Assign/Remove Tags from a User-Defined Data Type

About this task

There are two ways to assign tags to a user-defined types. This topic describes both these ways. User Defined tags are indicated with ‘*’ in the Tags section. If the desired type is not already created, you can create it while assigning it. You can select multiple tags from the Tags list and assign the same UDT to all of them at once.

Procedure

  1. Access Historian Administrator.
  2. Select Tags.
  3. To assign a UDT to a tag from the Collection section:
    1. Select Collection.
    2. Select the tag for which you want to assign a UDT.
    3. In the Data Type field, select MultiField.
      The User Defined Type field appears.
    4. In the User Defined Type field, browse and select the UDT that you want to associate with the tag, and then select OK.
      If the type has not already been created, create a type now and then continue associating it with the tag. For more information, refer to Create a User Defined Type.
    5. Select Update.
      The UDT is assigned to the tag.
  4. To assign a UDT to a tag from the Add Tag Manually window:
    1. Select Add Tag Manually.
      The Add Tag Manually window appears.
    2. Enter values as described in the following table.
      Field Description
      Collector Name Select the collector instance in which the tag has been added.
      Source Address Browse and select the source address of the tag.
      Data Type Select MultiField.
      User Defined Type Browse and select the UDT that you want to assign the tag.
      Time Resolution Select the time resolution.
    3. Select OK.
      The UDT is assigned to the tag.
  5. To remove a UDT from a tag:
    1. Select the tag from which you want to remove the UDT.
    2. Clear the value in the User Defined Type field.
    3. In the Data Type field, select a data type.
    4. Select Update.
      The UDT is removed from the tag, and the new data type is assigned.