System / Data Export List
Introduction
Clicking on the System / Data Export List menu displays the Data Export List page, which shows the reports and scheduled actions to export data from NovaStar to other systems. This page facilitates the creation, modification, and deletion of a data exports.
A new NovaStar system will display an empty Data Export List.
Data Export List
The following image illustrates the System / Data Export List page after a data export has been selected in the list at the top of the page.
Data Export List (see full-size image)
Navigation, Adding, Deleting, Modifying, and Copying Data Exports
The Data Export List page conforms to a layout similar to many data types which includes a list of data items. See List Functionality and Application Functionality for more information detailing page navigation; adding, copying and deleting data exports; and modifying existing data exports.
Identification
This section defines the name and decription of the data export.
Data Exports Identification (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name must be unique for each data export and should describe the export. The name is used on pick lists. Max: 100 characters. Hovering over the Name label displays the index of the record in the database. Clicking the Name label displays the record index above the Name. |
| Description | Use this field to describe the action functionality. Max: 1000 characters. |
Owner
The owner section defines the owner of the data export and the display scope: private or public. Private scope only displays this data export for the owner, the owner group supervisors, and administrators. Public scope displays this data export for all group members and administrators.
Owner (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| User | Owner of the data export. Click the user icon  to assign the current user. |
| Scope | Public or private. |
User Groups
The User groups table shows the user groups currently assigned to the data export. For more information, see the User Groups documentation.
User Groups Assigned (see full-size image)
Product List
The Product List displays the data export products to export to other systems. Data export products have the following types: Map, Plot, Plot Image, Report, and Table.
When a data export record is first defined, no products records are assigned to the record.
Product List (see full-size image)
To remove an item from the product list, click the trash icon 
on the item.
Clicking Add or the 
in the Product List displays a popup,
which facilitates editing the product.
Product Definition (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Map, Plot, Plot Image, Report or Table. |
| Map | Displayed when Map product type is selected. Select the map to export. |
| Plot | Displayed when Plot or Plot Image product type is selected. Select the plot to export. |
| Report | Displayed when Report product type is selected. Select the report to export. |
| File name | Enter the file name for the product when it is made. The location of the file is determined by the data export action. This value may be edited directly, but can also contains variables. Click the down arrow button to the right of the filename field to expand the variable options. See the Product Filename Variables section below. |
| Options | Enter command options to control how the product is made by the data display pages View Maps, View Plots, View Reports, and View Tables . |
| Timeout | Select the product creation timeout. The data export is canceled if the product cannot be made with in the timeout interval. Default: 60 seconds. |
Product Filename Variables
The filename may contains variables, defined by the data itself. Clicking the down arrow button to the right of the product filename field reveals a list of variable options. Clicking the up arrow button to the right of any of the parameters adds that variable to the end of the filename. Any number of parameters may be added.
Filename Variable Options (see full-size image)
Action List
The Action List displays the data export actions to deliver the products from local or remote servers. Data export actions have the following types: None, COPY, FTP, LFTP, PFTP, and SFTP.
Multiple actions can be assigned to each product. When a data export record is first defined, no action records are assigned to the record.
Action List (see full-size image)
To remove an item from the action list, click the trash icon on the item.
To change the order of actions, use the reorder icon 
by pressing the left mouse button on the reorder button, drag to the new order, and release the left mouse button (basic drag and drop functionality).
Clicking Add or the in the Action List displays a popup,
which facilitates editing the action.
Action List (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Select how the product is sent to the local or remote server: None No action is taken. Copy The file is copied using a shared file system. The destination folder and file name are required. FTP Copy the product file with file transfer protocol. The destination host name, login name, password, folder and file name are required. LFTP Copy the product file with sophisticated file transfer protocol. The destination host name, login name, password, folder and file name are required. PFTP Copy the product file with passive file transfer protocol. The destination host name, login name, password, folder and file name are required. SFTP Copy the product file with secured file transfer protocol. The destination host name, login name, password, folder and file name are required. |
| Host name | Enter the destination host name as a URL or IP address |
| Login name | Enter the login name for the destination host. |
| Password | Enter the password for the login name. |
| Folder | Enter the destination folder for the file transfer. If blank then the home folder is used. |
| Timeout | Select the file transfer timeout. The data export is canceled if the product cannot be transferred with in the timeout interval. Default: 60 seconds. |
Schedule List
The Schedule List displays the data export schedules to deliver the products to local or remote servers. When a data export record is first defined, no schedule records will be assigned to the record. Data export schedules are stored in the cron system file:
/etc/cron.d/novastar5-dataexport
To remove an item from the schedule list, click the trash icon on the item.
Schedule List (see full-size image)
Clicking Add or the in the Schedule List displays a popup,
which facilitates editing the schedule.
Schedule List (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Effective time | Enter the time for the next scheduled action. If a past time is entered, the scheduler will adjust the time to the next scheduled time based on the schedule Interval. The default if no value is entered for the Effective time is the current time. Click the  button to assign the current time. |
| Interval | Enter how often the scheduled action should execute. Select from the list of intervals provided. |
| Day of Week | Select from the Day of Week multiple choice pick list for days of the week. If the scheduled action should execute only on Fridays, set the schedule Interval to 1 day and select only Friday from the Day of Week list. Multiple days can be selected. |
| Enabled | Select true to execute the data export at the scheduled time. Select false to leave the data export in the configuration list but do not execute it. |
Command
The Command displays the command to execute this data export. Data export commands are programs or scripts which export data from outside sources into NovaStar.
Command (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Command | Enter the command, including options, to be executed at the scheduled time. Commands are stored in the /local/bin folder which is linked to the /usr/ns/cus folder for command execution by the scheduler. Click the View button to display a script command file. The default command is nsdataexport -G#, where # is the data export record index (hover over name in the identification section). Click the Refresh button to reset command. When copying or adding a new Command, the number after the -G is automatically filled in if the command is the default. See the nsdataexport documentation |
Command Execution
The final section on the Data Export List page is the command execution area.
Hovering over the Run button 
displays the command which will be run as depicted in the following image.
Click the Run command button to execute the data export command; activity is shown in the display window.
Data Export Execute (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Time Limit | Selecting true displays the Starting Time and Ending Time. Selecting false indicates the export all data from 01/01/1980 current. |
| Starting Time | Set the starting time for data filing. |
| Ending Time | Set the ending date/time for data filing. |
| Timeout | Select the data export command timeout. The data export is canceled if the products cannot be made and transferred with in the timeout interval. Default: 60 seconds. |
For more information about running commands in this area, see the Command functionality documentation.
Data Export Delete
To delete an export from the Data Export List, click that data export's row in the table, click Edit to enter into edit mode, and then click Delete. A confirmation dialog is shown to confirm that the data export should be deleted, detailing which additional data will also be deleted, including actions and scheduling. Clicking Delete again on the confirmation dialog deletes the data export. It is export to note that automatic execution of a data export can be suspended without deleting the record by setting the schedule Enabled state to false.
For more information, see Application Functionality.