Start a Data Purge

Before you begin a data purge, you must first ensure that the Plant Applications Manager service is stopped and that no Plant Applications clients attempt to connect during the data purge; otherwise, the data purge will be stopped. When you stop the Plant Applications Manager, all Proficy Server services are automatically stopped except for the following:

  • Proficy Enterprise Connector service

  • Proficy Licensing service

  • Proficy Message Directory service

  • Proficy Server License Manager service

  • Proficy Server Router service

IMPORTANT: Because the Proficy Licensing service remains started, any client that has the Excel Add-in installed will attempt to connect to Plant Applications when Excel is started. If this happens, the data purge will be stopped.

To start a data purge

  1. In the Purge Configuration dialog box, on the File menu, click Open. The Open Configuration dialog box appears.

  2. Click the purge configuration you want to run and then click OK.

  3. On the Actions menu, click Execute Purge Plan. A warning message appears.

  4. Click Yes to begin the data purge. The Purge Monitor dialog box appears.

  5. A message appears notifying you when the purge is completed.

  6. Click OK.

  7. Click Close in the Purge Monitor dialog box.

  8. Close the Purge Configuration dialog box.