Initial archiving setup

Start the Archive service

To access and use data archiving features, the FactoryLogix Archive service must be running.

1. Log into FactoryLogix Server Management.

2. Select the Services Setting button.
   
   

   

   
   

3. Use the drop-down to select the operational FactoryLogix Database used for all other FactoryLogix services.

4. Select FactoryLogix Archive Service, then select the Start Service button.
   
   
   

   

   
   
   

5. Verify the Logged In As field displays a user with Windows Administrator rights on the server. (If not, update the user information by entering the User Name and Password under Update Service Logon Information, select the Update Logon Account button, then restart the necessary services.)

Create and configure an archive database

Before using the data archiving feature, you need to create and initialize a totally separate archive database. 

1. Log into SQL Server Management Studio.

2. Create an empty database.
   

Important

You must create the archive database as an empty SQL Server database on the same SQL server instance as your operational FactoryLogix Database.

3. Log into FactoryLogix Office.

4. Select System Configuration> Archiving.

5. Select the gear button on the left side of the window to display the Archive Settings and Scheduling window.
   
   

   

   
   

6. Enter or change the following options and settings in the Archive Settings and Scheduling window.
   
   

Option Type: Archive Databse	Description
Enable Archiving and Restoring	Turns data archiving On or Off. Set this flag to True to enable archiving features.
Archive Database Connection	Select the space under the Default Value column to display more options. Select the server and the empty database you created for archiving. After making and saving changes to this setting, the system will implement the archive database structure to this database (if it is blank). Note If you select a current archiving database, the database will be selected, but no changes will be made to the database contents.
Archive Server Name	Enter the name of the computer that is hosting the Archive service.
Archive Server Port	The port 6064 is selected automatically. (See FactoryLogix default port settings for more information.)

Select record types for archiving

You can allow archiving functionality for specific types of records while disallowing it for others. Modify some or all the following settings to True to enable archiving for each type of record.

For a full list of the settings in the Archive Settings and Scheduling window, see Archive settings and scheduling options.

Option Type: General Archiving Settings	Description
Enable Assembly and Process Archiving and Restoring	Enables or disables archiving and restoring of assemblies and processes. Select True or False.
Enable Batch/GRN Archiving and Restoring	Enables or disables archiving and restoring of batches and GRNs. Select True or False.
Enable Restoring Individual Units	Enables or disables archiving and restoring of individual units from an archived batch. If Batch/GRN Archiving and Restoring is disabled, you should disable this setting. Select True or False.
Enable Machine Performance Data Restoring and Rearchiving	Enables or disables restoring and rearchiving of machine performance data. Select True or False. Note Machine performance data can only be archived automatically. If you restore machine performance data manually, you can then rearchive it manually.

Note

After you configure the archive database, we recommend restarting the Archiving service in Server Management to apply the new settings and the database connection.