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definitions. See Targets for more information.
Properties within Application Device Object Elements
Supported by
Function?
Property Export Import Description/Notes
Name Y Y The name of the message tag.
Direction Y Y An enumerated value indicating the direction of
the message tag. The possible values are as
follows:
0 Input
1 Output
2 Bidirectional
You cannot modify this property on existing
message tags.
AddressTableIndex The index of the address table entry on the
application devices assigned to this message tag
(typically the same as the message tag index).
For msg_in, this is reported as 65534
IsDynamic Y N An enumerated value indicating whether the
message tag is static or dynamic. Although, you
cannot create dynamic message tags, they are
reported on export and you can connect them.
The possible values are as follows:
0 False (static message tag)
1 True (dynamic message tag)
HasShape Y Y An enumerated value indicating whether the
message tag is represented by a shape on the
Virtual FB shape in the network drawing. The
possible values are as follows:
0 False
1 True
ConnDesc Y N The name of the connection description template
used for connections in which the message tag is
the hub is reported on export. For unconnected
message tags, ConnectDescTemplate_0 is
reported.
Targets Y Y The target MTs connected to the message tag are
reported. See Targets for more information.
Example
<MessageTag Handle="0">
<Name>msg_in</Name>
<Direction ID="0">Input</Direction>
<AddressTableIndex>65534</AddressTableIndex>
<ConnDesc>ConnectDescTemplate_0</ConnDesc>
<HasShape ID="1">True</HasShape>