Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE DataLink 4.2 User Guide - Manual (Page 68)

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FactoryTalk Historian DataLink User Guide
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 Alias
 Property
 Module
Use the PI Server drop-down list to display module databases for
different connected FactoryTalk Historian servers.
3. Specify a Query Date and time to supply a temporal context for
objects displayed in the module database, if necessary, to select the
correct object version.
4. Browse the tree control to find the desired item, and add it or a parent
collection object to the spreadsheet:
 Select an item to copy it to the spreadsheet.
 Select a module's Aliases or Properties parent to copy all
associated aliases or properties to the spreadsheet.
5. Select Copy module path to copy the full module path of the alias or
property to an adjacent spreadsheet cell, along with the selected object.
The module path provides the context for the selected object.
If the Copy PIServer Name setting is activated, the corresponding
FactoryTalk Historian server name is also copied.
6. Click OK to close the dialog box and copy the selected items.
Module Database Functions
The following section describes FactoryTalk Historian DataLink module
database functions. Module Database functions resolve aliases and
properties from a module database tree into tag names through a module
path. You can enter a module path as a function argument or reference it
from a spreadsheet cell.
To access module database functions: