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Overview

Data Templates play a crucial role in FactoryStudio projects by facilitating the creation of tags with predefined attributes and organizing them into hierarchical structures that represent assets or information models. Utilizing Data Templates enables users to access tag attributes effortlessly and manage their data with increased efficiency. To employ a Data Template in a project, users need to create a new tag and select the appropriate template type. The tag will then inherit the defined attributes from the template, allowing users to access and manipulate these attributes as required throughout the project.

This document serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding, configuring, and working with Data Templates in FactoryStudio projects. It aims to streamline data management, enhance system efficiency, and simplify the process of accessing tag attributes. The document will cover the following key topics: Overview, Understanding Using Data Templates, Data Templates Configuration, and Working Using Data Templates.DataTemplates enable users to extend the platform’s predefined data types by defining custom types with properties tailored to their business needs. This feature offers flexibility for modeling solution-specific data structures that standard types can’t represent, such as machine data, equipment status, and other asset attributes within an industrial plant.

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Defining DataTemplates

To define

Data Templates Configuration

Creating Templates

Templates allow you to create new tag types based on a data structure using existing built-in types and previously defined Templates.

To create a tag template:

  • Go to Unified Namespace →

    Data Templates

    DataTemplates.

  • Click New.

  • The "Create New

    Tag Template

    DataTemplate" dialog will open.

  • In the "New Name" field, enter a name for the tag type. In the Description, enter a description of the

    tag

    template. Click OK. The Templates tab displays with the name of the new template at the top of the tab.

    Click the insertion row to

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To create a new attribute for this

tag template.Enter or select information, as needed

DataTemplate, type into the first row of the table next to it and press enter after adding all the information. The properties here are the same ones for Tags. See Creating and Editing Tags

above.

for more information. 

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To delete a template, select it from the User Custom Type drop-down list, then click Delete Item

.On the Objects tab, you can now use this new template in the Type column

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Using

Data Templates in Projects

DataTemplates for custom Tag Types

DataTemplates Data templates streamline the creation of tags by supplying predetermined attributes. By employing these templates, users can efficiently manage data by upholding a logical and hierarchical structure representing assets or informational models.

To implement a Data Template DataTemplate in your project:

  1. Navigate to the 'Tags' tab and click on 'New Item' to create a new tag.

  2. In the 'Type' dropdown row, you can select the desired template. If a tag has already been created, select the desired template from the 'Type' column.

  3. The tag will inherit the attributes from the chosen template.

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DataTemplate Members Columns

DataTemplate Properties

ID

Identifies the unique identifier for the DataTemplate.

VersionID

Shows the specific version number of the DataTemplate.

Name

Names the DataTemplate for identification and reference.

Type

Defines the member's data type, which could be one of the base types listed below. The base data types include Digital, Integer, Long, Double, Decimal, and Text.

Array

Indicates whether the DataTemplate is an array and defines its size and structure.

Parameters

Specifies additional parameters that define the behavior or attributes of the DataTemplate.

Min

Sets the minimum allowable value.

Max

Sets the maximum allowable value.

ScaleMin

Defines the minimum scale value for display or calculation purposes.

ScaleMax

Defines the maximum scale value for display or calculation purposes.

Units

Specifies the unit of measure for the DataTemplate.

Format

Determines the format in which the data is displayed.

Enumeration

Lists possible enumeration values for the DataTemplate.

StartValue

Sets the initial value for the DataTemplate when it is first created.

Retentive

Indicates whether the DataTemplate retains its value after a system restart.

Domain

Defines the domain or category to which the DataTemplate belongs.

Visibility

Controls whether the DataTemplate is visible in certain contexts.

Disable

Indicates whether the DataTemplate is disabled and non-operational.

DisplayText

Specifies the text to be displayed for the DataTemplate in the user interface.

RelativeAddress

Sets the relative address or reference path for the DataTemplate within the system.

EditSecurity

Specifies the security level required to edit the DataTemplate.

ReadSecurity

Specifies the security level required to read the DataTemplate.

WriteSecurity

Specifies the security level required to write to the DataTemplate.

LockState

Indicates whether the DataTemplate is locked and cannot be modified.

LockOwner

Identifies the owner or entity responsible for locking the DataTemplate.

DateCreated

Records the date and time when the DataTemplate was created.

DateModified

Records the date and time when the DataTemplate was last modified.

Description

Summarizes the purpose and details of the DataTemplate.



Info

When setting properties for an array element or a DataTemplate member (like StartValue, Min, or Max), these values won’t show up in the DataTable inside the Designer. Instead, you can find them in the Dialog TagProperties or during Runtime.

Also, keep in mind that changing a property for one element won’t update the rest. Each item in the Template or Array works independently, so modifications won’t apply across all instances automatically.


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Assets Templates

Asset Templates are a vital aspect of FactoryStudio, allowing users to create reusable data structures and logically organize tags into hierarchical representations of equipment or information models. This organization helps to enhance data management and improve overall system efficiency.

Building Custom Data Types

Custom Data Types, or User-Defined Types (UDTs), can be created to represent complex data structures in the Unified Namespace. These UDTs can include multiple tag attributes, allowing users to model various properties of an asset, such as its current state, operational parameters, and historical data. Building custom data types ensures a more accurate and comprehensive representation of assets and their associated tag attributes.

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