CIMPLICITY4.2. Long Point IDs/Mixed Case Support: idt Files
CIMPLICITY IDT Files Long Point ID/Short Point ID Associations
Whenever a user creates a long point ID (over 32 characters), CIMPLICITY automatically generates a corresponding short point ID that it uses for internal processes.
There may be times when you need to review the long point ID and short point ID associations.
You will be able to find these associations in *.idt map files.
Available *.idt map files include the following.
| Feature | Map Files |
|---|---|
| Actions | act_name_map.idt |
| Alarms | alm_name_map.idt |
| Events | evt_name_map.idt |
| Points | pt_name_map.idt |
Point Map File (pt_name_map.idt)
The procedure to display map .idt files is the same for any feature. Most likely, the most commonly used file will be pt_name_map.idt.
| 1 | Display a project's main directory in a Command window. |
| 2 | Enter commands to open the pt_name_map.idt file. |
| 3 | Review the mapped point list in the pt_name_map.idt file. |
Display a project's main directory in a Command window.
- Open the project whose points you want to review.
- Click Tools>Command Prompt on the Workbench menu bar.
A command window opens displaying the project's directory.
-
Enter
cd master.
The path is now the project's main directory.
Enter commands to open the pt_name_map.idt file.
Do the following.
| A | Enter |
idtpop pt_name_map
|
| Press | Enter. | |
| The short to long name map for points is processed. | ||
| B | Enter |
Notepad pt_name_map.idt
|
| Press | Enter. | |
Result: Notepad (or another named text editor) opens with a list of the project's short point IDs mapped to their corresponding long point IDs.
Entries include
| 0 | Point short name |
| 1 | Point long name. |
Review the mapped point list in the pt_name_map.idt file.
The mapped list displays the point IDs as follows.
| Column | Description | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Left | Automatically generated internal short point ID. | D46D146C1A4F4BA1977A52F21DC7D8E1 |
| Right | Long point ID associated with automatically generated internal short point ID. | LEVEL_RESERVOIR_SOUTH60_REGION1710_29875 | |
| B | Left | Internal short point ID with same characters as user created short point ID. | HEAT.SOUTH.REGION.01_MACHINE6501 |
| Right | User created short point ID associated with the internal short point ID. | HEAT.SOUTH.REGION.01_MACHINE6501 |
