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Programming - Asset Management
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RMS Enterprise - NetLinx Programmer’s Guide
Asset Registration - Required & Optional Information
Asset Type (String)
[REQUIRED]
This is a unique identifier for an asset type that categorizes this asset as a specific asset type.
• All the default RMS provided asset types are defined in the RmsApi.axi Include File as constants.
• RMS Enterprise also supports custom user defined asset types.
Client Key (String)
[REQUIRED]
<< AUTOPOPULATED
BY RMS SDK
This is a unique identifier for this asset. This id string must be uniquely scoped for this asset on the
control system master. This asset client key is typically the D:P:S string for the physical device.
• The RMS SDK will auto populate this field when using one of the registration methods exposed by
the RmsApi.axi Include File.
• All asset parameters, metadata properties, and control methods will use this asset key for
registration and notification callbacks.
Global Key (String)
[OPTIONAL]
This is a globally unique identifier for this asset. This ID string must be globally unique across the
entire RMS system.
• This field is optional and typically left empty unless some address such as a MAC address can
guarantee global uniqueness.
• This global key may be used in scenarios to help identify when asset have been relocated to new
controls systems.
Name (String)
[REQUIRED]
Friendly name for this asset/device.
Description (String)
[OPTIONAL]
Descriptive text for this asset/device.
Manufacturer Name (String)
[OPTIONAL]
Descriptive text identifying the manufacturer for this asset/device.
If the manufacturer name is not already defined in the RMS database, it will be added.
Manufacturer URL (String)
[OPTIONAL]
URL address for the manufacturer for this asset/device.
Model Name (String)
[OPTIONAL]
Descriptive text identifying the model name/id for this asset/device.
If the model name is not already defined in the RMS database, it will be added and associated to
the manufacturer.
Model URL (String)
[OPTIONAL]
URL address for the specific model of this asset/device.
Serial Number (String)
[OPTIONAL]
Serial number string for this asset/device.
Firmware Version (String)
[OPTIONAL]
Firmware version information for this asset/device.
Duet device asset registrations will interrogate the Duet module for most of this
information so there is no need to provide these details for Duet asset registrations.
You can optionally override these values for Duet devices by setting the data in the
asset registration call or by applying specific RMS Duet Module Properties to the
Duet device module instances.