Rockwell Automation 9307 FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix - Manual (Page 52)

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Name Fields
Name fields can be up to 50 characters in length, except Rate Schedule names can be any
length. Names do not need to be unique, although it is recommended that you select names
that make the item easy to recognize.
There are no restrictions on character usage, except the following:
 Group and domain names cannot contain period (.), single quote (‘) or pound sign (#)
characters.
 Meter and meter tag names cannot contain period (.) or pound sign (#) characters.
Certain names are used in line item scripting and must comply with Visual Basic naming
conventions. These names include the following:
 Value Types
 Seasons
 Time-of-use periods
 Runtime parameters
These names must comply with the following:
 The name must start with an alpha character
 The name can contain only letters, numbers, blank spaces, and underscore
characters (_).
If a name contains spaces, it is referenced in line item scripts without a space. For
instance, the season name ‘Summer Season’ will be referenced as
‘SeasonType.SummerSeason’ in a line item script. If the space is entered into the script,
the script will fail to validate and compile.
The Rate Schedule Setup and Unit Setup screens perform invalid character checking when
you enter a name.
No checking is performed or possible if you enter Value Type, Season, or Manually-
entered parameter names directly into the database.