How To Request New Tags (OPC Connector)

Create a New Data Request

1. Create a Data Request

   1. Navigate to the data request page.

      

   2. Select “CREATE NEW REQUEST”

      

   3. Click on the newly generated Request ID number.

      

   4. Utilize the following options for adding new tags:

      

      1. Click “ADD TAGS” to manually select or search for tags.
      2. Click “IMPORT FROM LIST” to import tags from a CSV or list.

   5. Select the Request Type:

      

      1. Start Scan is used for normal streaming/history requests.
      2. Gap Fill works like a historical request and is recommended when you want to backfill missing data for a specific time range.Gap Fill checks data before insertion so existing points are not duplicated.

   6. Set the History Start Time:

      

      1. Choosing no start time will capture all historical data.
      2. The entered start time is based on your local computer time and will be converted to UTC upon request submission.

   7. Set the History End Time:

      

      1. Choosing no end time will configure the request to stream live data.
      2. The entered end time is based on your local computer time and will be converted to UTC upon request submission.

   8. Click “SAVE AS DRAFT”.

      

2. Navigate to the Tag Controller Swagger page “tagcontrollerurl/api/swagger/ui”

3. Expand the Get for '/HistoryUploadRequest/{HistoryUploadRequest}/TagConfiguration', click “Try it out” and fill in Id with the request id from step 1

   

4. Download the file that was created.

5. Using the provided sample CSV file, fill out the document with the TSID’s and update Dead Banding Type/Value and Sample Rate (sample rate in ms, Dead Band Value is a decimal).

6. In /HistoryUploadRequest/{HistoryUploadRequest}/TagConfiguration, input the Request Id and upload the CSV file.

   

7. Return to the Data Request page and submit the request.