Baler
6. Baler Operation
6.1 Baling Controls
Baling can be controlled by the buttons on the main window, or by selecting
them from the Run menu.
Enable Baling
- When baling is enabled, temporary files are created for each
table selected for baling (if data exists for the tables). As new data is collected
by the server, the records are placed in this temporary file. Data is saved to a
permanent file when the baling conditions are met.
Baling can be paused by selecting the
Pause Baling
button.
If a
Manual Bale
is initiated, the temporary files will be saved to a permanent
file, just as if the baling interval had been reached.
When the Baler is closed, the temporary files are maintained. When the Baler
is reopened, data storage to the temporary files will resume.
6.2 Table Status and Messages
Table Status tab
- You can review the status of the tables set up for baling by
switching to the Table Status tab. This window provides a list of the tables
selected for baling, the number of records saved the last time the table was
baled, the time of the last bale, the timestamp in the datalogger that will cause
the next bale to occur, and whether or not the table is being collected on a
schedule by LoggerNet. Note that the actual time the next baled file is created
will vary slightly from the time reflected in the Time of Next Bale field since
the bale is not created until all the records to be included in the bale have been
collected from the datalogger.
FIGURE 6-1. Table Status Tab
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