Send a digital state to the snapshot database

This procedure shows how to send a digital state Value to the snapshot to verify that the new tag you have created can retrieve the value.

1. Select the snapshot table:

   (Ls - ) piconfig> @table pisnap

2. Prepare for writing:

   (Ls - PISNAP) piconfig> @mode edit

3. Specify the input data format:

   (Ed - PISNAP) piconfig> @istructure tag, time, value

4. Specify the data (set timestamp to *, which indicates that the current time should be used):

   (Ed - PISNAP) piconfig> ValveStateTag, *, Open

5. List the snapshot entry and verify that it was properly updated:

   Ed - PISNAP) piconfig> @mode list
   (Ls - PISNAP) piconfig> @ostructure tag, time, value

6. Select only those tags that start with “V:”

   (Ls - PISNAP) piconfig> @select tag=V*

7. Start processing:

   (Ls - PISNAP) piconfig> @endsection
   ValveStateTag, 26-SEP-03 15:45:32, Open