The Collector Maintenance Screen
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In the Collector Maintenance screen, you can add or delete collectors, start and stop data collection, and examine or modify configuration parameters for any collector in your system.
The Collector Maintenance screen, shown in the following figure, lists all registered collectors at the left of the screen.
The right side of the screen displays parameter values for the collector you select by clicking on a name in the list.
Refer to the following topics for specific collector configuration:
- Calculation Collector
- The File Collector
- iFIX Data Collectors
- OPC Collector
- OPC Alarm and Event Collector
- Server-to-Server Collector
- Simulation Data Collector
- OSI PI Collector
- OSI PI Distributor
- OPCUA Data Collector
- Windows Performance Collector
- Wonderware Data Collector
Action Buttons
All tabs in the Collector Maintenance screen contain action buttons. Click a button to perform the action indicated by the name.
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Recalculate | Recalculate collector data for a specified period. |
| Add Tags | Browse and add tags from this collector to the archiver. |
| Update | Apply all parameter changes you have made on any tabs in this screen. To cancel changes and return to the original values or settings, open a different screen and then return to the Collector Maintenance screen. |
| Delete | Delete the selected collector. You can choose whether you want to delete only the collector or the collector and its tags. |