Niagara File Manager
Niagara File Manager is the default view of a NiagaraStation’s Files device extension (NiagaraFileDeviceExt) under a NiagaraStation.
Figure 108. Niagara File Manager view
To open this view, expand , expand one of the NiagaraStations and double-click on the Files component, or right-click on the Files component and click .
Columns
| Column | Description |
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| Name | Reports the name of the descriptor (file, import or export). |
| Type | Displays the type of file. |
| Execution Time | Reports when the import of this ile occurs. |
| Enabled | Reports if file import is enabled (true) or disabled (false). |
| File Overwrite Policy | Reports the criterion used to overwrite existing files upon any execution: Checksum or Last Modified.
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| Status | Reports the condition of the file import descriptor. Usually {ok} unless Enabled is false, in which case it reports {disabled}. If there is a problem it reports {false} with a reason in the Fault Cause.
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| State | Reports the current state of the data transfer as: Idle, Pending or In Progress. |
| Last Attempt | Reports the date and time of the last attempted file import. |
| Last Success | Reports the date and time of the last successful file import. |
| Route To Station | As of
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| Files | Reports the import target (Local) and source (Remote) file pair.
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| Last Failure | Reports the date and time of the last time the file import job failed. |
| Fault Cause | Reports the reason for a failure. |
Buttons
- New creates a new device record in the database.
- Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
- Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
- Cancel ends the current discovery job.
- Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
- Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.
- Execute starts the importation of the selected files.