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12 The archiving system

Learning objectives
12.1 Learning objectives

The participant knows

 the mechanism of the archiving of
messages and process values

The participant can

 configure the Alarm logging and Tag
logging
 customize the display of events,
messages and recorded process
values

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12.2Archiving
Introduction
system – Introduction
PCS 7 has two different archive types:

Message archive Archive for process values (system archive)

• Messages and alarms are stored here. • Archive tags are stored here.
• You configure this archive in the "Alarm • The system archive is configured in the "Tag
Logging" editor. Logging" editor.
• The time stamping of the archived messages • PCS 7 automatically creates this archive when
is always done in UTC mode you compile the OS with the "Archive tags"
(Coordinated Universal Time). option for the first time.
• Differentiate between 2 archive types:

"Tag Logging Fast" archive type "Tag Logging Slow" archive type
• Acquisition cycle less than or equal to 1
• The TagLogging Slow archive type is used for an
minute.
acquisition cycle greater than 1 minute.
• The preset value of 1 minute can be changed
manually in the "Tag Logging" editor using the
tag configuration of archive type "TagLogging
Fast".

In PCS 7 a distinction is made between two types of archives, which you configure in
different editors:
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 Process value archives with the "Tag Logging" editor
 Message archive for messages and alarms with the "Alarm Logging" editor

Archive for process values

Archive tags are stored in the "System Archive". PCS 7 automatically creates this
archive when you compile the OS with the "Archive tags" option for the first time. The
system archive is configured in the "Tag Logging" editor.
In doing so, a distinction is made between two archive types: TagLogging Slow and
TagLogging Fast:
 The TagLogging Fast archive type is the standard archive type used for an
acquisition cycle less than 1 minute.
 The TagLogging Slow archive type is used for an acquisition cycle greater than 1
minute.
In addition, you can access exported archives in the "Tag Logging" editor with shortcut
menu command "Link archive".
You can also create additional archives for process values in the "Tag Logging" editor.

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"Archiving" and "Long-term archiving"

Values are typically archived locally on the various OS servers.
The local archives of the OS servers are configured as short-term archives: When the
archive has reached its capacity, the oldest values are deleted first to make room for the
new values. This corresponds to the "FIFO" principle (first-in first-out).
When an external archive server is not accessible for a certain amount of time, the OS
Archivingserver
systemwill try–toIntroduction
transfer archived data at a later time. This is possible without data loss
as long as the data is still in the short-term archive.

Compression and short-term

archive
The archive values of the TagLogging
Fast and TagLogging Slow (PCS 7
V7.0 and higher) are stored as
compressed values in the database,
but without any loss of quality of the
archive values.

Archiving system – Options of the

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Architecture for the OS long-term archiving

The hardware for long-term archiving requires a

design:
• What is the expected tag and alarm load?
• How long will the data be stored in the Process
Historian?

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The following products are offered for OS long-term archiving:

 Process Historian (PCS 7 Version 8.0 and higher)
 Scalable high-performance archiving system
 No restriction with respect to archivable single stations, servers or server pairs
 Single or redundant configuration possible
 The Process Historian can be expanded with a reporting system in the form of the
Information Server.
The Information Server can access the archive data in the Process Historian and in
the operator stations in parallel.
 Access to archives using OPC UA
As an OPC UA client, any applications can read the process values and messages
archived in the database of the Process Historian. A SIMATIC PCS 7 Process
Historian OPC UA Server is required for this on the Process Historian.

 Please take note of the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Engineering course (ST-PCS7OSE) in

the SITRAIN course portfolio with additional information on long-term archiving in
PCS 7.

 Change in product from CAS to Process Historian

The change from CAS to Process Historian is possible with products from the
SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 range.
In the separate catalog section "Previous versions", various conversion packages are
available under "SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0, Process data archiving and reporting":
The single or redundant Process Historian V8.0 can then be upgraded to current
versions.
The migration wizard of the Process Historian V8.1 supports the migration of CAS
databases of SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.0 and higher.

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12.3 Archive configuration

12.3.1 Preparation of OS for archiving
To create the system archive when compiling the OS, you must select the following
option in the object properties of the OS:
 Create/update archive tags
Preparation ofyou
When OS usefor archiving
an external archive server, you must also select the following option for
each operator station that supplies data to be archived:
 Transfer to external archive server

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Archive configuration
To specify the size of the archive for an individual segment and the total size of the
short-term archive, the system always provides two criteria:
 Specification of a time period in hours/days/weeks/months/years
 Physical size in MB or GB
When one of the two criteria is exceeded, a change of segment occurs in the case of an
individual segment or the starting segment of the total short-term archive is overwritten.
The archive configuration includes settings in the following tools:
 Specification of size and storage location (Logging editors in WinCC Explorer)
 Selection of the process values and messages to be archived (SIMATIC Manager)

 For further information see

[104] PCS 7 V9.0 Operator Station – Configuration Manual – 05_2017, 12.1 and
[121] PCS 7 Compendium Part A – Configuration Guidelines – 08_2016, 10.4.

