Point type changes and archives

When you change a point type attribute, the current archive record is closed and a new record is open. The new record uses the changed point type attribute.

Point type edits affect how users will see both newly generated data and data that was previously archived. For this reason, you should consider whether you want to:

• Preserve the original point type in the archive history, or

• Convert all archives to reflect the point type change.

By default, the original point type is preserved in the archives. That is, the events that were created and archived prior to the point type edit will reflect the point type that was used before the point type edit.

If you want the previously archived data to reflect the new point type, you can reprocess your archives off-line to convert the stored events to the new point type. See Offline archive file management with piarchss.