Saving Device History - Honeywell MCT404 User Manual

4.6. Online configuration

Saving device history

FDC provides you a feature wherein you can save the device configuration snapshot as history. This
history record may then be transferred to a central asset management database such as FDM.
Using this feature you can save the device configuration snapshot as device history of a connected device
at any given time in a predefined location. The following are the features of save device history option.
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Two formats of history are supported: FDM and DocuMint.
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Only one snapshot per device instance is allowed to be saved and you can save the snapshot of a
device any number of times overwriting the existing one.
To save device history, perform the following steps.
1. On Device Home page, tap Tools.
2. Select Save History and tap Select
The Save History page appears.
3. Enter the History Record Name using the keypad and tap OK. History Name field accepts
alphanumeric characters, underscore, and no other special characters.
4. Enter the Device Tag using the keypad and tap OK. Device Tag field accepts alphanumeric
characters, underscore, and no other special characters.
Note: The device can be identified with History Record Name and Device Tag in FDM, once the
record is imported in FDM, provided the device is not already present in the FDM network.
5. Select the Format. The following are the available formats:
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FDM
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DocuMint
6. Tap Save to save device history record.
7. If a history record for this device already exists, the following warning message appears.
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