Import Property Translation Table

Associated with: MQTT Sparkplug™ B Property Translation Table items

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You can optionally use a Property Translation Table in conjunction with the Create Points from Birth Metrics feature. You use the Property Translation Table to define the settings that Geo SCADA Expert is to apply to the configuration properties of the points that it creates when triggered to do so using the Create Points from Birth Metrics pick action. You can use the Property Translation Table to specify suitable values for any combination of configuration properties for the points that will be created for a particular EoN Node or Sparkplug B Device. Geo SCADA Expert will apply default values for any configuration properties that are not included in the Property Translation Table. You create the content for the Property Translation Table outside of Geo SCADA Expert and then import the file into the database using the Import Property Translation Table pick action.

When you use the Import Property Translation Table pick action, the Import Property Translation Table dialog box is displayed. Use the dialog box to specify the following properties:

• File Name—Enter the path and file name of the file that you want to import. (The file's content has to be in TSV format.) Use the browse button to display a Reference browse window and then select the required entry from the window.

• Description—Optionally use this field to enter a description that is associated with the file. You might want to use this field, for example, to identify the EoN Nodes or Sparkplug B Devices for which Geo SCADA Expert is to use the imported content.

After triggering the pick action:

1. Use the Last Import Status attribute to check whether the TSV file has been imported successfully into the database.

2. Address any issues if the attempt to import the file did not succeed and then reattempt the import (see Create the Content for a Property Translation Table).

3. The configuration Forms of each MQTT Sparkplug B EoN Node and MQTT Sparkplug B Device includes a Property Translation Table field. Use the field to notify Geo SCADA Expert which Property Translation Table to use when automatically creating the suite of database points for that particular EoN Node or Sparkplug B Device. For more information, see Configure the Properties on the EoN Node Tab, and see Configure the Properties on the Device Tab.