New/Edit Delimited File Import
This window defines the contents of a comma-delimited or tab-delimited external file to import into a Supervisor station’s FileNetwork, a component in the driver palette.
This window requires a FileNetwork component in the Drivers container, with a FileDevice, which includes A file history device extension.
To open this window, expand , double-click Histories, click New, select Delimited File Import from the drop-down list and click OK.
In addition to the standard property, Enabled, these properties are available in this window.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | text | Provides a name for the object.
Editing this property is equivalent to the right-clicking Rename command on the component. In this case, the object is a delimited file import descriptor. |
| History Id | text in two parts: station name/history name | Together the two names identify
the CSV file to import from the local Supervisor PC. |
| Execution Time | drop-down list (defaults to Daily) | Selects when
to import or export descriptors that a join creates automatically
on demand. Daily opens additional properties to configure time of day and day of the week. Manual configures execution to take place on demand. Interval configures execution to take place on a regular basis. |
| Capacity | drop-down list (defaults to Unlimited) | Defines the maximum number of
history records allowed in the associated table. Unlimited enforces no limitation on the number of records. Record Count opens an additional property for defining the table limit. |
| Full Policy | drop-down list (defaults to Roll) | Defines what should happen
if Capacity is set to Record Count and the specified record count is reached. Roll overwrites the oldest records with the newest ones. This ensures that the latest data are recorded. Stop terminates recording when the number of stored records reaches the specified capacity. Full policy has no effect if Capacity is Unlimited. |
| Interval | drop-down list (defaults to irregular) | Sets up an automatic function,
such as the import or export of data, by specifying how often to execute
the function. |
| Value Facets | drop-down list (defaults to Numeric Type) | Identifies the type of data contained in the file. |
| Time Zone | drop-down list (defaults to America/New_York (-5/-4) | Selects the suitable time zone from the drop-down list. |
| File | file path | Selects the path to the CSV file. |
| Full Import On Execute | drop-down list | Configures how much data to import. Enabled transfers the entire history on each import. Disabled appends only new data to the history on each import. |
| Row Start | number | Specifies the line number in the file from which to begin importing data. |
| Row End | number | Specifies the line number in the file at which to stop importing data. |
| Delimiter | n/a | Unavailable for edit. |
| Timestamp Column Index | number | Specifies a left-to-right index (zero-based ) to identify the column in the file from which to import the timestamp. |
| Timestamp Format | drop-down list (defaults to d-MMM-yy h:mm a z) | Selects the timestamp format from the drop-down list. |
| Value Column Index | number (defaults to zero (0) ) | Identifies the column in the record that contains the value. |
| Value Format | drop-down list (defaults to Numeric Type) | Selects the value format from the drop-down list. |
| Status Column Index | number | Specifies the number for the left-to-right index (zero-based) to identify the column in the file used to import the status, if available. |
| Identifier Column Index | number | Specifies the number for the left-to-right index (zero-based) to identify the column in the file used to filter rows for inclusion in combination with the Identifier Pattern property value). |
| Identifier Pattern | text (defaults to asterisk (*) ) | Specifies the text string that import searches for in all rows, where the import job imports any row with the matching text string. |