Configuring shortBrandName
When you configure shortBrandName, you create a data architecture in which the highest item in the architectural tree is a Site definition. As you add data points, they map to individual history files in the station’s history database (see Figure 3-1).
Figure 3-1 Data point - history relationship.
The NiagaraAX histories are stored in a time-series database. This is a highly optimized database that allows the time-series data reports to generate faster than would is possible using a relational database. When you are finished adding all of your data points, you have a configured, multi-level data tree structure with Sites, Meters, Sub-meters, and data points.
Figure 3-2 History files under the station directory.
