Step 2.5. Configure the Logging Maintenance Actions

Maintenance Actions define the type of actions that take place when a Maintenance Event occurs.

You can configure a data table to:

Export records to an export file,

Purge records from a logging table and/or

Incorporate command line actions.

Select the Maintenance Actions tab in the DATA_LOG Table Properties dialog box.

Options are as follows.

1	Delete actions

Delete actions specify the criteria for how many records will be retained when data is deleted from a logging table when a maintenance event occurs.

Options in the Delete actions group include:

Option	Description
Delete records	Determines the method of counting the number of records to retain in the table.
	Checkbox	Check to enable Delete records.
	Check either radio button.
	By count	Delete all but the last (most recent)<n> records in the table.
	By time	Delete all but the records entered in the table for the last <n> days, hours or minutes.
Save deleted in file	Saves the purged data to a .csv format file before removing it from the table.
	Checkbox	Check to enable Save deleted in file.
	Field	Name of the .csv file.

2	Export actions

Export actions specify how many records will be exported when a maintenance event occurs.

Export actions specify

Option	Description
Export records	Exports specified data. Configuration includes:
	Checkbox	Checked to enable Export records.
	Check either radio button.
	By count	Export last (most recent)<n> records in the table.
	By time	Export all the table for the last <n> days, hours or minutes.
Save exported in file	Saves the exported data in a .csv file.
	Field	Name of the .csv file.

3	Other actions

(Optional) Select one of the other actions.

Option	Description
Execute SQL command	Enables you to incorporate a SQL command line action. Configuration includes:
	Check box	Checked enables Execute SQL command
	Field	Enter a SQL command Example Records should be counted in the data table from the current time minus one day (point values logged in the last 24 hours.) The field entry is: INSERT NTO MYTABLE VALUES NOW(), SELECT COUNT(*) FROM DATA_LOG Where DATA_LOG is the data log table.
Run program	Runs a selected program. Configuration includes:
	Check box	Checked enables Run program.
	Field	Enter a program path name in the accompanying field. The entry can include command-line arguments for the program. Example Purge actions have been configured to save the records to a .csv file. A program has been written that transfers the files to a zip drive. The field entry is: D:\Deleted\ Backupdeletedcsv.bat Where D:\Deleted\ is the path to the program. Backupdeletedcsv.bat is the program that will be run when a maintenance event occurs.
Compact database	Compacts the Microsoft Access database where the table resides during a maintenance event.
	Check box	Checked enables Compact database.

Step 2. Configure CIMPLICITY point data logging properties.