Manual

CANNON
®
miniAV-X Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO
®
Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 1.Ob— March, 2012; CANNON
®
Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
126
Starting the program
To start the Database Manager software:
1. Exit the VISCPRO
®
application. Then click on the Windows
®
Start
bar.
2. Select Programs/VISCPRO 2.0/VISCPRO Database Manager
from the list of options.
Archiving old data
When to archive
Data from the VISCPRO
®
database should be regularly archived in order
to maintain the size and utility of the database file and to provide an
additional level of security for your test data. The archive program allows
you to back up existing data and/or remove it from the working database.
One recommended archive strategy would be to archive data older than
60 days at the end of each month, removing it from the working database.
This will result in a working database of manageable size and a series of
archive files, each containing a month of data. If necessary, archive
materials could be temporarily imported into the working database for
historical reporting.
Archive procedure
1. Select Archive Old Data from the button options. A Windows
®
Save As … window will appear.
2. Use the Windows
®
controls to select the drive and directory (folder)
you wish to use for the archive file.
3. Enter the name of the archive file into the File name text box.
4. Use the spin controls to select the desired date. Data from sample
runs completed prior to that date will be copied to the archive file.
NOTE If you would like to remove archive data from the working database, click
the Remove Archived Data check box.
5. Click Save to copy archive information to the selected archive file.
Or click Cancel to exit the Save As archive window without saving
data to the archive file.
Changing the database directory
Changing the database location can facilitate its use by multiple net-
worked computers. As the database grows, it may be desirable to relocate
it to a different directory or hard drive. The Change Database Direc-
tory option does not physically transfer the database files from one
location to another. Rather, it allows the user to select the location for the
working database. The database must first be archived (see previous
page) or copied to the desired location BEFORE using Change Data-
base Directory.