Point Sources
Use this field to allocate the point limit for licensed point source. For example, if you have a 1000 data points dedicated third-party license and you are using two third-party interfaces, Performance Monitor and PING, this field allows you to allocate 500 data points to each interface. This field also displays the number of data points available and in use for each interface type, including
FactoryTalk® Live Data
Interface.
TIP:
You must be a
FactoryTalk
administrator to change the server properties.
After you change a license, it takes up to 20 minutes until the licenses are propagated to
the server.The following table shows the options under
Point Sources
.Option | Description |
|---|---|
Interface Type | Displays two interface types. This field cannot be changed. |
In Use | Displays the total number of data points configured with that specific point source. This field cannot be changed.
IMPORTANT:
If any point source exceeds its licensed point limit, the FactoryTalk Historian server will cause all point creation (for all point
sources) to stop unless the exception case is resolved. If you try to create a
point before the problem is resolved, you will get the following error message:
"PI-TC >>[Row 3] Error -2147220428 >> Failed to create point on
server. [-12235] Exceeded Point Count allowance for Point-Source
(FatalError)." To resolve the exception case, delete points until the
number of points is within the licensed point limit for the point source. |
Limit | Displays the total number of points available for assignment. The table tracks the total number of data points that you assign (In Use) and the remaining data points available for assignment (Limit). This field cannot be changed. |
Point Sources Allocation
The following table shows the options under
Point Sources Allocation
.Option | Description |
|---|---|
Point Source | Displays the point source of the interface to which you want to assign the data points. This field cannot be changed. |
In Use | Displays the total number of data points assigned to that point source. This field cannot be changed. This field cannot be changed. |
Limit | Displays the total number of data points that you want to assign to an interface. For example, if you have a 1000 data points third-party license and you want to use 500 data points for the Performance Monitor interface, enter the number 500. If you want to use the remaining 500 data points for the PING interface, enter the number 500 in the row where you defined J as the Point Source.
Data points can only be assigned in multiples of 25. Also, the number of data points assigned must not exceed the total number of data points available. This field cannot be changed. |
 | Remove the point source of the interface. |
TIP:
To add a point source, double-click .
Enter a point source
and enter a name,
double-click Enter a limit
and enter a valid limit, and then click Enter
.
For more information on licensing, refer to Managing Licenses
in FactoryTalk Historian SE
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