Access Historian Administrator

Before you begin

  • Install Historian Administrator (by installing Client Tools).
  • Create a Windows user on the Historian server.
  • Use a page with a resolution of 1024 x 768 or above.

Procedure

From the Start menu, select Historian Administrator.
Note: By default, The system attempts to connect to the default server using the username and password of the currently logged-in user. If you want to use a different server or user account:
  1. Select Main.

    A login window appears.

  2. Provide the server name, username, password, and domain information, and then select OK.
The Proficy Historian Administrator window appears, displaying the following pages.
  • System Statistics: Contains system status indicators, data collector performance indicators, system alerts and messages, with links to the data store maintenance, collector maintenance, tag maintenance, message search, and help pages.
  • Tag Maintenance: Contains tag names, parameters, and controls.
  • Collector Maintenance: Contains collector names, parameters, and controls.
  • Data Store Maintenance: Contains archive names, parameters, alarms, security, and controls.
  • Message Search: Contains alerts and messages selected by user-defined search parameters.