Column Definitions for the Tag Group Editor

The following table describes the columns of the Tag Group Editor spreadsheet and the information that you can enter into them.

NOTE: You can access these columns only when a row is active. Click a row to make it active.

Column Definitions for the Tag Group Editor 

Column

Definition

Valid Field Values

Symbol

The text that is replaced by a substitution string.

(Required field) Can contain up to 60 characters. The first character must be a letter.

Substitution

The tagname or text of the substitution, depending upon where the corresponding symbol is being used in the picture.

NOTE: Be sure to enter the text exactly as you want it to appear in the picture. If the substitution needs to be in a specific format, make sure the text is formatted correctly.

(Required field) Can contain up to 60 characters.

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you use the fully qualified name for the tagname.

Get Full Name

When you are using tagnames for substitutions, displays the fully qualified name for the tag.

Description

The text that describes the function of the tag group.

(Optional field) Can contain up to 60 alphanumeric characters, including special characters, such as -(*)&+% and spaces.

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