Niagara File Manager

Niagara File Manager is the default view of a NiagaraStation’s Files device extension (NiagaraFileDeviceExt) under a NiagaraStation.

Figure 1. Niagara File Manager view


To open this view, expand Config > Drivers > NiagaraNetwork, expand one of the NiagaraStations and double-click on the Files component, or right-click on the Files component and click Views > Niagara File Manager.

Columns

ColumnDescription
Name
Reports the name of the descriptor (file, import or export).
TypeDisplays the type of file.
Execution TimeReports when the import of this ile occurs.
EnabledReports if file import is enabled (true) or disabled (false).
File Overwrite PolicyReports the criterion used to overwrite existing files upon any execution: Checksum or Last Modified.
StatusReports the condition of the file import descriptor. Usually {ok} unless Enabled is false, in which case it reports {disabled}. If there is a problem it reports {false} with a reason in the Fault Cause.
State
Reports the current state of the data transfer as: Idle, Pending or In Progress.
Last AttemptReports the date and time of the last attempted file import.
Last SuccessReports the date and time of the last successful file import.
Route To StationAs of Niagara 4.13, optionally specifies the route of intermediate station names (delimited by semi-colons) to reach the remote, reachable station from which to perform the file import operation. If this field is empty, the file is imported from the directly connected station.
FilesReports the import target (Local) and source (Remote) file pair.
Last FailureReports the date and time of the last time the file import job failed.
Fault Cause
Reports the reason for a failure.

Buttons

  • 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.

  • Cancel ends the current discovery job.

  • 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.

  • Execute starts the importation of the selected files.