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B-Formatting Examples
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%user()%
Get currently logged in user name
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%.%
Value and Status of the Out Slot
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%out.value%
Value of the Out Slot
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%Hours%
Get the total elapsed time in hours
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%Minutes%
Get the total elapsed time in minutes
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%displayName%
Get the display name of the ORD
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%parent.name%
Get parent name of the ORD
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%parent.parent.name%Get TWO parents above the ord! Often paired with %parent.parent.name%_%parent.name%
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Example:
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ORD = BACnetNetwork/Device1/FanCommand
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Format Text
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Fan Command = %out.value%
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Fan Command = ON
* where "ON" is the current value of the OUT SLOT
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Scenario: We want a dynamic history name for the History extension on FanCommand.
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Our ORD is: BACnetNetwork/Device1/FanCommand/BooleanCOV
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If a history source was configured to read: %parent.parent.displayName%_%parent.name%
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%parent.parent.displayName% =Device1
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%parent.name% = FanCommand
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Source Name: %parent.parent.displayName%_%%parent.name%
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Actual Source name under Histories: Device1_FanCommand
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Other Alarm b-formatting that may be useful
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%alarmData.sourceName%
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%alarmData.highLimit%
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%alarmData.lowLimit%
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%alarmData.currentValue%
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