The displayed name of a tag type does not always match the name used in VTScada code.
Context types are often used in expressions, particularly for Ancestor Relative tag paths.
Any tag that can be trended will have a log-enabled variable. This is almost always "Value" but drivers have seven.
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Name
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Name in code & exported tables
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Context type
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Group memberships
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Log-enabled variables
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Port Tags
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SerialPort
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SerialPort
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*Port
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Numeric, Ports, Trenders
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Value (integer)
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TCP/IP Port
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TCPIPPort
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*Port
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Numeric, Ports, Trenders
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Value (integer)
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UDP/IP Port
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UDPIPPort
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*Port
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Numeric, Ports, Trenders
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Value (integer)
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Driver Tags
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ABB Totalflow Driver
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ABBTotalflowDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| BACnet Driver |
BACnetDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Bristol BSAP/IBP Driver |
BristolDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Bristol BSAP/IBP Network |
BristolNetwork |
*Driver |
Drivers, Numeric |
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CalAmp Diagnostic Driver
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DataRadioDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Campbell Scientific Array Driver |
CampbellRTU |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Campbell Scientific PakBus Driver |
PakBusDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| CAT 5 MX Driver |
CATM5XDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| CSV Data Driver |
CSVDataDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Data Flow System RTU
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DataFlow
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*Driver
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Numeric, Container, Digitals, Drivers, LiftstationDrivers, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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DDE Client
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DDEDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Delta Driver |
DeltaDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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DNP3 Compatible Driver
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DNP3Driver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, LiftstationDrivers, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Driver Multiplexer
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DriverMUX
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Driver Redirect
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DriverRedirect
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*DriverRedirect
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Container
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Value (Invalid)
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| Enron MODBUS Driver |
EnronDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, LiftstationDrivers, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Fisher ROC Driver |
ROCDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Container, LiftstationDrivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| GE Series 90 Driver |
GESeries90Driver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, LiftstationDrivers, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Honeywell Mercury Driver |
MercuryDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, LiftstationDrivers, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| IEC 60870-5 Driver |
IEC60870Driver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, LiftstationDrivers, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| JSON/XML Driver |
JSONXMLDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, LiftstationDrivers, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Koyo DirectNET |
KoyoDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, LiftstationDrivers, Loggers
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*see note 1
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MDS Diagnostic Driver
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MDSDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Mitsubishi Driver |
MitsubishiDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Modbus Compatible Device
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ModiconDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Motorola ACE RTU |
MotorolaRTUDriver |
*Driver |
Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers |
*see note 1 |
| MQTT Client |
MCTTClientDriver |
*Driver |
Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers |
*see note 1 |
| NMEA 0183 Driver |
NMEADriver |
*Driver |
Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers |
*see note 1 |
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Omron Host Link Driver
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OmronDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Omron FINS Driver
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FinsDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| OPCC Driver |
OCPPDriver |
*Driver |
Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers |
*see note 1 |
| OPCC Users |
OCPPUsers |
*Driver |
Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers |
*see note 1 |
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OPC Client Driver
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OPCClientDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Opto22 Mux Driver |
OptoDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Polling Driver
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PollDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Container, LiftstationDrivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Rockwell Driver
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CIPENIPDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| ScanCom Driver |
ScanComDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Siemens S7 Driver
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SiemensS7Driver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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SNMP Driver
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SNMPDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| SQL Data Query Driver |
SQLDataQueryDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Tesco Data Express Plus Driver |
TescoDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| TI505 Device |
TI505Driver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Toyopuc Driver |
ToyopucDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Transaction Logger |
TransactionLog |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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| Veeder Root Driver |
VeederRootDriver |
*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
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*see note 1
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Workstation Driver
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WorkstationStatusDriver
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*Driver
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Drivers, Numeric, Trenders
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*see note 1
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Input and Input/Output Tags
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| I/O and Calculations |
IO |
*Numeric |
Analogs, Numeric, Trenders |
Value (varies by type) |
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Analog Input
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AnalogInput
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*Numeric
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Analogs, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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Analog Status
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AnalogStatus
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*Numeric
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Analogs, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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Digital Input
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DigitalInput
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*Numeric
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Digitals, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (byte)
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Digital Status
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DigitalStatus
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*Numeric
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Digitals, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (byte)
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Data Flow Pulse Input
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PulseInput
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*Numeric
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Numeric, Analog
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Value (integer)
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Pump Status
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Pump
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*Numeric
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Digitals, Loggers, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (byte)
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| String |
StringIO |
none |
Trenders |
Value (text) |
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Output Tags
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| I/O and Calculations |
IO |
*Numeric |
Analogs, Numeric, Trenders |
Value (varies by type),
Value!
