Purging Alarms Using a Time Range

Procedure

  1. Open the Alarms Maintenance screen.
  2. In the Backup/Purge Alarms section, set the time range. In the Start Time field, select the start date using the drop-down arrow. Or click the element you want to change and enter the details. Select the start time using the up and down arrow keys in the field.
  3. In the End Time field, select the end date using the drop-down arrow. Or click the element you want to change and enter the details. Select the end time using the up and down arrow keys in the combo box.
  4. Click Purge Alarms. The following message appears, Do you want to backup the alarms before purging.
  5. Click Yes to back up the alarms. For more information refer to the Backing Up Alarms section.
  6. Click No if you want to purge without backing up the alarms.
    The alarms are purged and saved in a .DAT file and an audit trail is logged. You can see a log file at the following location on your computer at ..\ Program Files\Proficy\ProficyHistorian\Logfiles. And the audit trail message looks like this: Deleted Alarms from (mm-dd-yyyyhh:mm:ss to mm-dd-yyyyhh:mm:ss).