Bacnet History Import Manager

Figure 181. Bacnet History Import Manager

To access this view, double-click Trend Logs folder under any BacnetDevice component.

Discovered pane

As in other manager views, when you click Discover this manager goes to Learn mode, splits into two panes, and executes a discover job. Discover also returns multiple trend log objects, each of which occupies one row in this view. Following are the columns in the Discovered pane:

Column name	Description
Object Name	Displays the unique name of the history trend log.
Object ID	Displays an identifier for the history trend log.
History Type	Displays the type of trend log.
Description	Displays additional information about the trend log.

Database pane

Column name	Description
Name	Displays the history trend log name.
Type	Displays the type of trend log.
Object ID	Displays the trend log identifier.
Execution Time	Reports the frequency with which data are imported from a remote trend log (or trend log multiple) into a history (or histories). Data import occurs at intervals, daily or when requested.
Enabled	Reports if the history is currently enabled for communication.
Status	Displays the status of the trend log.
State	Displays the current state of the trend log.
Last Attempt	Displays when the driver attempted the last import.
Last Success	Displays when the import was successful.
Last Failure	Displays whe the last import failed.
Fault Cause	Displays the reason why the last import failed.
Capacity	Displays the available capacity for trend logs.
Full Policy	Indicates what happens when capacity storage is reached.
On Demand Poll Enabled	Indicates if polling on demand is enabled.
On Demand Poll Frequency	Displays the frequency for on-demand polling.
Time zone	Displays the current time zone.
Local History Name Format	Reports the format used for local histories.
Local History Name	Reports the name of the local history.
Discovery History Type	Displays the type of history.
Always Request By Reference Time	Reports if reference time is required for a history request.

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.
Archive archives the selected trend logs.
TagIt associates metadata, such as location or unique configuration with the object.

Right-click actions

The following right-click actions are available:

Execute imports the trend logs.
Clear Records in Device deletes trend log histories from the

Manager menu

These actions are available on the BacnetDeviceFolder Manager menu.

Menu item	Description
New	Creates a new device record in the database.
Edit	Opens the Edit window for updating the selected record.
Learn Mode	Controls the discovery of devices and adding them to the database.
Discover	Initiates a discovery job (same as clicking the Discover button).
Cancel	Stops the current job.
Add	Opens an Add window with properties to configure before adding the selected record(s) in the Discovery pane to the database.
Quick Add	Adds the selected record(s) in the Discovery pane to the database.
Match	Opens a window with properties to configure before matching the discovered record with a record in the database.
Quick Match	Matches the selected record with its sister record that is already in the database.
Archive	Opens a window to create a backup.
Tag Mode	Opens a Tag Dictionary pane for managing metadata tags. The Niagara Tagging Guide documents tag.
TagIt	Associates an item of metadata, such as location or unique configuration, with the object.