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Item and Group Management

Manage toolbox representation of server items

Use the OPC data access objects for data storage, manipulation, and visualization of OPC DA data.

Functions

addgroup Add data access group toopcdaobject
additem Add data access items todagroupobject
clonegroup Clone group into new private group on same client
makepublic Convert private group into public group
removepublicgroup Remove public group from server

Properties

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GroupType Public status ofdagroupobject
Item Data Access Item objects contained by group
Name Descriptive name for OPC object
Parent OPC object that containsdagroupordaitemobject
Tag Label to associate with OPC object
TimeBias Time bias of group
Type OPC object type
UserData Data to associate with OPC object
AccessRights Inherent nature of access to item
Active Group or item activation state
ItemID Fully qualified ID on OPC server
ScanRate Fastest possible data update rate
CanonicalDataType Server's data type for item
DataType Client item's data type
Quality Quality of data value
QualityID Quality of data value as 16-bit integer
TimeStamp Time when item was last read
Value Item value

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