Before you add a Data Set to the ClearSCADA database, you should decide:
- The data that the Data Set is to store:
- Is the Data Set going to store the results of one or more Logic programs?
- Or:
- Store the data directly from the ClearSCADA database?
- Or:
- From an external database?
You need to decide which records the Data Set is to store, and what data it is to store for each of those records. You will need to add a separate field for each item of data that you want the Data Set to store. As such, you need to know the type of data that applies to each field (Byte, Float, String, and so on).
(Be aware that because of their nature, you cannot include Data Sets in Group Template.)
- The order of the fields in the Data Set.
You need to decide the order in which fields should be included in the Data Set, so that the fields appear in the expected order when operators view the data in List form.
- Whether the colors used to display the records are dynamic.
You can configure certain types of field to perform specific functions, controlling either the background or foreground color of each record, or whether the records flash. Such attributes affect the appearance of the table’s data when that data is displayed as a List (Specify the Data Set Field Properties).