Upload Devices
Using the upload devices widget, you can upload a list of assets to Operations Hub. This data is stored in the baseline M2M entities.
This widget is available only in Operations Hub Classic version.
To use an upload devices widget, save the asset data in a CSV file with
the following columns.
Column Heading | Purpose | Usage | Mapped to Entity | Mapped to Entity Field |
---|---|---|---|---|
device_unique_name |
Identifies the unique ID of the device gateway or asset. This is the ID that the device will use when sending data using REST APIs or MQTT APIs. | This column is required. |
|
device_id
|
device_type |
Identifies the type of the device gateway or asset. | This column is required. | device_gateway
|
device_type
|
unique_address |
Identifies the unique address of the device gateway (for example, imei number, mac address, unit ID). | If there is no unique address, enter None. This column is required if the url column is blank. | device_gateway |
unique_address |
url |
Identifies the URL for the device gateway. | If there is no URL, enter None. This column is required if the unique_address column is blank. | device_gateway |
url |
thing_unique_name |
This parameter is obsolete. | This column is required and must be blank. | ||
thing_type |
This parameter is obsolete. | This column is required and must be blank. | ||
group_name |
Identifies the name of the device group. If the group does not exist in Operations Hub, it will be created. | This column is required. If devices are not grouped, we recommend that you enter the same value as in the device_type column. | M2M_groups
|
group_name
|
group_type |
Identifies the group type. The supported group type is gateway. | This column is required. | M2M_groups |
group_type |
In addition, the CSV file can contain the following columns:
- Columns mapped to the
device_gateway
entity:device_location
device_altitude
device_latitude
device_longitude
device_latlong
device_username
device_password
device_firmware_ver
device_description
device_generic_1
device_generic_2
- Columns mapped to the
supported_device_gateway
entity:supported_description
supported_manufactor
supported_product_code
supported_generic_1
supported_generic_2
- Columns mapped to the
M2M_groups
entity:group_generic_1
group_generic_2
group_description