Load task: Setting parameters and recommended values
Load task settings
NOTE: You must set the Enable Recorder and Channel Creation parameter to ‘True’ in order for some Energy-related reports to run:
Setting Name |
Description |
Setting Parameters / Recommended Values |
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Database Settings |
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SQL Command Timeout |
Time in seconds before stopping a SQL command attempt and generating a message. |
Default value is 3600 seconds (1 hour). |
Database Settings (Application Modules) |
Connection string to the Application Modules database |
Provide connection information to Application Modules database for your system. Information can be found through SQL Management Studio. |
Database Settings (ION_Data) |
Connection string to the ION_Data database |
Provide connection information to ION_Data database for your system. Information can be found through SQL Management Studio. |
Database Settings (ION_Network) |
Connection string to the ION_Network_Database where source information should be loaded. Only applicable if the Enable Network Database Source Creation setting is True. |
Provide connection information to ION_Network database for your system. Information can be found through SQL Management Studio. |
Group Name Settings |
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Add the 'Group Name' Prefix to Sources if Needed |
When set to 'True', the task adds a group name prefix to all sources that do not already have one. When set to 'False', a group name prefix will not be added. |
Set to 'False'. |
Group Name |
The name provided in this setting is used as the Group Name prefix setting described above. |
If the previous setting is 'False', this setting does not need to be filled in. |
Mapping Options – Source and Quantity End Names |
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Populate Button – Automatically Set Quantity ‘End Names’ to ‘Start Names’ |
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Set to ‘False’. |
Populate Button – Automatically Set Source ‘End Names’ to ‘Start Names’ |
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Set to ‘False’. |
Null Values |
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Allow Null Values |
When set to 'False' the task ignores any null values. When set to 'True', null values in the data set are inserted into the database. |
Set to 'False'. |
Overwrite Values |
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Allow existing values to be overwritten. |
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Set to ‘False’. |
Recommended Source-Quantity Pairs Settings |
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Limit Recommended Pairs to Known Quantities |
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Set to ‘True’. |
Recorders and Channels |
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Enable Recorder and Channel Creation |
When set to 'False', the task does not create recorders and channels while inserting data. Some reports require that the parameter is set to ‘True’ to run. |
Set to ‘True’. |
Set the ISCurrentConfiguration Flag to False for New Channels | Leave this default setting to ‘True’. | |
Source and Quantity Creation Settings |
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Enable Quantity Creation |
When set to 'False' disables creating quantities if they are not already in the database. |
Set to 'False'. |
Enable Source Creation in ION_Data |
When set to 'True', the setting enables the creation of sources that are not already in the ION_Data database. |
Set to 'True'. |
Enable Source Creation in ION_Network |
When set to 'True', the setting enables the creation of sources that are not already in the ION_Network database. |
Set to 'True'. |
Set Active Flag for All New Sources |
When set to 'True', all new sources are marked as Active. |
Set to 'True'. |
Set Measurement Descriptive Name |
When set to 'True', enables setting the descriptive name of new measurements. |
Set to 'True'. |
Set Measurement Engineering Name |
When set to 'True', enables setting the engineering name of new measurements. |
Set to 'True'. |
Source Namespace Settings |
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Source Namespace Override |
Namespace given to all sources that do not have a namespace or that are created during the Load Task. |
IONEnterprise |
Source Type Settings |
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Override Source Type |
When set to 'True', enables the use of the Source Type Override value when creating sources. |
Set to 'True'. |
Source Type Override |
The source type to use when creating sources. |
Presumed downstream device. |