Entity Types

Entity Types

Directory Explorer Nodes

Type hierarchy

Type name                   Description                            Rule
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FOLDER                      Transparent folder                     
GROUP                       Parent type for all grouping types
    ENTERPRISE              Directory Explorer root node           No parent
    SITE                    Site node                              Parent is ENTERPRISE
    AREA                    Area node                              Parent is SITE
    WORKCENTER              See ISA-95 equipment hier.
        PROCESS_CELL
        PRODUCTION_UNIT
        PRODUCTION_LINE
        STORAGE_ZONE
    WORKUNIT                                                       Parent is workcenter
        UNIT
        WORK_CELL
        STORAGE_UNIT
CONFIG                      Node to contain configuration data
VARIABLE                    No to represent variable data
APP                         Node to represent link to an application
REF                         Base for document reference types
    DASHBOARDREF            Reference to dashboard document
    DISPLAYREF              Reference to process display document
    TRENDREF                Reference to trend document

Directory Document Nodes

Type name                   Description                            Rule
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DOCSTG                      Document storage root node
DOC                         Base for document types
    DASHBOARDDOC            Dashboard document type
    DISPLAYDOC              Process display document type
    COMPONENTDOC            Component document type
    TRENDDOC                Trend document type