Procedure to add a Numeric Expression to a Data Item

  1. Select the Expressions tab in the Data Item dialog box.

  1. Click New.

The New Expression box opens.

  1. Select an Attribute ID from the drop-down list. The list includes the supported CIMPLICITY numeric data item attributes.

  1. Click OK.

The Expression dialog box opens.

  1. Fill in the dialog box as follows.

Section

Select for each section

First operand

Attribute ID

Attributes in the drop down list are the Attribute ID in the Expressions tab's list.

Note: The analog attributes on the Attributes tab are operand

 

Number

Numeric value

Operator

List includes

 

 

(Optional)

-

Minus

 

 

*

Times

 

 

/

Divided by

 

 

+

Plus

 

 

none

No operand

 

Second operand

(Optional)

Attribute ID

Attributes in the drop down list are the Attribute ID in  the Expressions tab's list.

Note: The analog attributes on the Attributes tab are operand

 

Number

Numeric value

 

Octal

(Available for $ADDRESS_ADJ only) Check if you are configuring an octal base address adjustment.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Click OK.

Result: The expression is added to the data item's list of available numeric expressions.

The numeric expressions provide rules for defining the point properties.

More information

Option 4.3.3. Use numeric expressions in data item fields.