AFElementTemplate Properties

This read/write property determines if additional attributes or ports can be added to instances of AFBaseElement objects.

This is a collection of analysis templates that target this element template.

Gets the collection of AFAttributeTemplate objects that are owned by this template.

This property returns the AFElementTemplate which this template inherits from.

This read/write property determines if instances of this AFBaseElement object are allowed to be created. This is typically a BaseTemplate that contains some core functionality for other derived templates.

This property is the default value for the CanBeAcknowledged property of any new AFEventFrame created from this template.

This is a user-defined collection of categories for the object that can be used for querying and/or reporting purposes.

This read-only property returns the list of categories in a string separated by semicolons.

This read-only property returns the checked out status information for the object.

This is a read-only collection of all AFReferenceType objects that can be used to create a child reference to an AFElement created from this template.

This read-only property returns the AFDatabase where this object is defined.

The AFAttributeTemplate associated with the default AFAttribute for the AFBaseElement created from this template.

The default input AFPort for the AFBaseElement created from this template.

The default output AFPort for the AFBaseElement created from this template.

The default undirected AFPort for the AFBaseElement created from this template.

Read/write property that provides a more detailed description of the object.

A dictionary of extended properties that can be used to store application specific information.

This read-only property returns if there are any AFAnalysisTemplate objects that target this element template.

This read-only property returns if there are any AFNotificationTemplate objects that target this element template.

Read-only property that provides a unique identifier for the object to be used for quick access that is not dependent upon the index.

This read-only property contains identity of the object.

Specifies the System.Type used when creating AFBaseElement objects from this template.

This read-only property indicates whether the object has been deleted.

This read-only property indicates whether the object has been modified since the last save to the PI AF Server.

This read-only property indicates whether the object is new and has never been saved to the PI AF Server.

Read/write property that identifies the name of the object.

The naming pattern used when creating elements from this template.

An AFElementTemplate that represents no element template.

This is a collection of AFNotificationRuleTemplate objects that target this element template.

This is a read-only collection of all AFReferenceType objects that can be used to create a parent reference to an AFElement created from this template.

This read-only property allows access to the PISystem associated with this object.

This is a collection of AFPort objects representing the possible connection ports for elements created from this template. Ports are used in a AFModel to define an AFConnection between AFBaseElement object.

This read-only property returns the AFSecurity information for the object.

This property is the default value for the Severity property of any new AFEventFrame created from this template.

This property specifies the base type of the element created from this template.

Read-only property that provides the object's ID as a String.