Rockwell Automation 1756-HIST2G Historian ME 2.1 - Manual (Page 88)

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Manually Creating and Editing Points
To manually create new points or edit point attributes, click Manage Points in the
top navigation bar, and then click Edit Points in the left navigation bar.
Point attributes tell FactoryTalk Historian ME how and when the server should
collect data from a particular data source. Point attributes specify information such as
the data source location, how often the servers should get new values from the data
source, which values the server can ignore, and which represent valid data.
To create or edit points:
1. Enter search criteria in the available fields and click [Search].
2. Do one of the following:
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To crete a new point, click [New] at the bottom of the table.
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To edit an existing point, highlight the point in the table and click [Edit].
The Point Property page displays.
3. Define the point attributes and click [Save].