ALPHA-VISION® visuNT: Object Number Band

Object Number Band

SUMMARY

Different Data Object Types are organized in Number Bands per Station.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Create Object Number Band Lists
3. Delete/ Modify/ Create/ Object Number Bands
4. Properties

Introduction

For ANY Station of a Project a Number Band for the existent Data Object types is allocated.

Data Object types:

• bin.Measuring Point
• ana.Measuring Point
• Process variables
• System Objects
• Reference Objects

The allocation is done via the field “Start value for objectnumbers”.

• 65.535 Data Object Numbers are possible.
• Object Number Bands must not overlap.

• Object Number Bands are combined in lists.
• Object Number Band Lists got the extension ".onb.xml"

• Create Object Number Band Lists.
• Import Object Number Band Lists.
• Export Object Number Band Lists.
  
  
• Create Object Number Bands within Object Number Band Lists.
• Modify Object Number Bands within Object Number Band Lists.
• Delete Object Number Bands within Object Number Band Lists.

Create Object Number Band Lists

Recommendation:
If the subfolder "Stations" does not exist please create it and place any Object Number Band List there.

In the pull down menu ‘File’ of the toolbar - select "new".
In the opened window select the item “Objectnumberbandlist”.
Input the wanted name in the ‘Name’ –field and the wanted location below.

Finish with OK.



Information about entries in the fields you will find down below under the headline ‘properties’.

Delete/ Modify/ Create/ Object Number Bands

Open the wanted Object Number Band List via double-click.

• In the center window the Object Number Bands of the Object Number Band List are shown.
• The right window shows the properties of the Object Number Band List itself.

In the toolbar are the actions ‘apply’, ‘reset’ and ‘new Object’ operable.

Select the wanted Object Number Band in the center window.

• The right window shows the definitions for that Object Number Band.
• The 'delete' symbol in the toolbar becomes operable.

Click the 'delete' symbol in the toolbar.

• In the center window the entry is deleted.
• The right window is empty.

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the deletion is final.

Select the wanted Object Number Band in the center window.

• The right window shows the definitions for that Object Number Band.

In the right window you may modify the definitions.

• The field name of a modified field is marked with an asterisk.
• If the symbol ‘Apply’ is clicked the asterisk disappears.

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the change is final.

Information about entries in the fields you will find down below under the headline ‘properties’.

Select ‘New Object’ in the toolbar.
An Object Number Band is created.

• The system places the default name NoBandN (N stands for the running number)

If on closing the file the modification is confirmed, the newly created Object Number Band is saved.

Information about entries in the fields you will find below under the headline ‘properties’.

Properties

List name:	Object Number Band List
File extension:	.onb.xml
Objects:	Object Number Bands

Field (Name in Refresh- Actionscript & XML-Files)	Description	assosiated VisuNT-Field (max.Lenght)
Name (Name)	Name of the Object Number Band List	nonexistent

Field (Name in Refresh- Actionscript & XML-File)	Description	assosiated VisuNT-Field (max.Lenght)
Name (Name)	Name of the Object Number Band	_station.dbf: Text (32)
station (Number)	Name of the station the Object Number Band belongs to.	nonexistent, clearly defined in the _station.dbf by the line
Object type	Object type the Band is defined for. (bin. Measuring Point / ana. Measuring Point / Processvariables / System objects / Reference objects)	nonexistent, clearly defined in the _station.dbf by the column (Fnodmp/Fnoamp/Fnoapo (5))
Start value for objectnumbers (FirstObjNo)	The first valid Object Number for that Band.	_station.dbf: depending on the Object type. (Fnodmp/Fnoamp/Fnoapo (5))