Add Archive Job

Job Name

The user-defined name for the Archive Job.

Job Description

Text that describes the Archive Job.

Scheduled Date & Time

The scheduled date (mm/dd/yyyy) and time (hh:mm am/pm) identifies when the History Server will perform the Archive Job.

Dump Device Name

The dump device can be any descriptive text you want to use. The History Archive application creates a Backup Device in Microsoft SQL Server with the same name. An error message will be displayed if the entry is blank.

Dump File Name

The complete path and name that will be created when the Archive Job is executed. An error message will be displayed if the entry is blank.

Archive Database Name

The name of the Archive Database that you defined when you installed the History Server (Default is BatchArchive).

History Data Start Date

The start date (mm/dd/yyyy) identifies the starting point for archiving history data.
This date is inclusive. All batches completed on or after this date will be archived.
A batch is considered completed when it has obtained a status of Done or Aborted, and is closed (removed from the batch schedule).

History Data End Date

The end date (mm/dd/yyyy) identifies the ending point for archiving history data.
This date is inclusive. All batches completed on or before this date will be archived.
A batch is considered completed when it has obtained a status of Done or Aborted, and is closed (removed from the batch schedule).

Options - Purge Data After Archive

Slide this Options settings to enable if you want the Archive Job to delete the data (defined by the start and end dates) from the history database when it executes Archive Job.