New/Edit Excel Csv File Import

This window sets up a CSV file that contains history data for import to, usually, a Supervisor station. CSV file import is a function of the driver module.

Figure 1. New Excel Csv File Import properties


To open this window, expand Config > Drivers > FileNetwork > FileDevice > Histories, double-click an archive folder and click the New button.

PropertyValueDescription
Nametext
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 CSV file import descriptor.
History Idtext in two parts: station name/history name
Together the two names identify the CSV file to import from the local Supervisor PC.
Execution Timedrop-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.

Capacitydrop-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 Policydrop-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.

Intervaldrop-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 Facetsdrop-down list (defaults to Numeric Type)Identifies the type of data contained in the file.
Time Zonedrop-down list (defaults to America/New_York (-5/-4)Selects the suitable time zone from the drop-down list.
Filefile pathSelects the path to the CSV file.
Full Import On Executedrop-down listConfigures 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 StartnumberSpecifies the line number in the file from which to begin importing data.
Row EndnumberSpecifies the line number in the file at which to stop importing data.
Delimitern/aUnavailable for edit.
Timestamp Column IndexnumberSpecifies a left-to-right index (zero-based ) to identify the column in the file from which to import the timestamp.
Timestamp Formatdrop-down list (defaults to d-MMM-yy h:mm a z)Selects the timestamp format from the drop-down list.
Value Column Indexnumber (defaults to zero (0) )Identifies the column in the record that contains the value.
Value Formatdrop-down list (defaults to Numeric Type)Selects the value format from the drop-down list.
Status Column IndexnumberSpecifies 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 IndexnumberSpecifies 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 Patterntext (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.