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AVEVA™ Plant SCADA

EquipBrowseOpen Fields

  • Last UpdatedJul 16, 2025
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The fields in the following table can be used with the EquipBrowseOpen Cicode function.

Field Name

Description

Length

Values

ALIAS

The display name used to describe a piece of equipment.

254

A meaningful name for a piece of equipment, configured using the Display Name property.

AREA

The area number.

16

Numeric value (integer) representing the area to which the equipment belongs.

If the current user does not have access to the area, the equipment will not be returned by the browse session.

If an area is not specified, zero (0) will be returned.

CLUSTER

Cluster name.

16

The name of the cluster to which the equipment is assigned.

COMMENT

Comment.

254

A user-configured comment.

CONTENT

Workspace content associated with the equipment.

254

A comma-separated list that names the content associated with the piece of equipment. This can include pages, faceplates and documents.

CUSTOM1

Custom field #1.

254

A user-defined string.

CUSTOM2

Custom field #2.

254

A user-defined string.

CUSTOM3

Custom field #3.

254

A user-defined string.

CUSTOM4

Custom field #4.

254

A user-defined string.

CUSTOM5

Custom field #5.

254

A user-defined string.

CUSTOM6

Custom field #6.

254

A user-defined string.

CUSTOM7

Custom field #7.

254

A user-defined string.

CUSTOM8

Custom field #8.

254

A user-defined string.

DEFSTATE

The default state.

64

The default state configured for the equipment.

DEVSCHED

Determines if the report server retrieves the associated schedule from a BACnet device.

6

Returns zero (0) or 1:

0 = false

1 = true.

Use SCHEDID to identify the associated schedule.

HIDDEN

Indicates if the equipment is visible in the equipment tree at runtime.

6

Returns zero (0) or 1:

0 = false

1 = true.

LOCATION

The location of the equipment.

254

A string describing the location of the equipment.

NAME

Equipment name.

254

This can be a name that represents a single piece of equipment, or a name that also reflects the location of the equipment within an equipment hierarchy (where a period (.) is used to indicate levels in the hierarchy).

PAGE

The name of the page on which the equipment appears.

254

Allows you to navigate directly to the page that hosts the piece of equipment. If the graphic object appears on more than one page, the page specified will represent the primary operational context.

PARAM

Custom parameters.

254

This field will be empty if the project has been migrated to use the Configuration Parameters database.

PARENT

The parent equipment.

254

The name of the parent equipment derived from the name of the equipment.

SCHEDID

BACnet device schedule ID.

16

The ID used to identify the associated schedule on a BACnet device. This field is only used if DEVSCHED returns 1 (TRUE).

SCHEDULED

Indicates if the equipment is included in any scheduled actions.

6

Returns zero (0) or 1:

0 = false

1 = true.

TAGPREFIX

The specified tag prefix.

79

A prefix applied to any tags generated for the equipment instance.

TYPE

The equipment type.

254

The name of the equipment type associated with the equipment, as defined in the Equipment Types database.

See Also

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