Clicking this button opens a dialog to set the time (UTC) and the date. Click the calendar icon to open a calendar tool for selecting the date. Start from Date/Time will start from the saved state file closest to the selected date/time. If no state file before the selected date/time is found, then VTScada will transfer all data from the beginning. Once the historian is caught up, normal sync will resume.
Transmissions are stopped if the application stops or restarts or if the Data Diode Publisher Stop button is used.
This start button widget is configured on the secure Data Diode publishing application. It is linked to the Data Diode Publisher tag. The date/time dialog will appear as follows:
The properties dialog for the Data Diode Start From Date/Time Button widget:
Tag
Select a Data Diode Publisher tag
Start Options
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Start since last stopped time - Starts transmission from last known transmission. Selecting this option will transform your widget into a Data Diode Start Button Widget
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Start from calendar date/time (UTC) - Clicking will open a dialog allowing you to select a date and time (UTC). Transmissions will begin from the selected date until present and continue to transmit live data. (Default)
Button Label
The label should always tell the operator what to expect to happen when they click the button.
If the label is to include an ampersand (&), enter two ampersands (&&).
Font
Select a style tag for the button label font
Disable Options
Disable selected operator-interaction features of this widget.
