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How to


Products: Automation Server, AS-B, Enterprise Server, AS-P, Virtual Project Servers
Functionalities: Alarms
Product version: 1.9
7/14/2017

Accessing a Notification Written to a File

You access a notification written to a file on a SmartStruxure server to read the contents.

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

You can use the write to file notification distribution method, for example, to trigger a third-party software program that sends an SMS to a recipient when a specific text string is written to the file by a SmartStruxure server. For more information, see Create Notification Wizard - Configure Write to File Page .

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.

The text file is saved in the Building Operation database folder: '...db/notifications'. You can access the notification file from the WorkStation 'System' folder, 'Notification files' subfolder of the SmartStruxure server where the file was generated. You can open the notification file with a text editor installed on the computer.

You can save the file 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.

To access 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. Click the file.

The file is opened in a text editor.

See Also

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