Configure the reporting option

Enable
FactoryTalk Event Archiver
 by configuring the
FactoryTalk Batch
 Server to use
FactoryTalk Event Archiver
 as the reporting program. The reporting option is required whether using reporting services or not.
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Review the following:
  • If enabled, on the
    Event Journal Signatures
    option in the
    Batch Server
     tab, specify Archiver (End of Batch) archiving to ensure all event journal records properly archive.
  • Data added to the batch event journal files (
    .evt
    ) by the
    ADDEVENT
     execute cannot be filtered out.
IMPORTANT:
The date format used for the event journal file’s LclTime is YYYY.MM.DD HH:MM:SS and is not configurable.
:
  1. Select
    Start > Rockwell Software > Equipment Editor
    .
  2. Select
    Options
     >
    Server Options
    .
  3. On the
    Server Options
     dialog box, select the
    Batch Reporting
     tab.
  4. In the
    Reporting Application
     area, select either
    Archiver (End of Batch)
    or
    Archiver (Incremental)
    .
    • Archiver (End of Batch):
       The
      FactoryTalk Batch
       Server initiates
      FactoryTalk Event Archiver
       when a batch is removed from the batch list. When using this option, the
      FactoryTalk Event Archiver
       Service must be disabled.
    • Archiver (Incremental):
      FactoryTalk Event Archiver
       runs at periodic intervals.
  5. To change the configuration set during product installation, perform the following steps:
    1. In
      Table Name
      , enter the name of the data table where the batch data archives. The default table name is
      BHBATCHHIS
      .
    2. In the
      Database Connect String
       box, enter the database connect string.
  6. If
    Archiver (Incremental)
     has been selected, in the
    Incremental Period
     box, enter the time interval between active archiving, and then select
    Minutes
     or
    Seconds
    . The minimum setting is 5 seconds. The maximum is 9999 minutes.
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    If the value is outside of this range,
    FactoryTalk Event Archiver
     runs in five-minute increments.
  7. Select the
    Archiver Event Filters
     tab.
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    Material Server Filters display only if
    Material Manager
     is installed.
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     Filters display only if
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    Procedure
     is installed.
  8. Select the data to archive from the event journal files (
    .evt
    ) for the batch, and then select
    OK
    .
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