Exporting operation history events (MAS Admin)

You can export operation history events to view, query and search the data using alternate tools, for example, text editors and database querying tools. You can export the event data in two formats:

Text file (.txt)

Records in a text file, with field separators and text envelope characters. The text file contains event information for the currently selected columns only.

Database file (.mdb)

ODBC-compliant database with the same columns as the operation history database.


Notes: You cannot export events in a snapshot file. When a snapshot file is loaded, the Export command is disabled. Before you can export events in a live session, you must pause the event feed. Once the export is complete, the event feed is automatically resumed without any loss of events generated during the export.

To export operation history events

Do one of the following:

If you are exporting events in a live session, continue with Steps 2 through 7.

If you are exporting events in an historical session, continue with Steps 3 through 7.

From the File menu, choose Pause, or click the Pause/Resume button

on the toolbar.

From the File menu, choose Export, or click the Export button

on the toolbar.

The Export Operation History Events dialog box is displayed.

Enter a file name in the File Name field, or choose an existing file if you want to overwrite it.

In the List Files of Type field, select either txt format for a text file or mdb format for a database file.

If you are exporting a text file and want to specify characters to separate and surround text fields, click Options to open the Text Export tab. For more information see “To set text export options” (below).

Select the location where you want to save the file in Directories and Drives.

Click OK.

To set text export options

You can specify characters to separate and surround text fields when exporting operation history events to a text file.

From the File menu, choose Options.

Select the Text Export tab.

Select the character to separate text fields, either comma, space, semicolon, or tab. Comma is the default.

Select the character to surround text fields, either single quotes, double quotes, or none. Double quotes is the default.

Click OK.