OPC DA Data Server Properties-Advanced

How do I open the Advanced Properties of an
OPC
 Data Server?
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , expand the application or the area until the OPC Data Server is visible.
  2. Right-click the OPC Data Server and select
    Properties
    .
  3. In
    OPC Data Server
    , select the
    Advanced
     tab.
The
OPC
 Data Server can be configured to use cached data to enable browsing of tags when the data server is not available. Cache data files are not created by default. Use the
Advanced
 tab of the
OPC Data Server
 properties to create a cache file of the data server's tag names, to choose whether to include extended tag information in the cache, and to synchronize the cache file with the current server data.
Option
Description
Include extended information in the server cache file
To include extended tag information in the cache, select
Include extended information in the server cache file.
Including extended information increases the time to create and synchronize the cache.
To exclude extended tag information, clear the check box.
Create Cache
To create a cache file, select
Create Cache
. If the cache already exists, the button displays
Synchronize
.
Synchronize
Synchronize
 updates the tag information in the cache file with the most current data.
To update the cache contents, select
Synchronize
.
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