Control data collection

You can control the acquisition of up-to-date process data, always assuming of course that you have the appropriate access rights for these actions.

In the menu bar, go File ® Status and Control….
The Data Collection Control dialogue opens showing you the current status of data collection and logging.
The following methods of influencing data collection are available:

Data collection
Data logging
Extended log
One manual scan
Select Start or Stop or Yes or No.
Confirm with $images\OKbut.gif$ for the changes to take effect.

All data collection modes are password protected. You will have to enter the authorized password before you can make any changes in the Data Collection Control dialogue.
For direct guidance on each individual item, option or entry of a particular dialogue, use the What’s This? Help facility: while you are in the dialogue, click the $images\ebx_-101750351.gif$ in the upper right corner of the dialogue, then click the item you want information about.