rows for inclusion in combination with the Identifier Pattern property value).
Identifier Pattern text (defaults to asterisk (*) ) Specifies the text string that import searches for in all rows, where the import job imports any row with the matching text string.

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