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Type Displays the configuration property type of the currently selected data
point.
Select Select the type of data point to create: Static or Dynamic. The Dynamic
option is only available for devices with dynamic interfaces.

Static. Expand the static icon to show all the static data points
programmatically defined by the device’s external interface. Click
the static data point to be created.

Dynamic. Expand the dynamic icon to show all the folders in the
lonworks/types directory on the SmartServer or OpenLNS Server, and
then expand a folder in a lonworks/types directory to show all the
available resource files in that folder. Expand a resource file and then
expand its configuration property types or network variable types to
show all the available SNVTs, UNVTs, or built-in data types in that
file. Click the SNVT, UNVT, or built-in data type to be used for
creating the data point.
4. Click OK. The data point is added to the bottom of the tree of its parent virtual functional block.
5. Click Submit.
Configuring M-Bus Data Points
You can configure M-Bus data points using both the General and Driver modes. The following
summarizes the data point configuration tasks you can perform in each mode:

General mode. Enable and set default and invalid values; make a data point persistent; set the
poll rate; set configuration properties (heartbeat, throttle, offline, and send on delta); and add or
delete presets and fields. See Configuring Data Point General Properties for more information on
modifying these properties.

Driver Mode. Change the icon of and hide the data point. Change the poll rate, format and type
parameters, and the length.
To configure the driver properties of an M-Bus data point, follow these steps:
1. Click Driver.
2. Select one or more M-Bus data points to be configured.
3. The Setup - M-Bus Data Point Driver Web page opens.