Extract event log attachments

Use FactoryTalk AssetCentre Event Log Attachment Extractor to extract the event log attachments.
To extract event log attachments
  1. In the
    Output location
     box, enter a local or network path to save the event log attachments, or click the browse button to specify the path.
  2. Specify user credentials to use.
    • To use credentials of the currently logged-on user, select the
      Integrated security
       checkbox.
    • To specify credentials of a user, who is allowed to write to the output location:
      IMPORTANT:
      For the initial setup, use Windows Credential Manager to add user credentials, which is required only once each user account. Once configured, you can update or change your user credentials within this tool. The user credentials in Windows Credential Manager are user-specific and cannot be carried over between different user accounts.
      The scheduled operations via Windows Task Scheduler cannot work until you create your user credentials correctly in Windows Credential Manager.
      1. Clear the
        Integrated security
         checkbox.
      2. From the
        Start
         menu, find
        Credential Manager
        .
        1. Select
          Windows Credentials
          .
        2. Select
          Add a generic credential
          .
        3. In the
          Internet or network address
           box, enter RA.FTAC.EventLogAttachmentExtractor.Windows.
        4. In the
          User name
           box, enter the sign-in ID.
        5. In the
          Password
          box, enter the password.
        6. Select
          OK
          .
      3. Click
        Test connection
         to verify whether the user name and password are authenticated to write to the output location.
  3. In the
    SQL Server name
     box, enter the name or IP address of the computer running the
    SQL Server
    .
  4. In the
    Database name
     box, enter the
    FactoryTalk AssetCentre
     database name in the
    SQL Server
    . The default database name is
    AssetCentre
    .
  5. From the
    Authentication
    list, specify which authentication to use.
    • To use credentials of the currently logged-on user, select
      Use Windows Authentication
      .
    • To specify administrator credentials of a database server:
      IMPORTANT:
      For the initial setup, use Windows Credential Manager to add user credentials, which is required only once each user account. Once configured, you can update or change your user credentials within this tool. The user credentials in Windows Credential Manager are user-specific and cannot be carried over between different user accounts.
      The scheduled operations via Windows Task Scheduler cannot work until you create your user credentials correctly in Windows Credential Manager.
      1. Select
        Use SQL Server Authentication
        .
      2. From the
        Start
         menu, find
        Credential Manager
        .
        1. Select
          Windows Credentials
          .
        2. Select
          Add a generic credential
          .
        3. In the
          Internet or network address
           box, enter RA.FTAC.EventLogAttachmentExtractor.SQLServer.
        4. In the
          User name
           box, enter the username for the database server administrator.
        5. In the
          Password
          box, enter the password for the database server administrator.
        6. Select
          OK
          .
  6. In the
    Connection timeout
     box, specify the maximum time duration for which a test connection operation is completed. The value must be an integer from 0 through 600. The default value is 15 seconds.
  7. Click
    Start
    . A progress bar shows at the bottom of the dialog.
  8. When the operation is completed, the event log attachments and the operation report file are saved at the specified output location.
  9. Click
    Close
    to exit.
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