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Classes/Items Manager

Use this page to define classes and individual items for a class, for example, Asset and Person.

You can define classes or subclasses depending on your needs and then define individual items for those classes.

Click Add Child Class to define a new class; or click an existing class to edit the fields or to define new items for the class.
Note: If items are associated with the class or any of its subclasses, you can change the Description, Icon Link, Update Interval, Stationary, Container and Edge Length attributes. All other attributes and properties are read-only and cannot be changed.
Therefore, to change the class, complete the following steps:
  1. Delete the items associated with the class.
  2. Change the class.
  3. Add the items associated with the class.

When you delete a group, class, or zone, any rules you created that refer to those entities are not automatically deleted. You need to clean up any related rules when you delete a group, class, or zone. If you create a new group, class, or zone with the same name as one you deleted, and you have not cleaned up the old related rules, then the old rules will not apply, even if you intended them to be applicable.

Rules related to items and its properties are always triggered when an item with the properties matches the condition.

Class Details View

Click the Class Details View tab to view the details for a class. This view opens automatically when you click Add Child Class or click an existing class.

Complete or edit the following fields:

You can define key properties, properties, or child classes for each class you create. From the menu, choose from the following actions:

Item View

Click the Item View tab to view the items that have been defined for a class. You can add or edit new items for a class, assign items to groups, or delete selected items. If the item is defined as a container class, you can assign other items to the container item.

Items in this view are sorted by tag ID in ascending order. Items that do not have a tag ID are listed at the end.

Select Add Item to create a new item. Complete the following fields:

Complete any additional fields, which vary by class.

Click Save to save your settings or click Cancel to exit without saving.

After an item is defined, you can complete the following actions:

Filtering the Item View

You can also filter the item view. Enter a string in the text field and then click Apply Filter. The items will be filtered according to the string you enter. If any of the property values or tag IDs for an item contains the string, the item will be shown. Click Clear Filter to clear the filter criteria.

Note: Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. All other fields are optional.

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