05 V60 COS Attributes

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COS attributes

Attributes store information about objects. For example, a component model

can have attributes like Component type and Manufacturer. Attributes are not

object type specific; the same attribute can be assined to several object

types. !herefore, you can manae attributes in t"o "ays# via the object types

they are assined to, or directly in Manae C$%&'%chema(&)lobal

Confiuration&*atabase %chema&Attributes.


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COS attributes

!here are a number of predefined attributes, but you can also create your o"nones. Attributes can be classified as follo"s#

Hardwired attributes

!he definitions of these attributes cant be chaned. For example, you cant chane

the minimum and maximum values or the list of possible values. -ard"ired attributes

cant be assined to object types or unassined from types usin them; the system

defines "hich object types use these attributes.!here are t"o types of hard"ired attributes#

1. -ard"ired, noneditable attributes.

/ou can see these attributes but you can not modify them "ith

0dit Attributes command in $bject ro"ser.

/ou can modify these attributes "ith object type specific editors that either

present the information in a different "ay or check that the enteredinformation is consistent.

!he meanin of some of these attributes is internal to the system and of

no interest to the user.

+. -ard"ired, editable attributes.

/ou can edit these attributes "ith 0dit Attributes command, but you cant

chane the definition of the attribute.


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COS attributes

Non-hardwired attributes!he definitions of these attributes can be chaned and they can be assined and unassined

freely. %ome of these attributes are predefined, but most of them are created by the user.

!here are t"o types of nonhard"ired attributes#

1. 3redefined attributes.

!hese attributes are mostly used to classify objects. For example attribute

Manufacturer has been predefined for your convenience and also to ensure thateveryone uses the same attribute for the same purpose. /ou have to ive the correct

values as "e cant kno" the particular manufacturers you use.

+. 4serdefined attributes.

/ou are free to define as many attributes you need and to assin them to

any object type.

Common properties of attributes include the name of the attribute and its abbreviation. !he

abbreviation, also kno"n as a ta, is a strin of three characters that can include letters a5,

A6, numerals 78 and a fe" special characters. !his is the internal identifier of an attribute.


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COS attributes typesString

!his is the most versatile type, as the attribute value is just text that can contain anythin. -o"ever, it isnot al"ays the best choice. %tin attributes can have a maximum lenth.

Integer:nteer can contain numeric values "ithout decimals. $ptions include minimum and maximum value.

Floating point!hese are numbers "ith decimals. hen creatin a floatin point attribute you must select its of the attribute has a

numeric value in addition to the displayed text. !his type is mainly used in systemdefined attributes

because the numeric values have specific meanins to the soft"are, but users may also "ant to utili5e

them.


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COS attribute dependencies$bjects that are of the same type do not necessarily share the same attributes. !ypically, there are a

fe" mandatory attributes like *escription and some common attributes that most, if not all, objectshave. -o"ever, some attributes are only present in objects of a certain kind. For example, Catalo

3arts that represent valves have a different set of attributes than those that represent -@AC parts.

!o make it easier to handle attribute sets of this kind, C$% supports attribute dependencies, or

conditional attributes. !his means that "hen a certain value is selected for an attribute, a ne" set of

attributes becomes available.

$nly enumeratedand coded enumerated attributes can have dependent attributes. *ependencies

are controlled in the Attribute 3roperties "indo".

How to set attribute dependencies

1. %elect a value for "hich you "ant to assin a dependent attribute and press *ependencies.

+. %elect all the attributes that you "ant to be dependent on the presence of this attribute value.

An attribute can be dependent on several attributes. :n this case, only one of the attributes needs to be

present in order for the dependent attribute to become available. :t is not possible to create a

dependency that re


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