Configuration Parameters Database for Equipment Types

In Plant SCADA 2023, "configuration parameters" replace "custom parameters" for Equipment Types.

Configuration Parameters provide the same functionality as custom parameters. They can be used to represent specific information about a physical piece of equipment, such as a set point or delay setting. However, they are stored in a dedicated configuration parameters database. This means you will no longer be restricted by a 256 character limitation, providing greater flexibility if you need to add multiple parameters.

Only Equipment Types created in Plant SCADA 2023 (or later) will make use of the new database. You can identify one of these new Equipment Types via the following version "2.0" label in the source XML:

<template version="2.0" desc="Equipment template">

Note: This change requires any existing equipment types to be migrated to a new format. If Plant SCADA detects any version 1.0 equipment types, a dialog will appear asking if you want to migrate them. If this occurs, see Migrate Custom Parameters to the Configuration Parameters Database.

See Also

Add Configuration Parameters to an Equipment Type