Skill Frontmatter
---
title: "Acme Corp — Tag Naming and Structure Standards"
tags: [naming, convention, tags, structure, standard, acme, company]
description: "Acme Corp company standard for UNS tag naming, folder hierarchy, data types, and descriptions. Apply to all new Acme solutions."
version: "2.1"
author: "Acme Corp Engineering"
---

Company-specific naming conventions for Acme Corp: mandatory 4-level tag hierarchy, imperial units, description format standards, and standard equipment tag templates. This is a user-created skill example showing how integrators enforce company standards.

This is an example of a user-created skill. It shows how an integrator or end-user would create a company-specific skill to enforce their naming standards. To create your own, see the Skill Authoring Guide.


What This Skill Does

This skill defines Acme Corp's mandatory tag naming conventions. All new solutions for Acme plants must follow this structure. When the user asks to create tags, apply these rules automatically.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

  • Creating tags for any Acme Corp solution
  • The user says "create tags", "add tags", or "set up the namespace"
  • Reviewing or refactoring an existing Acme solution's tag structure

Tag Hierarchy

All Acme tags follow this 4-level hierarchy:

Tag Naming Pattern
{Site}/{Unit}/{Equipment}/{Measurement}

Examples:

  • Houston/Distillation/Column1/Temperature
  • Houston/Distillation/Column1/Pressure
  • Houston/Utilities/Boiler2/SteamFlow
  • Baytown/Cracking/Reactor3/CatalystLevel

Rules:

Level

Description

Examples

Site

City name

Houston, Baytown, Beaumont

Unit

Process unit name

Distillation, Cracking, Utilities, Storage

Equipment

Equipment ID with number suffix

Column1, Pump3, Boiler2

Measurement

What is measured

Temperature, Pressure, Level, Flow, Status, Speed

Never use:

  • Abbreviations in measurement names (use Temperature not Temp)
  • Underscores (use PascalCase for multi-word names: SteamFlow not Steam_Flow)
  • Generic names like Tag1, Analog1, Value

Data Type Standards

Measurement Type

DataType

Unit

Example

Temperature

Double

°F

350.5

Pressure

Double

PSI

125.3

Level

Double

%

67.2

Flow

Double

GPM

1200.0

Speed

Double

RPM

3600.0

Status

Integer

enum

0=Off, 1=Running, 2=Fault

Command

Boolean

True/False

Setpoint

Double

same as measurement

350.0

Important: Acme uses imperial units (°F, PSI, GPM), not metric. All tag descriptions must include the unit.

Description Format

Every tag must have a description following this format:

{Equipment full name} {measurement} in {unit}

Examples:

  • "Distillation Column 1 temperature in °F"
  • "Boiler 2 steam flow rate in GPM"
  • "Cracking Reactor 3 catalyst level in %"

Example: Creating Tags for a New Pump

When the user asks to add tags for a pump, create this standard set:

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{
  "table_type": "UnsTags",
  "data": [
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/Status",            "DataType": "Integer", "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} status (0=Off, 1=Running, 2=Fault)" },
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/Speed",              "DataType": "Double",  "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} speed in RPM" },
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/DischargePressure",  "DataType": "Double",  "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} discharge pressure in PSI" },
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/SuctionPressure",    "DataType": "Double",  "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} suction pressure in PSI" },
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/Flow",               "DataType": "Double",  "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} flow rate in GPM" },
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/BearingTemp",        "DataType": "Double",  "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} bearing temperature in °F" },
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/RunHours",           "DataType": "Double",  "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} cumulative run hours" },
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/StartCommand",       "DataType": "Boolean", "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} start command" },
    { "Name": "{Site}/{Unit}/Pump{N}/StopCommand",        "DataType": "Boolean", "Description": "{Unit} Pump {N} stop command" }
  ]
}

Ask the user for Site, Unit, and pump number, then substitute into the template.

Alarm Naming Convention

Alarm items follow this pattern:

{Site}_{Unit}_{Equipment}_{Condition}

Example: Houston_Distillation_Column1_TempHigh

Verification

After creating tags, verify:

  1. All tags follow the 4-level hierarchy
  2. No abbreviations in measurement names
  3. All descriptions include units
  4. DataTypes match the standard table above
  5. Imperial units used (not metric)

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