1.1. CIMPLICITY Class Attributes

CIMPLICITY classes include default CIMPLICITY attributes, which are listed on the Attributes tab in the Class dialog box.

Important: Default CIMPLICITY attributes begin with $.

CIMPLICITY class attributes are:


Class Attribute	Provides the:
$ADDRESS	Base address for data items. Important: `$ADDRESS` can also be used to support address adjustment expressions.
$ALARM_CLASS	Default alarm class for data items with alarms. If not specified: Alarms will not be created for the data items (object points). Note: The class developer can change $ALARM_CLASS from Optional to Required to override this default behavior.
$DESCRIPTION	Default description for all data items.
$DEVICE_ID	Default Device ID for all data items. Important: Each class object supports one device ID only.
$EU_LABEL	Default engineering units label for all data items.
$LEVEL	Default security level for all data items.
$RESOURCE_ID	Default Resource ID for all data items.
$SCREEN_ID	Default Screen ID for all data items.
$TYPE	Displays static objects that cannot be modified on the object configuration screens. The objects display as disabled.