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Start/stop data collection and logging on an object

Start / Stop logging

If logging is not enabled for a certain object, the operator can switch it on manually as follows.

1. Click the object symbol on the diagram.
2. In the command menu, select Properties.
3. Click the Data Collection & Logging tab.
4. Under Logging do the following:

• Under In select Yes to start logging of incoming process values. All changes will be logged.
• Under Out select Yes to log outgoing commands.
• Under Print select Yes to print log values directly.

5. Click OK to save the changes.

Start/stop data collection

1. Click the object symbol on the diagram.
2. In the command menu, select Properties.
3. Click the Data Collection & Logging tab.
4. Under Data collection, do the following:

• Select Start to start the data collection
• Select Stop to stop the data collection

5. Click OK to save the changes.

Note

If the data collection is stopped, the object becomes passive. The color of the object changes to indicate that data collection has been stopped. This color is predefined by the system designer in the Definition program.

In the View menu, select Passive Objects to view the list of passive objects in the configuration. From this dialog box you can activate the data collection again.

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