FactoryTalk AssetCentre Desktop Client Help

Navigate FactoryTalk AssetCentre

About the Menu Bar

About the Toolbar

About the Asset View

About the Asset Catalog

About the Workspace Pane

About the Status Bar

About FactoryTalk AssetCentre dialog box

Configure security for FactoryTalk AssetCentre

About Options dialog boxes

Security considerations when using the FactoryTalk AssetCentre software

Activation in FactoryTalk AssetCentre

About logging on or off of FactoryTalk AssetCentre

Keyboard shortcuts

Architecting FactoryTalk AssetCentre

Recommended Platform Requirements

Network Configuration

Recommended System Limits

Activation/Licensing

Database Considerations

FactoryTalk AssetCentre Client

FactoryTalk AssetCentre Agent

Audit and Event Logs

Archive

FactoryTalk AssetCentre Disaster Recovery Capability

General Asset Tree Best Practices

FactoryTalk Security

View FactoryTalk AssetCentre server and agent status via FactoryTalk System Status Portal

Step 1: Add users to the FactoryTalk Directory

Step 2: Add client computers

Step 3: Configure security

Step 4: Add contacts to the Address Book

Step 5: Design the asset tree

Step 6: Add assets

Step 7: Set security for assets

Step 8: Set up Disaster Recovery schedules

Conclusion and additional features

Add a user

Add a client computer

Add an agent computer

Change server settings

Move the FactoryTalk AssetCentre server

Change the SQL Server user account

Integrate an editor for a Siemens controller

About utilities

Log on FactoryTalk AssetCentre services with different types of accounts

Design the asset tree

Add an asset

About Add asset dialog boxes

Delete an asset

Rename an asset

Edit asset properties

Asset properties dialog box

Select Logix5000 assets to update controller IO properties dialog box

Copy an asset

Move an asset

Export an Asset Inventory backup file (.raai) for PCDC

Associate a device in the Asset View with a networked device

Change security settings for an asset

FactoryTalk AssetCentre Security Configuration Export Tool

Find an asset in the asset tree

Meaning of each action

Settings on the Assets Lifecycle tab

Examples for each filter result on the Assets Lifecycle tab

Product lifecycle statuses

Firmware version lifecycle statuses

Synchronize lifecycle status of assets

Refresh lifecycle status of assets

Select File dialog box

Export lifecycle information

Filter the asset list

View detailed lifecycle status

Open the Asset Inventory window to view the scanning result

What's in the Asset Inventory window?

Search the result in the Asset Inventory window

Set columns to view the scanning result in the Asset Inventory window

Edit additional information to the Asset Inventory result

Change commission date to the Asset Inventory result

Export the Asset Inventory scanning result

Export product information and register on the Rockwell Automation Product Registration website

Add new assets to the asset tree

Update assets in the asset tree with different asset properties

View Agent Groups

View Agent status for schedules

View Agent status for searches

Create an agent group

Delete an agent group

Rename an agent group

Edit agent group properties

Create an agent computer

Delete an agent computer

Edit agent computer properties

Move an agent computer

Move an asset

FactoryTalk AssetCentre agent frequently asked questions

Determining the necessary number of FactoryTalk AssetCentre agents

FactoryTalk AssetCentre Agent Group frequently asked questions

Start an agent controller as a service

Start an agent controller as an application

Stop an agent controller's running mode

Stop an agent controller's application running mode from Windows notification area

Change an agent controller's running mode

Repair an agent controller's permissions

About the agent controller application icon in Windows notification area

View Archive

Add files to Archive

Set working folders

Open files or binders

Asset Retrieval Options dialog box

Check out files and binders

Check in files and binders

Archive Management of Change website

Unblock a Management of Change workflow

Archive Check-out Integration with ThinManager Client

About getting a file or binder

Export a FactoryTalk View Site Edition backup

About changing the contents of a binder

Undo a check out

Promote files or binder version

Label a file or binder version

Remove labels

About pinning or unpinning files or binders

View file or binder history

View labels

Date and time settings

Set file associations

Put a shortcut to a file or binder on the desktop

Delete archived files

Archive frequently asked questions

FactoryTalk AssetCentre Archive frequently asked questions

FactoryTalk AssetCentre Archive Cleanup Wizard

View Schedules

Create a schedule

Modify scheduled operation properties

About the configuration for security-enabled RSLogix products

About running a schedule

About stopping a schedule

Rename a schedule

Filter schedules

Sort and arrange schedules

About sending schedule results

Delete a schedule

Starting point of a schedule

Enable or disable scheduled assets

Scheduled asset status definitions

Change schedule timing

Set asset defaults for schedules

Schedule changes when assets are moved, deleted, or renamed

About Backup Data and Configuration Data in schedules

Copy a version from Backup Data to Configuration Data

About Backup to Config Data wizard

The Logs toolbar buttons and their meanings

About the Log Item Details pane

View the Event Log

View the Audit Log

View the Diagnostics and Health Log

Sort and arrange log records

Perform a Quick Search on a log

Filter log records

Change the refresh rate and number of shown records

Show file attachments and troubleshooting information

Change the status of a Diagnostics and Health Log record

Copy information from the Log Item Details pane

Refresh logs

Print log records

FactoryTalk AssetCentre Log Cleanup Utility

About setting up Rockwell Automation Compares

Perform a Rockwell Automation Compare

Export compare engine configurations

Import compare engine configurations

Set Rockwell Automation Compare options for Siemens S5 Controller and S7 Controller (STEP7)

Rockwell Automation Compare Viewer

Device parameters for Rockwell Automation Compare

Results of comparing two folders

Searches tab

Tabs on the Searches tab's lower pane

Create searches

About running searches

Filter searches

About modifying and saving searches

Set scheduled search options

Create or modify a search schedule

Rename searches

Send search results

Sort and arrange searches

Delete searches

Set search security

View the Address Book

Create contacts

Create groups

Find contacts and groups

Modify contacts and groups

Delete contacts from a group

Delete contacts from the Address Book

Delete groups

Address Book frequently asked questions

View diagnostic messages

Client can't connect to server

Can't enter Design mode

Can't connect to Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus devices

Can't connect to Allen-Bradley MobileView devices

Disaster Recovery schedule task fails with an error message "Device Not Found"

Troubleshoot archive

Troubleshoot common errors in Disaster Recovery schedules for Mitsubishi GX Works2 and GX Works3

Troubleshoot common errors in Disaster Recovery schedules for Control Expert

Troubleshoot logs

Troubleshoot common errors in Disaster Recovery schedules for Siemens TIA Portal

Troubleshoot mismatched configurations when performing Siemens TIA Portal Disaster Recovery tasks

Troubleshoot schedules

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