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AVEVA Enterprise SCADA

Valve table details

  • Last UpdatedApr 24, 2025
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The valve table is used by the Valve application. Each record in the valve table contains configuration data and runtime data for a valve. The valve table contains the following internal fields:

Internal Field Name

Data Type

Description

appsFlags.AddFlagRule

ValveAddFlowPathRule

The rule indicating when the flow path flag is added.

appFlags.dependencies

longstring

A string indicating valve flow network dependencies.

appsFlags.DependencyChangeEvent

oas_boolean_t

Toggles when the dependencies change for an event-driven detection through a subscription.

appFlags.DependencyArray

valveDependencyArray

Zero-terminated pump record numbers of all the valve dependencies.

appsFlags.isPathCritical

oas_boolean_t

A pipeline safety flag. This indicates the valve is critical to a flow path.

appsFlags.logicExcludedTimeOut

short

Logic excluded mode time out in minutes.

appsFlags.logicState

ValveLogicState

A pipeline safety flag. This indicates if the valve should be used, and if a RealTime value or a Manual value should be used.

appsFlags.RemoveFlagRule

ValveAddFlowPathRule

The rule of when the flow path flag is removed.

commissioningRequired

oas_boolean_t

Indicates if the point is ready for commissioning.

connectionType

ValveConnType

The connection type.

cursta

ValveStatesEnum

The current state of the valve.

dataset

doas_dset_slot

This field indicates the dataset to which the record is assigned. Datasets are used to associate the record with the privileges assigned for each system mode. Once a record is assigned to a dataset value, the dataset can only be changed to a value for which the system has a privilege record.

description

unsigned char

A description of this valve point, up to 47 characters in length.

displayOrder

unsigned char

This field is used by Display Framework, a separately acquired product.

dsysControl

oas_boolean_t

Indicates if the point is controllable from the local system.

flag

flags

For information on the flag structure, see Flag structure details.

group

groupslot

This field shows the group that this point is associated with for alarming.

input.path

path

The path to the status or multistate point associated with the valve.

input.stateTypes

ValvePointStateTypeArray

An array of state to valve position associations.

lastCursta

ValveStatesEnum

Previous state of the valve.

lastKrunchTime

internaltime

The last time that the valve was updated.

logicalSettings.assetIdComment

string32

The Asset ID comment of the logical valve.

logicalSettings.assetIdDesc

string32

The Asset ID description of the logical valve.

logicalSettings.assetIdLoc

string32

The Asset ID location of the logical valve.

logicalSettings.description

pntdescription

The description of the logical valve.

logicalSettings.displayOrder

stn_str32

The display order of the logical valve.

logicalSettings.pointClass

configenumslot

The point class of the logical valve.

logicalSettings.pointSubClass

configenumslot

The point sub class of the logical valve.

logicalSettings.shortDesc

stn_str32

The short description of the logical valve.

logicalSettings.station

stationslot

The station associated with the logical valve.

logicalSettings.wellunit

pntname

The unit name of the logical valve.

name

pntname

The unique name of this valve record. The name can be up to 32 characters in length.

output.cmdClose

IOspecString

The command string that will be issued to the point in the input.path field when a close command is executed on this valve.

output.cmdOpen

IOspecString

The command string that will be issued to the point in the input.path field when an open command is executed on this valve.

output.cmdState

ValveCmdStateEnum

The current command type being executed on this valve.

output.cmdStop

IOspecString

The command string that will be issued to the point in the input.path field when a stop command is executed on this valve.

packedValveRt

longstring

Package RealTime data.

parentValve

valveslot

This allows a valve to be configured as being part of a synthetic or logical valve by selecting another valve record.

pointClass

configenumslot

The point class category contains multiple configuration enumerations used for categorical configuration of points.

pointSubClass

configenumslot

The point subclass category is a configurable enumeration category used for categorical configurations. It cannot be used for configurable alarms and events.

pointStateType.isAbnormal

oas_boolean_t

Indicates if the valve state is considered abnormal.

pointStateType.position

ValvePointStateEnum

The valve position that a message set represents

prod_color

short

The product color.

ptnum

slot

The slot number in the database.

shortDesc

unsigned char

A brief description of the record.

station

unsigned char

The name of the associated station record.

valveType

ValveComputeType

The type of valve.

wellunit

unsigned char

This field is used by Display Framework, a separately acquired product.

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