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IoT Event Definition Page#

🔒 IoTEventDefinition.Show

The IoT Event Definition page displays the information on the specific IoT Event Definition. In addition it enables you to perform all the allowed operations on a specific IoT Event Definition.

Moreover, it is possible to switch between 3 main views: Details, References and History views.

By default the page opens in the Details view.

Details View#

Depending on the optional modules that are licensed in the system, the Details view will display some or all of the following page sections:

Details#

This section displays general information on the IoT Event Definition. Such information include:

  • Name
  • Description
  • Type
  • Universal State
  • IoT Schema
  • Scope
  • Folder
  • Retention Time (Days)

  • Has Light Variant

    Info

    The Material Operations, the Resource State Change, and the Post Data Collection IoT Event Definitions also provide a Light Variant. This variant is optimized for performance by including only the essential properties. For details on which properties are available, refer to the corresponding IoT Event Definition page. You can select the desired event variant (Standard, Light, or Any) in step 3 of Creating a New Automation Controller.

  • Owner Type

  • Create Data Set
  • Data Set Retention Time (Days)

Details section

Properties#

This section lists all the properties this IoT Event Definition includes. A paginated table can be viewed below presenting information on Data Type, Is Mandatory, Is Array, or Is Indexed properties. If it is an Iot Schema you can further drill down on the structure of the selected property.

Properties section

IoT Workflows#

This section enables the visualization of existing assigned IoT Workflows and the possibility to create new ones. For more information, see Create Automation Controller.

Workflows section

Attributes#

This section enables the visualization of existing Attributes and the possibility to create new ones. For more information on Attributes, visit the section Attributes.

Attachments section

Attachments#

This section shows the documents that are attached to the IoT Event Definition and enables you to attach additional documentation to the IoT Event Definition.

Attachments section

References View#

This view combines information concerning other objects that have references to the current object:

  • Relations - displays the existing Relations between the IoT Event Definition and other entities and enables you to edit them. For more information on Relations, visit the section Relations.
  • Where Used - displays the set of relationships between the IoT Event Definition and the other objects used throughout the system.

History View#

This view combines information concerning other objects that have references to the current IoT Event Definition object:

  • History - displays the history of the operations, associated information, user(s) performing the changes and date and time of the changes.