Extract task: Setting parameters and recommended values

Extract task settings

Setting Name

Description

Setting Parameters / Recommended Values

Web Service

Number of threads to use

The maximum number of threads to use when contacting the EWS server for the list of Trend logs. Set value to 4 for most cases, however, set value to a lower number if the EWS server is overwhelmed with requests.

Enter a value of 4.

Timeout (in minutes) for EWS response

The length of time (in minutes) to wait for a response from the EWS server when requesting information.

Enter a value of 10.

Web Service User Name

The user name for Web Service.

Provide EBO Workstation user name.

Web Service Password

Password for the Web Service user name.

Provide EBO Workstation password.

Web Service URL

The URL of the EcoStruxure Web Service called by this task.

Provide URL information. Default URL

http://localhost:8080/EcoStruxure/DataExchange.
Replace “localhost:8080” with your web server address and port as needed.

NOTE: For HTTPS EcoStruxure Web Service connections, with a self-signed certificate, the certificate validation must be disabled for ETL.
To disable certificate validation, set <IsServerCertificateValidationCheckEnabled> to false in the ETL job file.
You can find the job file in <ETL installation folder>\Jobs\

Communication Options

Enable the Digest Authentication Token Reuse Feature

When set to True, ETL will reuse digest authentication tokens for communicating with the EWS server. This can improve communication performance.

Set to 'True'

Reading Interval

Interval Length Discovery

When set to True, allows the extract task to determine the reading interval for each pair based on each pair's data.

Set to 'True'

Record State Filter

 

 

Limit Results Based on Record State

When set to True, enables a check on record state. Only records with a specified record state will be used. all other records will be ignored. When set to false, check is disabled and all records regardless of their record state are used.

Set to 'False'

Allowed Record State

Sets the specific record check to be used by the Limit Results Based on Record state setting. Record states can be Good, Uncertain, Forced, Offline, or Error.

Value not used if Limit Results setting is 'False'.