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12.3.2 Logging of messages and alarms (alarm logging)

Transferred data from SIMATIC Manager

Archiving of messages and alarms (Alarm logging) –
You enter all needed special alarm texts in the block properties of a block instance in
Transferred data from SIMATIC Manager
the CFC/SFC chart in SIMATIC Manager. You must also configure the AS-OS
assignment in the plant view of SIMATIC Manager.
The editing of bulk data in the process object view supports the editing of messages.

Shows alarm texts of the alarm-issuing blocks that

belong to process tags and CFC/SFC charts that are
included on the "General" tab

Cells with white

background can be
directly edited

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[104] PCS 7 V9.0 Operator Station – Configuration Manual – 05_2017, 11.3.1.

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Archiving of messages and alarms
(Alarm logging) – Alarm Logging editor
Alarm Logging editor

The messages and their associated texts are automatically transferred to

the "Alarm Logging" editor in WinCC Explorer when the OS is compiled.

Archive size
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The archive size setting consists of two input values:

Archiving of messages and alarms (Alarm logging) –
 Maximum size of the total archive (including all segments)
Alarm Logging editor
 Size of a single segment

Segment: The individual values are grouped into small

units (segments).
Total archive: formed from all individual segments


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more details.
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Storage location
Storage location
The files ofThe files of thearchive
the short-term short-term archive
(system (system
archive) archive)
are always are always
located on thelocated on the local
local computer in
computer in the corresponding
the corresponding WinCC project. WinCC project.

Archiving of messages and alarms (Alarm logging) –

Backup configuration
To ensure complete documentation of the archive data, create backups for your archive
data.

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12.3.3 Archiving of process values (Tag logging)

Archiving of process values (Tag logging) –

Transferred data from SIMATIC Manager
Transferred data from SIMATIC Manager
Specification of the archiving type for archive-relevant process values:
 The archiving types "Archiving" and "Long-term archiving" indicate whether or not the
process value is additionally designated for long-term storage.
Process object
In theview
process object view:

Select the
Archiving of process values (Tag logging) – archive type
Transferred data from SIMATIC Manager
 In the CFC:

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Input/Output properties

Block properties 2 ways in CFC

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 Please note that only entries that were enabled for display in the process object view
can be edited there.

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Preparation of OS for archiving

Archiving of process values (Tag logging) –
To create a process value archive when compiling the OS, you must select the following
Preparation ofinOS
option the for archiving
object properties of the OS:
"Create/update archive tags"

Required for creation of a

system archive when
compiling the OS

Only relevant when the

multiproject contains a PH

The configuration of the PC

station must include the "Process
Historian" component

Archive tags are stored in the "System Archive". PCS 7 automatically creates this
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Process value archive in the Tag Logging editor

Process value archives in the Tag Logging editor

Here, you can create additional

process value archives

Here you can individually configure the

archiving behavior for each process value

 You can manually create other process value archives and manually assign the tags
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 Each line in a process value archive represents an archive tag. The archiving
behavior is specified in detail in this line.
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Archive configuration

ArchivingThe
ofsame steps are used to configure the archive size and storage location in the
process values (Tag logging) –
"Tag Logging" editor as when configuring the archiving of alarms.
Archive configuration
Unlike when configuring archive type "TagLogging Slow", the additional "Archive
contents" tab must be considered when configuring archive type "TagLogging Fast".

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period, you need information about how many archive tags will be logged per second on
average.

 As a rule, no more than 200 single segments in total (for the Tag Logging Fast/Slow
and Alarm Logging archive databases) may be created.

 See [121] PCS 7 Compendium Part A – Configuration Guidelines – 08_2016, 10.4.2

for more details.

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12.4 Configuration of WinCC Controls

12.4.1 Trend display of process values with Online Trend Control
For graphical preparation of data, the WinCC Online Trend Control provides the ability
to display
Trend display ofdata as a trend.
process The trend display can be configured as you wish. In a WinCC
values
Online Trend Control any number of trends can be displayed in one or more trend
with Online Trend
windows. TheControl
trend windows can be furnished with dependent or independent axes.
The trends can display current values and archived values.
You specify which buttons are available in
the toolbar for operator control in runtime
during configuration in the properties of
1 2 3 5 7 9 the Trend Control (Toolbar tab). The figure
shows only the default setting.

