Item alias definitions

File location of configuration:

<WorkspaceDirectory>\DataFiles\nxaAliases.40.dat

Aliases can be used to give any server item a user-defined name. Aliases can be seen as a short-cut to the original server item. Therefore, an alias is not a copy of the source item – it is just alternative way to access an item. Aliases can be used to give physical datapoints a more descriptive name. Furthermore, aliases can also be arranged in a user-defined hierarchy.

The structure of the alias definition file is as follows:

' Aliases Definition File
'
' SourceItemID;Name;Path;Comment
NETx\XIO\KNX\BROADCAST\03/0/002;LightOff;BuildingA\Floor1\;
NETx\XIO\BACnet\Device1\ANALOG_VALUE_0\ANALOG_VALUE_0 - PRIO 15;HeatingSetpoint;BuildingA\Floor1\RoomA;

Each line – except comment lines that start with ' – defines a single alias.

FieldNo	Field	Mandatory/Optional	Description

FieldNo	Field	Mandatory/Optional	Description
1	SourceItemID	M	This is the source ItemID of the alias.
2	Name	M	Here, the name of the alias has to be specified.
3	Path	O	Optionally, the alias can be arranged in a hierarchy which can be defined here. The different levels of the hierarchy must be delimited with backslashes `\`.
4	Comment	O	Optional comment of the alias definition. The value is only used for documentation purposes.