Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND7 PanelView 1400E File Transfer Utility - Manual (Page 50)

3–11 Uploading 1000e/1200e/1400e Application Files and Alarm History Files
Publication 2711E-6.8 – January 1998
To configure the PanelView 1200/1400e Transfer Utility for the upload:
1. In the PanelView 1200/1400e Transfer Utility, choose Upload
Alarm History from the Transfer menu or from the toolbar.
2. The Upload Application dialog box is different for the FTU and
FTU32.
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In the File Name field, type the path and file name of the
Alarm History file to be uploaded, or choose Browse to find a
file you want to overwrite on the disk.
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In the Path and File fields, type the full path and name of the
Alarm History file to be uploaded, or choose Browse to find a
file you want to overwrite on the disk. The file name and
extension are optional.
If no file name is specified, the default file name for the saved
Alarm History file will be the same as the file name currently in
the PanelView terminal. The default file name will have a .csv
extension.
If no path name is specified, the default path is the current path
where the FTU or FTU32 is installed.
3. In the Communication Setup dialog box, enter the applicable
information, depending on what type of upload method you will
be using. Refer to Chapter 5, Configuring Communications
Settings for 1000e/1200e/1400e Application Transfers.
4. Choose Save Options to save the file names to use for subsequent
uploads. Settings are retained across uploads and invocations of
the PanelView 1200/1400e Transfer Utility.
The uploaded Alarm History file can be imported and opened in
appropriate third-party software, such as database packages or a
spreadsheet.
FTU32
FTU