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Analog Control
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AnalogControl
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*Numeric
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Analogs, Numeric, Trenders, Outputs
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Value (floating point)
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Analog Output
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AnalogOutput
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*Numeric
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Analogs, Numeric, Trenders, Outputs
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Value (floating point)
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Deadband Control
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DeadbandControl
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*Numeric
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Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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Digital Control
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DigitalControl
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*Numeric
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Digitals, Numeric, Trenders, Outputs
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Value (byte)
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Digital Output
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DigitalOutput
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*Numeric
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Digitals, Numeric, Trenders, Outputs
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Value (byte)
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MultiWrite
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MultiWrite
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*Numeric
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Outputs
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Value (floating point)
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Selector Switch
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SelectorSwitch
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*Numeric
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Numeric, Trenders
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Value (short)
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Trigger
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TriggerTag
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*Trigger
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Digitals, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (byte)
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Alarm Tags
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Alarm
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AlarmPoint
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*Alarm
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Digitals, Numeric
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Value (logged by VTS)
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| Alarm Database |
AlarmDatabase |
*AlarmDatabase |
Container |
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Alarm Priority
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AlarmPriority
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*Alarm Priority
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Digitals
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Value (do not log)
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Alarm Status
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AlarmStatus
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*Alarm Status
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Numeric, Trenders
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Value (integer)
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Modem
|
Modem
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*Modem
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Numeric
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Value (integer)
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| PLC Alarm |
PLCAlarm |
*Alarm |
Digitals, Numeric |
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Roster
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Roster
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*Roster
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Digitals, Numeric
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Value (Boolean)
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SMS Appliance
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SMSAppliance
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(none)
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Numeric
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Value (integer)
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Logging and Reporting Tags
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Historian
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HistorianTag
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*Historian
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Numeric
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(none)
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Logger
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LogPoint
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*Logger
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Numeric
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(none)
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Notebook
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Notebook
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*Notebook
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Trenders, Loggers
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Value (text)
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Report
|
Report
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*Report
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(none)
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Value (0 or 1)
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SQL Logger Group
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SQLLoggerGroup
|
*SQL Logger Group
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(none)
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(none)
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SQL Logger
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SQLLogger
|
*SQL Logger
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Numeric
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Value (matches tag being logged)
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| SQL View |
SQLView |
*SQLView |
(none) |
(none) |
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Calculation and Inquiry Tags
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Analog Statistics
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AnalogStatistics
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*AnalogStatistics
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Container
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Do not log. Selected child tags may be logged.
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Calculation
|
Calculation
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*Numeric
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Loggers, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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Counter
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CounterTag
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*Numeric
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Analogs, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (integer)
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Digital Statistics
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DigitalStatistics
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(none)
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Container
|
Do not log. Selected child tags may be logged.
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Function
|
Function
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*Numeric
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Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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History Statistics
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HistoryStats
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*Numeric
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Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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Network Status
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NetworkStatus
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*Numeric
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Digitals, Loggers, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (byte)
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Rate of Change
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RateOfChangeTag
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*Numeric
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Analog, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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Totalizer
|
TotalizerTag
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*Numeric
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Analog, Loggers, Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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Script
|
Script
|
*Script
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Numeric, Trenders
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Value (floating point)
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Station Tags
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| Grundfos Control MPC |
GrundfosBooster |
*Station |
Container, Stations |
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| Grundfos Dedicated Controls |
GrundfosBoosterPump |
*Station |
Container, Stations |
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Multismart Station
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Multismart
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*Station
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Container, Stations
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Value (matches the driver's value)
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MPE SC Station
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MPESC
|
*Station
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Container, Stations
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Value (matches the driver's value)
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MPE Duplexer Station
|
MPEDuplexer
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*Station
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Container, Stations
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Value (matches the driver's value)
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Configuration Tags
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| Camera |
CameraTag |
*Camera |
(none) |
Value (Integer) |
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Comm Link Sequencer
|
ContextTag
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Defined by configuration
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Numeric, Trenders
|
Value (Text)
|
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Context
|
ContextTag
|
Defined by configuration*
|
Container
|
(none)
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Font Style
|
FontValue
|
*Font Style
|
(none)
|
(none)
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IP Network Listener
|
IPNetworkListener
|
*Port
|
Numeric
|
Value (byte)
|
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OPC Server Setup
|
OPCServerSetup
|
*Driver
|
Numeric, Trenders, Loggers
|
|
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Realm Display Setup
|
RealmDisplaySetup
|
*Realm Display Setup
|
(none)
|
(none)
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| Recipe Book |
Recipe Book |
*RecipeBook |
(none) |
Value (integer) |
| Recipe Ingredient |
RecipeIngredient |
none |
(none) |
Value (varies) |
| Style Settings |
StyleSettings |
*Style Settings |
(none) |
(none) |
| Subordinate Application |
SubordinateApplication |
*SubordinateApplication |
Container, Numeric |
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Context tags gain a * context type when turned into a user-defined type, according to their Type field.
