Discover new Historian points

Use the
Discover New Historian Points
 dialog to specify the point source and scan rate for the point discovery process. Historian points can be collected from Logix controllers (for example, ControlLogix), programmable logic controllers (for example, SLC 500), other OPC servers (for example, KEPServer Enterprise), and HMI servers (for example,
FactoryTalk View
).
To discover new Historian points
  1. In the Explorer window of the
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    , right-click the
    FactoryTalk
     application from which you want to collect points, and then select
    Discover Historian Points
    .
  2. In the
    Discover New Historian Points
    dialog, configure the following:
    Setting
    Description
    Historian server
    Select the appropriate
    FactoryTalk Historian SE
     server to which you want to add points.
    Data collection interface
    Select the appropriate interface for data collection.
    Search from
    Select
    Browse
     and select the application from which you want to collect points.
    Add points from these sources
    Select the point sources that you want to search for, including:
    • FactoryTalk Linx
    • RSLinx Classic
    • HMI/Alarm Servers
    • OPC-UA Servers
    • Other OPC-DA Servers
    Activated discovery rule
    Select
    Discovery rules
     and select the rule file that you want to use for discovering Historian points.
    TIP:
    For more information on the Discovery Rule Editor, select the Help icon in the dialog.
    Enable data type filter
    Use this checkbox to filter data type.
    • If it is selected, auto-discovery will get all attributes that match the name, user-defined tag (UDT), and data type rule.
    • If it is cleared, auto-discovery will ignore the data type filter and only check the name and UDT rule.
    Default scan rate
    Select the time interval at which points will be collected.
  3. Select
    Discover tags
    .
    The tags are added to the right pane of the
    Discover New Historian Points
     dialog.
  4. (optional) Double-click the scan rate for each point to change the scan rate value.
  5. Select
    Add Points
     to add the individual Historian points by configuring the following, and then select
    Browse tags
    .
    • From application
      : Select the application from which you want to collect points.
    • Tag attributes for new points
      : Select the tag attribute file from which you assign the tag attributes to the new points.
  6. Select
    Delete
     to remove the selected Historian points.
  7. Select
    Export Points
     to export the selected Historian points to a CSV file. The default path is
    C:\ProgramData\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Historian
    . Edit the attributes of Historian points as needed, and then use PI Builder to import the Historian points into the
    FactoryTalk Historian
     server.
    TIP:
    You must install PI Builder first to use its features.
  8. Select the checkboxes next to the Historian points that you want to add to the
    FactoryTalk Historian SE
     server, and then select
    Confirm points
    .
    • Add points successfully indicates that the Historian point has been added to the
      FactoryTalk Historian SE
       server successfully.
    • Failed to add points indicates that the Historian point failed to be added to the
      FactoryTalk Historian SE
       server. Hover over this error icon to see the error messages.
  9. Select
    Close
     to return to the
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    .
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