Create a Polled Trigger

Procedure

  1. To create a poller trigger using Configuration Hub:
    1. Access Configuration Hub.
    2. In the NAVIGATION section, under the Configuration Hub plugin for Historian, select Tags.
      A list of tags appears.
    3. From the list of tags, select the Calculation tag (say, tag 2).
    4. In the Collection Options section, select Polled from Collection Type, and specify.
    5. Set the Collection Interval Value and Collection Offset values. For example, if you want to set a trigger every day, set these values to 24 hours and 8 hours, respectively.
    6. In the upper left corner of the page select Save.
      The triggers are created.
  2. To create a polled trigger using Historian Administrator:
    1. Access Historian Administrator.
    2. Select Tags.
    3. In the Tags section, select the tag to which you want to apply the trigger.
    4. In the Collection section, select Polled from the Collection Type.
    5. Set the Collection Interval and Collection Offset values. For example, if you want to set a trigger every day, set these values to 24 hours and 8 hours, respectively. Depending on the trigger that you want to set, enter the appropriate VBScript code in the Calculation pane. For examples, refer to Examples of Scheduling Polled Triggers.
    6. Select Update.