Manually Define Equipment Types

You can manually add equipment types to a Citect SCADA project. You would typically do this to incorporate an external XML template for an equipment type (see Importing Equipment Using XML Templates).

To manually define an equipment type:

1. In the System Model activity, select Equipment.
2. On the menu below the Command Bar, select Types.

The list of equipment types will display in the Grid Editor.

3. Add a row to the Grid Editor.
4. Type the required information in each column, or in the Property Grid (see below for a description of the properties).
5. Click Save.

Note: You can also use the Equipment Editor to create equipment types. These equipment type definitions will appear in the equipment type list alongside those you create manually. See Using Equipment Editor to Generate Tags.

Equipment Type Properties

General Properties

Property	Description
Name	A name that reflects the physical piece of equipment the equipment type represents, such as "pump", "light" or "valve". Enter a value of 254 characters or less. The names in this field populate the Type drop down in Equipment Properties (see Manually Define Equipment).
Template	The file name for the XML template that defines the equipment type. Enter a value of 254 characters or less. If the equipment type was created using Equipment Editor, this file will have the same name as the equipment type (with the .xml extension). See Using Equipment Editor to Generate Tags. If you are using an externally created equipment XML template, enter the file name here to associate it with the equipment type (see Importing Equipment Using XML Templates for more information).
Comment	Any useful comment. Enter a value of 254 characters or less.

Project Properties

Property	Description
Project	The project in which the equipment type is configured.

See Also

Published June 2018