Create points

This is step 2 of adding points using the Add Points Wizard
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You can create a maximum of 2500 data points per Historian module.
To create points
  1. Among the discovered tags, search for those that you want to use to create points:
    1. In the
      Name
       box, type the name of the tag.
      The * symbol displays all the tags.
    2. In the
      Controller
       list, select the controller from which you want to filter tags.
    3. In the
      Type
       list, select the type of the tag.
      The * symbol displays all the tag types.
    4. Click
      Search
      .
      The search results are refined based on the search criteria that you have selected.
  2. Select the tags that you want to use to create points.
    • To select all the tags in the search results table, select the
      All/None
       checkbox below the table.
    • To select no tags from the search results table, clear the
      All/None
       checkbox below the table.
  3. (optional) Change the scan rate of the selected tags:
    1. In the list, select a new scan rate.
    2. Click
      Change Scan Rate
      .
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      This setting will override the scan rate setting that you have defined on the
      Discover tags
       wizard page (See Discover tags).
  4. Click
    Create
    , and confirm your action in the message box that appears.
    The result of the point creation process is displayed on the
    Review Result
     wizard page.
    If you have selected more than 2500 tags, the
    Create
     button will not be available. To make it available again, reduce the number of selected tags to less than 2501.
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    If you want to restart creating points with the Add Points Wizard, click
    Restart Wizard
    , and confirm your action in the message box that appears. You will return to the Discover Tags wizard page.
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