Continuous Historian Administration application

DeltaV Continuous Historian Scheduled Backup Task Properties dialog (Task tab)

Use this dialog to specify a historical data backup task.

Backup directory
Enter or browse to the directory where the historical data is backed up.
Backup Task Name
Enter a name for this task.
Create New Active Data Set
Select this check box to create a new active data set when this task runs.
Backup Data Set only if Modified
If this check box is selected the task runs only if the historical data has changed.
Backup Extended Data Sets
If this checkbox is selected extended (offline) data sets are also backed up when the task runs.
Number of Retries
To have the task retry, select this check box and select a number of attempts to retry.
Backup Data Set if Less Than
To back up newer data sets, select this check box and select a number of days.
Delete Offline Data Set if Greater Than
To delete older data sets, select this check box and select a number of days.
Send output to Log File
To save a log file of back up actions, select this check box.
Run as
Enter the user ID to run the backup as.
Please enter Password
Enter the password for the user ID.
Re-enter Password
Confirm the user ID password.
Task Status: Enabled
To run the backup task at its next scheduled time, select this check box.