Wiring Rules DataLinks

Field Device Tag Numbers, Cable Numbers, Wire/Signal Numbers and Junction Box Numbers are represented in a Wiring Rule by Wiring Rule DataLinks. Each of these property values will contain DataLinks which are translated into their appropriate project values based on the actual tags being generated when the Wiring Rule is applied.

DataLinks are always surrounded by parenthesis such as: {TagNo-NoDelimiter}.

You can add character values outside the parenthesis. These characters remain as they are and are not translated (for example: the '+' and '-' text on ends of Wire Numbers).

In the example above, the Cable No will be created based on the current Tag Number but with any delimiters removed (for example, if Tag No is FT-600 then {TagNo-NoDelimiter} is translated to FT600. Users may also add suffixes such as 'A' and 'B' to cable and other DataLinks if required.

Cable Numbers and Wire Numbers can also be constructed from multiple DataLinks. For example by concatenating the Tag Prefix {TAGPre}, Tag Function {TAGFNO}, Tag Loop number {TAGLNO} and Tag Suffix {TAGSUF}.

Normally just the single DataLink {TagNo} or {TagNo-NoDelimiter} would be used. {TagNo-NoDelimiter} is included as an option as some projects remove delimiters (often dashes '-') from their Cable and Wire Numbers.

Example of concatenation of DataLinks for a tag number of 61-FT-600A,:

{TAGPre} = 61

{TAGFNO} = FT

{TAGLNO} = 600

{TAGSUF} = A

So:

Cable No (1) = 61FT600A

Wire No (1) = 61FT600A+

Wire No (2) = 61FT600A-

The following DataLinks can be used: