RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

The tag name can be mixed case. Tag names preserve upper and lower
case for readability but are not case sensitive. For example, the tag name
MixerValve1 is the same as mixervalve1.
In an expression, tag names that start with a number or contain a dash
must be enclosed in brackets, for example, {N33-0}. Also use brackets
with wildcard characters to represent multiple tags in an expression, for
example, {alarm*}. For more information about using tags in
expressions see Chapter 20, Creating expressions.
Using folders to group HMI tags
To organize tags, create a folder, and then include tags that are related
to one another. To separate the folder name from the rest of the tag
name, use a backslash (\). For example, tags in the folder called Pump
would start with Pump\.
For greater organization, you can nest folders. For example, if a plant
is divided into zones, you can organize the tag database first by zone,
then by machines in the zone, and finally by devices in each machine.
The result might be Area1\Machine1\Pump.
IMPORTANT
For optimum performance, do not place all HMI tags in
the root folder. It is also recommended that you limit the
number of tags in a folder to less than 2000. HMI tags
contained in nested folders do not contribute to the total
number of tags in the root folder.
For details about creating, duplicating and deleting folders, see Help.
Viewing tag statistics
The Tag Statistics dialog box provides a summary of how many tags an
application uses, as well as other tag information such as the date the
HMI tag database was last modified. To view tag statistics, the Tags
editor must be open and have focus.
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