Step 1. Display Devices in the Workbench
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Select devices. |
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Review device details. |
Select Devices
Select Project>Equipment>Devices in the Workbench left pane.
The Workbench right pane displays the following fields for devices:

Device ID | The physical device identifier |
Port | The port to which the device is connected |
Resource | A configured resource Only users that are assigned this resource can view alarms for this device. Note: Alarms for points on the device may or may not use the same resource as the device. |
Description | Up to 40 characters of text that describes the device |
The Device list is initially sorted by Device ID. You can click on any of the other column titles at the top of the list to sort the list by that attribute.
Review Device Details
- Select Project>Equipment>Devices in the Workbench left pane.
- Expand Devices.
The existing devices display in a list under Devices.
- Select a device.

The Workbench right pane displays fields that were selected in the Field Chooser for devices.
Example: Fields selected in the Field Chooser.
Point ID | All Point IDs that are associated with that device |
Device ID | ID of the selected device (which is the source of the point data) |
Resource | Resource associated with the device |
Point Type | Type of point (e.g. UINT, INT) |
Description | A description that may have been entered for the point in its Point Properties dialog box |
The Device list is initially sorted by Point ID. You can click on any of the other column titles at the top of the list to sort the list by that attribute.