Create a new member

Create a member

1. In the User defined type pane, right-click the data type, select New from the context menu, and then select Member, or select the New member icon on the toolbar.

   

   OR

   Select New member on the toolbar.

   OR

   Use the shortcut key Ctrl+M.

   A new member, Member001, is created. The member name can use alphanumeric characters, plus $, #, and _ (underscore) characters. The maximum member name length is 32 characters.

2. To rename the member, right-click the member and select Rename.

Example:

You can add two members of basic InTouch tag types, for example:

• Output - type: integer

• Units - type: message (string)

You can also set the tag properties in the Property grid on the right pane.

Example:

Set the “Initial value” of the Output member tag to 50.

For more information on properties, see Edit User-defined data types in the Properties grid.