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How to

How to


Products: AS-B, Edge Server, Enterprise Central, Enterprise Server, AS-P, Virtual Project Servers
Functionalities: Alarms
Product version: 2023
12/17/2022

Saving a Notification Written to a File

You save a notification written to a file in a different location, for example, to store the file or to include the file in an email message.

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The write to file notification is written to a text file or to an XLSX file when the configured notification condition is met.

You can also convert your text file or XLSX file to a PDF file. You can sign the PDF notification report with a document signature certificate. For more information, see Document Signature Certificate .

You can configure whether new information is appended to the existing file, overwrites the current content of the file, or if it is written to a unique file. By default, new information is appended to the existing file. If the file does not exist, a new text file is created.

You can make the file name dynamic by replacing it with a string variable whose value you control from a program.

The text file or an XLSX file, or a PDF file is saved in the EcoStruxure Building Operation database folder: '...db/notifications'. This location cannot be changed.

You access the notification file from the WorkStation 'System' folder, 'Notification files' subfolder of the EcoStruxure BMS server where the file was generated. You can open the notification file with a text editor or an XLSX file editor, or a PDF file reader installed on the computer.

You can save the notification file, from the WorkStation 'System' folder, 'Notification files' subfolder, to a different location and rename it. You can also delete the notification file.

Important:

When you delete the notification file, it is deleted from the physical device.

Note:

If the EcoStruxure BMS server fails to create a write to file notification, this is indicated by a system information alarm.

To save a notification written to a file

  1. In WorkStation, in the System Tree pane, expand the System folder.

  2. Expand the Notification Files folder.

  3. In the List view, select the notification file you want to save to a different location.

  4. On the Actions menu, click Save as .

  5. In the Save As dialog box, select the folder where you want to save the notification file and type a name for the file.

  6. Click Save .

You can now attach the notification file to an email message or save it to an external storage device.

See Also

  • Write to File Notification Distribution Method
  • Notifications
  • Accessing a Notification Written to a File
  • Deleting a Notification Written to a File