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Saving device history
FDM provides the user with a feature wherein they can save the device configuration as history.
Using this feature the user can save the device configuration snapshot as device history of a
connected device at any given time in a predefined location.
To save device history, perform the following steps:
1. On Device Configuration page, click Save History Records or click
upper right corner of the page. The Save History Record dialog box appears.
2. Enter an appropriate file name in the Name field.
3. If a user wants to set time out for saving history records, enter the time out in minutes in
Time out after field.
4. Select the Do Not Time Out checkbox if you do not want to set a time out for saving
history records.
5. Click OK. FDM reads all the parameters from device and shows the status of saving
history records as shown below:
6. Once the operation is completed, a success message is displayed on the status bar.
Refer below link for FDM user Guide
https://www.honeywellprocess.com/library/support/Public/Documents/User%27s-Guide-EP-FDM-
11511C.pdf
Exporting device history records to FDM
The history snapshot saved in FDC can be imported into FDM for record and audit purposes. This
is enabled by the standard Import/Export wizard in FDM. This way FDM allows synchronizing the
device configuration data through the MC Toolkit handheld.
1. To export device history from FDC and import it in FDM, perform the following steps.
2. Connect the MC Toolkit handheld to the computer as described earlier.
3. Browse to the folder on the computer, SD Card > FDC > Resources > History.
4. The FDC history records are named as per the following convention for the primary name:
DeviceTag_ManufacturerIDDeviceTypeDeviceRevisionDDRevision_DeviceID
5. Copy the desired Device History Record files (with .fdm extension) from the above
mentioned location to a temporary location on FDM Client computer.
6. Use FDM Import/Export wizard to import the history records into FDM. After imported
successfully:
7. The snapshot would get imported into FDM database and appear as a history record for
the corresponding device in FDM.
8. The Audit Trail entry for such a record identifies it as being imported through the MC
Toolkit handheld.
9. If the device is not part of any of the FDM configured networks, it would appear under
'Disconnected Devices' in FDM network view.
10. All operations allowed on Device History Record in FDM will be allowed for the record
imported through the MC Toolkit handheld.
For more details on using FDM Import/Export feature, refer to section
Note:
Importing and Exporting Device History in FDM User's Guide.
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