Rockwell Automation 1756-HIST2G Historian ME 2.1 - Manual (Page 62)

F ACTORY T ALK H ISTORIAN ME M ODULE U SER ’ S G UIDE
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Defining Search Criteria
Search criteria entered the Current Data, Archive Data, and Trends pages persists
across all three pages. To generate a Current Data, Archive Data, or Trends view,
define your search criteria and enter it in the fields at the top of the page, then click
[Search]. This information tells the FactoryTalk Historian ME what data you are
interested in viewing.
Note that for all fields, the asterisk (“*”) is a wildcard value. You can use it:
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To represent a contiguous series of characters in any search field (such as, *xxx*,
*xxx, or xxx*).
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In any of the search fields to return data that meets all conditions for that field.
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In all fields to return ALL points in the system.
1. Enter the point name criteria such as the full name, partial name or wildcard value
for the data you would like to search. “*” is the default.
2. Enter the point source for the current data. The point source is the base attribute
that identifies the interface or other scanning software responsible for providing
data for the associated point. Common point sources depend upon your
environment. They include:
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FTME - the default point source for FactoryTalk Historian ME
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T - the Totalizer utility subsystem.
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C - the Performance Equation subsystem.
3. Enter the point type. Point types include:
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Int16 - a 16-bit integer value.
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Int32 - a 32-bit integer value.
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Float16 - a 16-bit floating point value.
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Float 32 - a 32-bit floating point value.
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Float64 - a 64-bit floating point value.
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String - a string value
.
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Digital - a digital value.
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Timestamp - a timestamp value.