Adding an instance specific datapoint
An instance specific datapoint is created and available exclusively to a particular device, asset or location.
All Datapoint operations require necessary permissions. Refer User Profiles document for more details.
Note: Model based widgets/reports will not include instance specific datapoints.
To add an instance-specific datapoint, you must first enable the corresponding option that allows the creation of such datapoints.
To enable instance specific datapoint addition,
- Access the Developer Application.
- Select Asset or Devices or Location in the left pane based on the model to which you want to import the datapoint template. For this illustration, Device is selected.
- Click the model name for which you wish to enable the option. For this illustration, the device model: Home Gateway is selected.
- Scroll down and select Model Settings in the left pane.
- Toggle ON in instance specific datapoint option and click Save.
Instance specific datapoint addition for the model (eg., Home Gateway) is now enabled.
With the instance-specific datapoint addition now enabled for the model, you can create instance-specific datapoints for any instance derived from the model.
To create a instance specific datapoint,
- Access the End Application.
- Select Devices > Devices in the left pane.You can select Assets to add a datapoint template to an asset or Location to add a datapoint template to a location.
- Click the name of the instance for which you want to add the instance specific datapoint.For this illustration the device: My RPi is selected.Note: Ensure the device is based on the model for which the option was enabled.
- Select Actions > Datapoint configuration.
- Click Add Datapoint.
- Select Instance Specific as the Creation Type and click Proceed.
- Select the Datapoint Type: Realtime or Scheduled KPI. For this illustration "Realtime" is selected.
- Provide the required values in the corresponding fields. For this illustration, a datapoint: Room Humidity is added.
- Click Add.
A datapoint exclusive for that specific instance is created.
See Also
Adding and managing datapoint templatesUnderstanding datapoints
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