Database Maintenance view

This view is one of the views available on the History space node in the Nav tree. Using this view, you can clear records and delete complete histories from your history database.
Figure 40.   Database maintenance view
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Select the view by selecting the History space node in the Nav tree and using the Views menu (or the right-click popup menu) to choose the Database Maintenance view.

The left side of the histories area contains the available histories window. This window displays all histories that are available in your local station or any station histories that you import by means of the NiagaraNetwork or other network driver (for example, BacnetNetwork). Histories are grouped under the station by station name.

 NOTE: The available histories are the same histories that are displayed under the History space node in the Nav tree. 

The right side of the histories area contains the targeted histories window. This window displays the histories that are affected when you click the Run Maintenance button. Move the histories that you want manage into this window using the control buttons, as described below:

Controls and options for the database maintenance view are described in the following list:

  • Add history button (right arrow)

    Click this button to move histories that are selected in the available histories window to the targeted histories window.

  • Remove history button (left arrow)

    Click this button to move histories that are selected in the targeted histories window to the available histories window.

  • Clear Old Records option

    Select this option and use the Before date selector to remove records, based on date, from the histories that are in the targeted histories window.

  • Before date property

    Use this property with the Clear old records option to set the year, month, day, and time properties that you want to use for removing old records.

  • Clear all records

    Select this option to delete all records from the selected history database.

  • Delete Histories

    Select this option to delete all histories that are in the targeted histories window.

  • Run Maintenance button

    Click this button to execute the option that you have selected on the histories in the targeted histories window.