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The Common Name Service (CNS) implements the Unified Namespace (UNS) concept in WinCC OA. The plantmodel editor can be used for building and modifying data structures such as views and trees based on CNS and use them within projects easily.
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Graphical interface for editing datapoints and datapoint types.
Adds a new node to a tree or sub-tree.
Allows to create a tree or sub-tree.
Registers the given function as CNS observer.
Changes the datapoint (element) and type of the given node.
Changes the display name of the given node.
Changes the ID of the given node.
Replaces a tree or sub-tree with a new tree.
Changes the display name of the given tree.
Changes the ID of the given view.
Changes the separators of the given view.
Allows to create a new view.
Allows to delete a tree, sub-tree or node.
Allows to delete a view (with all its trees).
Returns the AccessRight (value of the defined parameter "propertyKey") as UINT for the given node.
Returns the ID paths of all child element of a node.
Returns the display names of a node.
Returns the display name path of a node
Returns the linked datapoint and CNSDataIdentifierType of the given node.
Returns the names of datapoints linked to the matching nodes.
Looks for nodes that are linked to the given datapoint (element).
Looks for ID paths of nodes that match the given criteria.
Returns the OPC AccessLevel (value of the key OA:OPC) as UINT for the given node.
Returns the path of the parent node.
Retrieves the key value from the property of the defined node.
Returns a list of all keys which are defined for the given node.
Returns the ID path of the root node of the tree which contains the given node.
Returns the display names of the given system.
Returns the ID paths of all trees of the given view.
Returns the user data stored in a node.
Returns the display names of the given view.
Returns the separators of the given view.
Returns the paths of all views in the given system.
De-registers the given observer function.
Removes the key from the property of the given node.
Sets the properties for the given node as key/value pair.
Changes the display name of the given system.
Stores user data in a node.
Extracts parts of a CNS path.
Checks whether the ID is valid.
Checks whether the given display name is valid.
Checks if the separator is valid or not.
Creates a new node type.
Creates a tree or a node and adds it to the given parent element.
Creates a new view.
Creates a internal datapoint for the given view.
Deletes the given node type.
Deletes the given tree or node.
Deletes the given view.
Deletes the internal datapoint which is linked to the given view.
The following control functions are provided for an easier use of the Common Name Service feature in scripts.
Returns the path of the icon defined for the given ID.
Returns the display name of the given node type.
Returns the icon path of the given node type.
Returns the value of the given node type.
Returns all existing node types.
Returns a list with all views (for which the current permission is sufficient) of the given system.
Returns the permission bits defined for the given view.
Checks whether the given string is a valid CNS node identifier.
Checks whether the given node ID is a tree or not.
Checks whether the given string is a valid CNS view identifier.
Checks if the given node exists.
Sets an icon for the given node.
Sets the multilingual display name of a node type.
Allows to set an icon for the given node type.
Sets the value of the given node type.
Sets the permission for the given view.
Checks whether the given tree exists.
Returns the ID of the view which is linked to the given internal data point.
Checks whether the given view exists or not.
Returns the name of the internal datapoint linked to the given view.
Changes the ID of a node type.
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