The Tag Variables Section

The tag variables section follows the parameters and is enclosed in square brackets [ ].

This section declares (and in some cases, initializes) local variables, constants, and modules related to the tag. The following is a list of items commonly declared:

• Required variables, such as Root and Value
• Other local variables such as RawValue, RawTS, DisplayAddress, and SitePoint
• Module declarations such as Refresh, NewData and Alarms
  

• Plugins declarations such as the module for the configuration folder and the common (pop-up menu) module.
• Graphics declarations for VTScada widgets that will be available to this tag.
• Group membership declarations such as "Numeric" and "Loggers".
• Constant declarations including parameter constant definitions, help ID values, and NumTagFiles.

The module, Configuration, is a legacy module. While never used in modern tags, it will still be recognized if present. If you name one of your modules "Configuration", VTScada will attempt to use it as a configuration panel and not as you intended.
Follow the instructions in Tag Configuration Folders and do not name any module within your tag "Configuration".

[
  Constant DrawLabel;
  Constant NumTagFiles = 16;
  Constant #IS_CONTAINER  = True { Show these tags in tag browser tree     };
  Constant #CAN_EDIT_TYPE = True { Can be edited by tag type editing tools };

   { The next block of constants defines the offset into the parameter list,
     starting from 0, for each of the parameters }
  Constant #Name        = 0;
  Constant #Area        = 1;
  Constant #Description = 2;
  Constant #HelpKey     = 3;
  Constant #Property1   = 4;
  Constant #Property2   = 5;
  Constant #Property1_Comment = "";
  Constant #Property2_Comment = "";

  [ (GROUPS)
    Shared Container          { We are a container tag                      };
  ]

   { List of draw methods for this tag type }
  [ (GRAPHICS)
    Shared DrawAlarmList;
    Shared AlarmPriorityIndicatorBox;
    Shared AlarmPriorityIndicator;
    Shared DrawHDV;
    Shared AlarmList = "LSAlarmList";
    Shared SiteDetails = "LSSiteDetails";
    Shared GenericSiteDraw;
    Shared StationDraw = "LSStationDraw";
    Shared TagListDM;
  ]

  Root                        { This variable must be defined and must contain
                                the instance of this module as its value    };
  CustomMapIconName           { The name of the custom icon to use on a map };
  LatitudeValue               { Evaluated location of this site             };
  LongitudeValue              { Evaluated location of this site             };
  ConnectorColorValue         { Evaluated color of this connector          };

  Refresh Module              { Subroutine which will be called by the
                                tag parameter configuration tools to
                                notify this tag when on-line changes to the
                                parameters are made.                        };

  Value                       { Return value for the tag - Invalid          };
]