TN HistClient105 Update server name on multiple Historian Client trends

Description

This article outlines how to change the embedded Historian server name in saved Historian Client trend files (*.aaTrend) all at once in batch style. 

• Guest Authors: Steve Fields and John Covert
• Company: Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC
• Published: 5/11/2015
• Applies to: Historian Client

Details

Click on Start – All Programs

1. Scroll down to Wonderware folder and open menu folder
2. Then open Historian Client menu folder
3. Scroll down within this folder to Trend icon and click to open
   
4. Click on Tools
5. Click on Servers…
   
6. Add new Historian server
   6. Type new Historian server name in Server: box (PCAR107WWDH02)
   6. Click on Add
      
7. Click on old server name (PCAR107WWDH01)
8. Type in Password: box, 1234
9. Click on Update
10. Click on Close
    
11. Open Windows Explorer
12. Go to your location where you store your “Trends”
13. Highlight no more than 10 of your trends
14. Right mouse click on the highlighted area of your selection
15. Select Open
    
16. An error message will appear, select Yes.
17. This message comes up for each file you had highlighted
    
18. Type new server in Server: box (PCAR107WWDH02)
19. Type in Password: box (wwUser)
20. Select Update
21. Select Close
    
22. Trend linked to new Historian server is displayed
23. Click on File
24. Click on Save As…
25. Fill in name of updated trend
26. Select location to store file
27. Click Save