4 6 8 10

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1) Online parameter assignment of display 7) Start/stop update
2) Navigation in the datasets 8) Ruler
3) Zoom area 9) Specify statistics range
4) Move trend range 10) Calculate statistics
5) Move axes range 11) Status of data connection
6) Original view

 See [104] PCS 7 V9.0 Operator Station – Configuration Manual – 05_2017, 12.13 for
more details.

Starting with PCS 7 Version V7.1, the functionality of WinCC Online Trend Control has
been enhanced (e.g. zoom tools) and the design has been changed.
The appearance of WinCC Online Trend Control in the process picture depends on
which template was selected when creating the trend group.
 Versions before V7.1: Template picture "@TRG_Default.pdl"
 V7.1 and later: Template picture "@TRG_Standard.pdl"
Both versions can be used in PCS 7 Version 7.1 and higher.

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Access to the trend system in process mode
Access to the trend system in process mode

Standard case You open preconfigured trend groups via buttons in process
pictures. You analyze the trends and manipulate the trend fields
with specified functions.

Opening/creating new You open a "Trends Online" dialog box in the work area.
trend groups in process
mode

Downloading/configuring
of trend groups

General procedure
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WinCC Online Trend

You configure theControls
Online Trend Control in the Graphics Designer editor. The following
general procedure arises based on the individual Time axes, Value axes, Trend, and
Trend window elements:

Create a new trend window.

Create new time and value axes and

assign them to the trend window.

Create a new trend.

Assign the trend to the trend window

and assign the axes.

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Creating a new Online Trend Control

After insertion of a Trend Control, the configuration dialog

with the control properties opens.
A trend window is created by default.

Configuration of a new Online Trend Control

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Specify the portion of the

Create additional total Trend Control area for
trend windows (if each trend window.
needed) and rename
them.

Example:

Proportional area: 2

Proportional area: 1

Total Trend Control

area

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If you create multiple trend windows in a Trend Control, you can specify the portion of
the total Trend Control taken by the respective trend window in "Proportional area".
The proportional areas are specified as relative areas:
For example:
Trend window 1: Proportional area = 2
Trend window 2: Proportional area = 1
Result: Trend window 1 takes up twice as much room as the second trend window.

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Configuration of a new Online Trend Control

Each trend window needs at least one time axis and one value axis for the trend
display.

Assignment to
the trend window
Label visible
in Runtime

Configuration of a new Online Trend Control

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in the "Trends" tab.

Assignment of
trend window

Assignment of
configured axes
Management of
available trends

Selection of the tag

to be displayed

Graphic display of
the trend curve

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In particular, the trend configuration includes configuring how the data is supplied.
You can choose between online tags and archive tags:
 1 - Archive tags: With this setting, you visualize the tags that were written to the
archive you specified in the "Tag Logging" editor.
 2 - Online tags: With this setting you visualize a measured value directly from the
process. This measured value is displayed to the plant operator as long as the Online
Trend Control is displayed in the process control. The displayed measured value is
not saved in the archive.
Archive and online tags can be displayed together within an Online Trend Control.
Configuration of a new Online Trend Control –
Automatic
Automatic value range
value range

e.g. limits configured for a

block instance in the CFC

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 See [104] PCS 7 V9.0 Operator Station – Configuration Manual – 05_2017, 12.13.5
for more details on automatic transfer of properties of the value axis.

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Configuration of a new Online Trend Control –

Data export
Data export
The values displayed in the Trend Control can be exported to a .csv file.

Enable the
Export button
for process mode

Allow other operator

functions for the data
export

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 If you want to export only a selection of the available data, specify the range with the
help of the ruler (statistical functions).

Online configuration of the Online Trend Control

In process mode, you can configure online and thus change the display of the WinCC
Online Trend Control. How online configurations are dealt with in the case of a picture
change or after Runtime is closed was already specified when configuring the Online
Trend Control.
An online configuration in the Online Trend Control is possible using the following button
functions:
 "Configuration dialog" button function
 "Select data connection" button function
 "Select trends" button function
 "Select time range" button function

 Select the help button of the Trend Control for the display in Runtime in order to get
support for operator input/online configuration.

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Configuration
Connection of a new
of a Ruler Control Online Trend Control –
Connection of a Ruler
Evaluated data andControl
statistics are shown in a table in a ruler window, statistics window or
statistics area window. In PCS 7 V7.1 and higher, you configure ruler windows, statistics
windows and statistics area windows in a stand-alone WinCC Ruler Control.

Movable
ruler

Online
Trend
Control

Configuration of a new Online Trend Control –

Connection of a Ruler Control Data Online
source Ruler
Control
g: measured
i: interpolated

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Data source (Trend

Control)

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