Bacnet Niagara Log Export Manager
This view exports standard station histories as BACnet trend log objects, as well as manages BacnetTrendLogDescriptors.
Figure 176. Bacnet Niagara Log Export Manager
To open this view, expand followed by expanding the BACnet network node in the Nav tree, right-clicking the Export Table, and clicking .
NOTE: If fully BACnet-compliant trend log objects are required, you must configure the source points with one of the BacnetTrendLogExt components from the bacnet palette.
Local Histories pane
As in other manager views, when you click Discover this manager enters Learn mode, splits into two panes, and executes a discovery job. The job returns local history objects, each of which occupies one row in the exported objects table.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| History ID | Displays the object ID for this history. |
Exported Objects pane
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Provides additional information |
| Target Name | Displays the name of the history. |
| Object Name | Displays the path and unique name of the object. |
| Type | Displays the type of the history (Audit or Log History). |
| Object Type | Displays the object type. |
| Inst Num | Displays the object instance number. |
| History Type | Displays the history type. |
| Export Ord | Displays the ord of the exported history. |
| Export | Displays the status of the export. |
| Fault cause | Displays the problem in exporting history. |
| Description | Displays additional information for the history. |
Buttons
- New Folder creates a new folder for devices. Each such folder provides its own set of manager views.
- New creates a new device record in the database.
- Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
- Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
- Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
- Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.
Manager menu
These actions are available on the BacnetDeviceFolder Manager menu.
| Menu item | Description |
|---|---|
| New Folder | Creates a new folder (same function as the New Folder button). |
| All Descendents | Expands the selected folder to reveal all subordinate objects. |
| New | Creates a new device record in the database. |
| Edit | Opens the Edit window for updating the selected record. |
| Learn Mode | Controls the discovery of devices and adding them to the database. |
| Discover | Initiates a discovery job (same as clicking the Discover button). |
| Add | Opens an Add window with properties to configure before adding the selected record(s) in the Discovery pane to the database. |
| Quick Add | Adds the selected record(s) in the Discovery pane to the database. |
| Match | Opens a window with properties to configure before matching the discovered record with a record in the database. |
| Quick Match | Matches the selected record with its sister record that is already in the database. |
| Change History Device Name | Opens a window to change the name. |
| Tag Mode | Opens a Tag Dictionary pane for managing metadata tags. The Niagara Tagging Guide documents tag. |
| TagIt | Associates an item of metadata, such as location or unique configuration, with the object. |