Configuring Validate Data Commands

For each eligible device or station the Validate Data command resolves to, the system will validate all open records in the date/time range specified by the command parameters, according to the validation functionality set up in your CygNet Measurement system.

See FMS Commands and Validate Data for more information about this command.

See Scheduling FMS Command Tasks in the MSS for more information about scheduling commands.

See FMS ActiveX Controls and CxHmiFms for more information about using commands via FMS ActiveX controls on CygNet Studio or CygNet Vision screens.

See CxFms for more information about scripting commands.

Configuring a Validate Data Command

To Configure a Validate Data Command

1. Open the Command menu in FMS Explorer.
2. Click Manage to access the FMS Command Definitions dialog box and then click Add to access the Create New FMS Command Definition dialog box.

Create New FMS Command Definition Validate Data Command

3. Define the command definition properties.

1. Type a Name for the command into the text box. Maximum character count is 50.
2. Select the Command type from the drop-down menu.
3. Select a processing Priority from the drop-down menu.
4. Select a Logging level from the drop-down menu, to determine the level of logging details reported when viewing command logs. Options include Low, Medium, and High. See Viewing Command Logs for more information.
5. Click to select/clear the check box to Prompt when command runs.

4. Define the command parameters. The parameters for the Validate Data command are described in the Command parameters box, which includes the Description, a Required indicator, and a configurable Value field. Set the value for each required parameter, as indicated in its Value field.

5. Click Create New. The new command will appear in the list of FMS Command Definitions.

Command Definition Properties

The following command definition properties apply to Validate Data commands.

Property	Description
Name	Type in a Name for the new command.
Command type	Select the desired Command type from the drop-down menu. See FMS Commands for more information about available command types.
Priority	Select a processing queue Priority for the command from the drop-down menu. Options from least to greatest priority are as follows. Low level Medium level High level User initiated transaction Admin initiated transaction Default value is Low level processing queue priority.
Logging	Select a Logging level for the command results from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Low — displays errors Medium — displays errors and warnings High — displays errors, warnings, and additional information applicable to the command Default value is Low level logging when scheduling a command in the MSS. Default value is High level logging when creating or running an ad-hoc command in FMS Explorer.
Prompt when command runs	Click to select/clear the check box to Prompt when command runs. Selecting this option means you will receive a prompt asking if you want to modify the parameters before the command is executed.

Command Parameters

The following command parameters apply to Validate Data commands when creating or editing commands via FMS Explorer.

Description	Value
Date format	Select the desired date format from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Device Contract Local Default value is Device time. Notes: This parameter determines how the time window is selected in the database; not how the data is exported. For daily devices only, specifying start and end times of midnight (00:00:00) will always be interpreted as Contract time format, regardless of this selected parameter value.
Start date/time	The beginning of the time range for which to request data Click ... to access the Select Date and Time dialog box. See Selecting Date and Time for more information. See Note below this table. This parameter is required.
End date/time	The end of the time range for which to request data Click ... to access the Select Date and Time dialog box. See Selecting Date and Time for more information. See Note below this table. This parameter is required.

Editing or Deleting a Validate Data Command

See Managing Node Commands for information about editing or deleting this command.

Running a Validate Data Command

See Running Node Commands for information about running this command.