March Products 204 - Manual (Page 15)

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Minimum number of days between stored samples
Minimum number of days that must pass between samples being stored for
any particular file. This setting allows users to run the refresh as often as
they like without SirFile storing excessive amounts of data. The default of 7
ensures that no more than one record a week is maintained for any file
unless that file breaks a threshold.
# Days Warning
Number of days prior to a predicted “threshold exceeded” condition SirFile
should post a warning. During a Refresh, SirFile uses the current file table
values and the historical file information to calculate when the file will exceed
each threshold (if positive growth is detected in a threshold value). If the
number of days predicted falls within this value, a prediction and message
are posted to the file, and the file appears highlighted on the Main File menu.
Collect CFULLP only on specified files?
Specifying “Y” to this prompt allows SirFile to collect the CFULLP statistic
only on files specified by the user. Collecting CFULLP requires a TABLEC
command, which can be very I/O intensive.
● When “Y” is specified at this prompt, the user must specifically request
each file the TABLEC command is to be run against, entering Y at the
following prompt in the File thresholds screen:
Collect CFULLP for this file
● When “N” is specified at this prompt, CFULLP calculations are
performed only by the SIRFIELD BATCH command.
The user may accept the defaults or change any of the supplied settings. Pressing
PF12 saves the settings and initiates the SirFile database Refresh process.
SirFile records are fairly small and you shouldn't be too concerned about minimizing the
amount of stored data: A year's worth of data for a single file will occupy only about 1
Model 204 page if a record is kept per week.
The following commands are allowed:
OPEN xxxxxxxx Opens a file. As data can only be collected for files that SirFile
already knows about, or files that are currently open by any user, a
SirFile user may wish to manually open a file before running a
refresh to guarantee the file is included in the sample.
CLOSE xxxxxxxx Closes a file. Any file that the SirFile user has open can be closed,
except SIRFILE, SIRLOCAL and CCASYS (the required application
subsystem files for SirFile).
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