Step 4. Configure Connection Options for the CIMPLICITY Historical Alarm Viewer

The Connection tab in the Historical Alarm Viewer Properties dialog box provides several connection selections. The selections you make on this tab determine what fields you can select to display during runtime.

Enter and select the following on the Connection tab in the CIMPLICITY Historical Alarm Viewer Properties dialog box.

1 CIMPLICITY Project to connect to.
2 Connection String.
3 Table to View.
4 Refresh Rate
1 CIMPLICITY Project to connect to

Options include:

<none> A Connection String field displays in the dialog box for you to specify the connection.
<default historian> Display data logged to Historian.
<local> Selects the local project in which the HAV is configured. The HAV displays all of the data from that project's Historian server, not just the data logged from the selected project.
Project name Enables you to select any project running in the network, including any projects running on the local computer. The HAV displays all of the data from the selected project's Historian server, not just the data logged from the selected project.”
2 Connection String

A Connection String field displays when <none> is selected in the CIMPLICITY Project to connect to field.

Click the button to the right of the Connection String field to open a Data Link Properties dialog box and configure the connection.

Important: When you select this option the password will display in the field; any user who has access to the Historical Alarm Viewer control configuration will know what the password is.

Choosing other options sets the data link properties, but hides the information.

3 Table to View

Options depend on

  • Which of the following or if both are enabled.
    • Database Logger
    • Historian
  • The value you selected in the CIMPLICITY Project to connect to field.

Options include the following.

Enabled Options Selections
Database Logger only <none> Based on connection string.
<default historian>
Note: Table to View options are available for a default Historian connection even if Historian is not enabled. However, The Historical Alarm Viewer will not display data until the Historian is enabled.
<local> ALARM_LOG

DATA_LOG

EM_LOG

EVENT_LOG
<Project name> ALARM_LOG

DATA_LOG

EM_LOG

EVENT_LOG
Historian only <none> Based on connection string.
<default historian> IhAlarms

ihArchives

ihCalculationDependencies

ihCollectors

ihComments

ihMessages

ihQuerySettings

ihRawData

ihTags

ihTrend
<local> Historian Alarms

Historian Data

Note: ALARM_LOG is also listed. If you select it a message will report that is cannot be found. You can select it; however, the Historical Alarm Viewer will not display data until the Database Logger is enable.
<Project name> Historian Alarms

Historian Data

Note: ALARM_LOG is also listed. If you select it a message will report that is cannot be found. You can select it; however, the Historical Alarm Viewer will not display data until the Database Logger is enable.
Database Logger and Historian All of the above options are available when both the Database Logger and Historian are enabled in the Project Properties dialog box.
4 Refresh Rate

How frequently the screen should refresh.

The rate is in seconds.

Example
Enter The screen:
0 Never refreshes.
5 Refreshes every 5 seconds
10 Refreshes every 10 seconds.