[Concept 5] Retain Values from Individual Data Points and Default Archive Groups

Scenario
You want to create three archive groups (two custom archive groups and one default archive group) and have their data archived in Short Term Storage with varying retention periods.

Create Custom Archive Groups

  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  • System Browser is in Management View.
  • Custom Long Term Storage groups with monthly or yearly time slicing intervals are created in SMC.
    NOTE: If a storage is full before the period ends, the system automatically creates an additional storage.
  1. Select Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > History Database > Custom Archive Groups.
  1. Click the Object Configurator tab.
  1. Click New and select New HDB Custom Archive Group.
  1. In the New object dialog box, enter the name and description.
  1. Click OK.
  1. In System Browser, select the new custom archive group.
  1. In the Operation tab, select the Archive property.
    a. In the drop-down list, select the desired storage.
    b. Click Set.
  1. Repeat steps 3 to 7 for all required custom archive groups.

Assign Data Points to an Activity and Events Custom Archive Group

  • The activity and events custom archive groups are created and set to Archive.
  1. Perform either of the following:
  • Select Project > Field Networks > [network] > Hardware > [device] > [data point]. The folder path may vary by view or subsystem.
  1. Click the Object Configurator tab.
  1. In the Main expander, select the Archive group field.
    a. In the drop-down list, select the desired archive group.
    b. Click Save .
  1. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for all needed data points.

Assign Data Points to the 7 Days Custom Archive Group

  • The 7 days custom archive groups is created.
  1. Perform either of the following:
  • Select Project > Field Networks > [network] > Hardware > [device] > [data point]. The folder path may vary by view or subsystem.
  1. Click the Object Configurator tab.
  1. In the Main expander, select the Archive group field.
    a. In the drop-down list, select the desired archive group.
    b. Click Save .
  1. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for all needed data points.

Set the Retention Time for Custom Archive Group to 7 Days

  • The values of a particular data point are only to be retained for 7 days.
  1. Select Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > History Database > Custom Archive Groups > [7 days archive group].
  1. Select the Extended Operation tab and set the parameters.
  • The deletion schedule is configured and the age of the data is checked every day.

Set the Retention Time for Default Archive Groups

Define the retention period (refer Default: Deletion After Maximum Retention Period section) for all unassigned data points.