GE Historian Data Source

The GE Historian data source allows you to connect to Historian servers to read from and write to Historian data tags. You add Historian tags to Workflow and then use those tags as data sources throughout Workflow.

Note: Workflow supports GE Historian 4.5 or greater.

Historian server names and display names are distinct from each other. A GE Historian display name can contain spaces and/or other special characters. A server name is the address of the GE Historian server and must comply with a valid Windows®computer name; however, the underscore character is permitted.

Add Historian Server

The following table describes the attributes that are available when adding a new GE Historian server.

Attribute	Value	Description
Display Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters. An alias can contain spaces and special characters. A server address can contain the underscore character.	Specifies the GE Historian server name as you want it to appear in the navigator. This name can be the server address or an alias.
Description	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters.	Specifies optional information about the GE Historian server.
Server Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters. A server address can contain the underscore character.	Specifies the actual address/computer name of the GE Historian server. You can also enter or update this field on the Data Source Editor.
User Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters.	Specifies the user name used to connect to the GE Historian server. Workflow uses this name when retrieving data from the GE Historian server. Note: This field is required when security is enabled on the GE Historian server. You can also enter or update this field on the Data Source Editor.
Password	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters.	Specifies the password used to connect to the GE Historian server. Workflow uses this password when retrieving data from this server. Note: This field is required when security is enabled on the GE Historian server. The password is not displayed in this field for security reasons. When you enter a password, an asterisk (*) displays for every character you specify. You can also enter or update this field on the Data Source Editor.
Domain	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters.	Specifies the domain for the GE Historian server. Workflow uses this domain name when retrieving data from the GE Historian server. Note: This field is required when security is enabled on the GE Historian server. You can also enter or update this field on the Data Source Editor.

GE Historian Details

The following table describes the GE Historian server attributes in the Data Source Editor:

Attribute	Value	Description
Description	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters	Provides optional information about the GE Historian server.
Server Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters	Specifies the address of the GE Historian server that Workflow is connected to.
User Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters	Specifies the user name used to connect to the GE Historian server. Workflow uses this name when retrieving data from the GE Historian server. Note: This field is required when security is enabled on the GE Historian server.
Password	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters	Specifies the password used to connect to the GE Historian server. Workflow uses this password when retrieving data from this server. Note: This field is required when security is enabled on the GE Historian server. The password is not displayed in this field for security reasons. When you enter a password, an asterisk (*) displays for every character you specify. You can also enter or update this field on the Data Source Editor.
Domain	User-defined alphanumeric string (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) up to 255 characters	Specifies the domain for the GE Historian server. Workflow uses this domain name when retrieving data from the GE Historian server. Note: This field is required when security is enabled on the GE Historian server. You can also enter or update this field on the Data Source Editor.

Tag Information

The following table describes the areas that allow you to view information about the GE Historian tags found in Workflow:

Item	Description
Start Synchronization		Click to browse the current tag status and event details available on the selected GE Historian server. This button can also be used to perform a manual resynchronization of all tags in GE Historian with the tags visible in Workflow; however, this operation is normally performed automatically by Workflow.
View Tags		Click to open the Historian Tags dialog box to view the existing tags on the selected GE Historian server.
Remove Orphan Tags		Click to open the Orphan Tags dialog box and remove existing tags from Workflow that are no longer being accessed. When a tag is deleted from the GE Historian server, it is not automatically removed from Workflow; it is marked as orphaned so that existing data links to that tag are not broken.

View Tags

The following table describes the actions available in the Historian Tags dialog box:

Item	Description
Results		Displays the list and quantity of GE Historian tags that are currently available in Workflow. The number of pages of results returned is below this list.
Filter By		Enter text to filter the tags list to a specific list of tags, or to look for a specific tag.
Refresh		Click to activate the filter.

Remove Orphan Tags

The following table describes the actions available in the Orphan Tags dialog box:

Item	Description
Results		Displays the list and quantity of GE Historian tags that were not found on the GE Historian server during the last tag synchronization. The number of pages of results returned is below this list.
Filter By		Enter text to filter the tags list to a specific list of tags, or to look for a specific tag.
Refresh		Click to activate the filter.
Remove All		Click to remove all the tags from the list.
Remove		Click to remove a selected tag from the list.