Advanced Collection Example

About this task

Procedure

  1. Add a tag manually to the destination, as shown below:


  2. From the Tags screen, click the Collection tab.
  3. Select Polled from the Collection Type drop-down list.
  4. Set the Collection Interval to 1 hour.
  5. Select the Calculation tab.
  6. Enter the name of the tag into the Calculation pane or use the Insert Function Wizard to browse and select the tagname. Then, build your calculation formula.
    The following figure shows an example of inserting a calculated value for a tag with the Insert Function Wizard.


  7. Select Insert.

    The Tag Maintenance screen appears, showing the formula in the Calculation tab.



  8. Click Update to save your changes.
    A message box appears if you did not test your formula.
  9. If a message box appears, click Yes to proceed with the update.
    The Server-to-Server Collector will begin processing the created tag upon the next collector reload.