Device ID Format Dialog

This dialog lets the user change the elements that make up an ID.

Accessed when the Edit button is pressed from one of the Device Id Formats fields in the Options > Display Formats page.

Note: The Schematic (PLC Wired Device ID) and Schematic (PLC Wired Terminal ID) device ID formats will only be applied when the Replace Device ID function is used. The PLC Wired Device ID will assign the PLC address to the first non-terminal device connected to the PLC. The PLC Wired Terminal ID will assign the PLC address to the first terminal connected to the PLC.

Note: When creating a PLC symbol, the connection points order needs to include all of the addressed connections in order. Non-addressed connections need to appear after the addressed points. This also applies to PLC families (children with addresses should appear before children without addresses).

Setting	Description
Profile Name	Displays the name of the current device ID profile. The profile is a saved device ID format. You can create new profiles, save them and reload them as your project needs require.
Save Profile	Save changes to the current profile. If desired, you can change the entry in the Profile Name field and save the changed profile under a different name. Note: When you use this option to save the changes to the device ID format, it saves the changes for all future projects using the profile. If you click OK (without saving) the changes will only apply to the current project.
Load Profile	Click to load a previously saved profile.
Complete ID Format	This area of the dialog allows the user to define the elements of the complete device ID for symbols in a drawing. The list area displays the available elements in a complete device ID: Installation, Location, and Device Tag. Add to Expression: Click this button to add one of these elements to the device ID. It will then appear on the right side of the dialog. Clear: Click this button to empty the field of all selected elements. Reset: Click this button to reload the combination of variables that you had when you entered the dialog. To remove an element from the device ID, select it, then either press the <Delete> key or right click on the element and select Delete from the menu. The Identifiers area of the dialog allows you to define the characters that separate the device ID elements when displayed in a drawing or report. The default is = for installations, + for locations, and - for the device tag. The Display fields allow you to select whether installation and location names will be displayed in device IDs always or only when the installation or location is different from that of the current drawing page.
Device Tag Format	Use the Device Tag Format area of the dialog to configure the device tag. The device tag is that part of the device ID that does not include the installation and location (see the following figure). The device tag consists of a tag mnemonic that is applied to every symbol of a given type (such as K or CR for a relay) and items that are assigned by the software individually for each instance of a symbol (such as page/line numbers and sequential numbers). The tag mnemonic is defined when a symbol is created. Device Tag Elements: On the left side of the dialog is a list of available elements that can be added to the device tag. To add an element, select it, and then click the Add to Expression button. It will then be shown on the right side of the dialog as part of the device tag. The following elements are available: Sequential Number [project based] - A number incrementing from 1. Numbering is unique across the entire project. Sequential Number [installation/location based] - A number incrementing from 1. Numbering is unique within each installation/location. Sequential Number [installation based] - A number incrementing from 1. Numbering is unique within each installation. Sequential Number [location based] - A number incrementing from 1. Numbering is unique within each location name. If you have two locations with the same name in different installations, the numbering will extend across both locations. Use installation/location based numbering if you want locations with the same name to be numbered separately. Sequential Number [page based] - A number incrementing from 1. Numbering is unique within the same page. Sequential Number [line based] - A number incrementing from 1. Numbering is unique for each line number. Tag Mnemonic - A group of alphanumeric characters that indicate the type of device that the device ID represents, such as CR or K for control relay or PB for pushbutton. On the drawing, the mnemonic that appears in the device tag will be taken from that which is defined in the symbol. Page Number - The page number where the device ID is first used. Line Number - The line number where the device ID is first used. Zone Number - The drawing zone number where the device ID is first used. PLC Address - (Available for PLC Wired Device ID and PLC Wired Terminal ID) The PLC I/O address to which the item is connected will be used in the device tag. The right side of the Device Tag Format section displays the currently selected device tag elements. To remove an element from the device tag, select it, then either press the < Delete> key or right click on the element and select Delete from the context menu. Use the Clear button to empty the field of all selected elements. Use the Reset button to reload the combination of elements that you had when you entered the dialog. The Example field displays what the device tag will look like in an actual drawing. You can further format the device tag by selecting (highlighting) one of the selected elements. When you do this, additional fields become active.
Duplicate Character	The Duplicate Character area of the dialog allows you to format how tags will be labeled when more than one symbol of the same type are placed on the same line. The First number/character field defines how the symbols will be labeled, numbers or letters, and what the first value will be. The Separator field defines the character that will divide the value from the rest of the device tag. If you select the Suppress first occurrence check box, then the first item on the line will not have the additional value, but succeeding items will. For example: PB123, PB123.1, PB123.2.
Add to Expression	To add a tag element to the expression, select one from the list and click this button to add it. Note: To delete a tag element, select the element and either right-click and select Delete, or press the < Delete>key.
Reset	Reloads the combination of elements present when the dialog was opened.
Clear	Clears the current expression.
Example	The Example field displays what the device tag will look like in an actual drawing.
Properties	Prefix / Suffix: These fields allow you to define a character string that will be placed at the beginning (Prefix) or end (Suffix) of the label element. Width /Fill with: These fields allow you to set the number and type of characters that will be used for the selected tag element. These fields become available when you select a tag element and then select the Fixed number of characters check box. (If you do not select this check box the software will use as many characters as necessary for a given value.) The entry in the Width field sets the number of digits that will be used for the value (more will be used if necessary). The Fill with field defines the character that will be used if necessary to fill out the value to match the width value. (Example: Page Number set to width 3, fill with 0. Device tags on page 2 will use the value 002. Device tags on page 13 will use the value 013. Device tags on page 3333 will use the value 3333.)