FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties dialog—Batch Reporting tab
In the
FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties
dialog, use the
Batch Reporting
tab to configure the method and settings that
FactoryTalk®
Archiver will use to archive event data.Archive method setting
Select an
Archive method
for generating batch reports and
archiving batch record data.Method | Description |
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End of Batch Archiving | This option defers control of batch reporting to FactoryTalk Archiver and only performs batch
reporting upon removal of the batch from the
BatchList .For this method, in Windows Services, you must stop the Archiver
Service and set the Startup Type to
Manual . |
Incremental Archiving | This option defers control of batch archiving to FactoryTalk Archiver and performs batch reporting
at user-defined intervals during batch execution.For this method, in Windows Services, you must set the
Startup Type for the Archiver Service
to Automatic . |
No Archiving - Queue Maintained | This option has no batch reporting or archiving application, but
maintains a queue of unarchived event journal files. |
No Archiving - No Queue | This option has no batch reporting or archiving application, and
does not maintain a queue of unarchived event journal files.
This is the default option.
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Do not use this option if you
have a custom archiver or are writing to the queue file.
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As of
FactoryTalk Batch
version 18.00, the User Defined (End
of Batch) archive
method is no longer supported or
available.Archiver properties
Configure the
Archiver properties
that define how FactoryTalk
Archiver writes batch record data to a SQL table in the
BatchHistoryEx
database.None of the
Archiver properties
are accessible for the
No Archiving - Queue Maintained
or No
Archiving - No Queue
methods.Property | Description |
|---|---|
Database connection string | This optional field defines the Data Source Name (DSN) and ODBC
connection string that FactoryTalk Archiver uses
to locate the BatchHistoryEx
database.Example: ODBC;DSN=FactoryTalk Batch
Events;UID=installer;Trusted_Connection=Yes;APP=Factorytalk
Batch
Archiver;WSID=2019DCPMA0;DATABASE=BatchHistoryEx;TrustServerCertificate=Yes; This field has a maximum length of 512 characters. The default
value is ODBC; .
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You can also use the
FactoryTalk Archiver Setup application to
write the ODBC connection string to the Database
connection string field. Go to . In the Machine Data
Source tab, select FactoryTalk
Batch Events and click
OK . |
Table name | This optional field defines the name of the SQL table in the
BatchHistoryEx database, where FactoryTalk Archiver writes batch record data.This field has a maximum length of 128 characters. The default
value is BHBatchhis . |
Maximum records per transaction | This required field defines the maximum number of records that
FactoryTalk Archiver writes to the
BatchHistoryEx database at each
record transfer.This field has a minimum integer value of 1 and a maximum integer
value of 10,000. The default value is
75 . |
Incremental period | These fields are only enabled when you select the
Incremental Archiving method. These
fields define the interval at which batch reporting occurs
during batch execution.The interval must be a minimum of 5 seconds or 1 minute
(depending on the selected Period units
value). |
Period units | |
Maximum log file size (MB) | FactoryTalk Archiver logs all archiving activities
to a log file (Batcharc.log ). This required
field defines the maximum size (in MB) of the log file. When the
log file reaches maximum size, the log acts in a circular
manner, with new records overwriting the oldest records.This field has a minimum integer value of 1 and a maximum integer
value of 1,024. The default value is
10 . |
Delete the event journal file after it is fully archived. | Select this option to allow deletion of the
.evt or .evtj files
after FactoryTalk Archiver has stored the data in the
ODBC database.
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Deleting files
after archiving is not a reversible action and is not
recommended.
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To configure the event types that
FactoryTalk
Archiver will archive, go
to the FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties dialog—Archived Events tab.Provide Feedback