Rockwell Automation D64046.5.1 U MNL WIN DDMC - Manual (Page 130)

Chapter 9
Configuration and Operation of the
DDMC32 System
9-6
The DDMC32 system enables you to automatically purge the Fault table of
the current DDMC32 database. To enable this option, from the Configure
menu, choose Auto-Purge Database. The frequency with which the
database is purged depends upon the number of days you entered when
selecting your database.
If you select this option, you must restart the DDMC32 application before
the new changes will take place.
To disable this option, simply choose it from the Configure menu again.
The DDMC32 system is started from your Windows NT
t main menu or
desktop. Once the DDMC32 main screen appears, click on DDMC32 to
get the following drop down menu:
DDMC32 system menu options
Starting the DDMC32 system
From the DDMC32 menu, choose Start DDMC32 to begin. The DDMC32
main screen will be minimized and the Message Banner, if enabled,
appears. Once the system is started, it begins displaying messages from
the PLC processor and outputting formatted messages to the selected
output devices.
Stopping the DDMC32 system
From the DDMC32 menu, choose Stop DDMC32 to remove the Message
Banner, if enabled, and stop the output of formatted messages to the
selected output devices.
Note: If the Message Banner is displayed, you will have to minimize it in
order to be able to access the menu options.
Auto-Purging the Database
Starting and Stopping
DDMC32