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40 Creating and Modifying Resources
Member numbers may start with a “#” or “|”
character. The “#” prefix identifies members
within a user functional profile. The “|” prefix
identifies member numbers in a scope 0 profile,
both for scope 0 profiles as well as profiles with
members that are inherited from a scope 0 profile.
Reference/Scope
The name and scope of the network variable type
of this network variable. You can use Reference
to change the network variable type. You can
change which network variable types are
available in Reference by changing Scope.
Principal NV
Designates this network variable as the principal
network variable of this functional profile. Each
functional profile may have one principal network
variable. The principal network variable is used
to determine the type of configuration properties
with inherited types that apply to the functional
profile.
Input/Output
Determines whether this network variable is an
input or output.
Service Type
Sets the default communication service to use for
an output network variable member. You can
select Acknowledged, Unacknowledged, or
Repeated to specify a specific service, or you can
select Unspecified to leave the default up to the
network tool used to install a device containing a
functional block based on this profile. The service
type may be changed by a network tool when the
device is added to a network, or by the
development tool when the network variable is
being declared. The Service Type field is a
recommendation, not a requirement.
Polled
Identifies an output network variable as a polled
output. Polled outputs do not propagate their
values on the network until they are polled by a
receiving device. The Polled flag is a
recommendation; the polling preference can be
changed when this profile is implemented with a
development tool.
String Information
A language-specific name for the network variable
within the profile and a comment that describes
the purpose of the network variable within this
profile. See Creating and Modifying a Language
String for more information on creating and
linking to language strings.
Referenced Type Range
Override Value
Minimum, maximum, and invalid values for the
network variable member. A network variable
member with a reference type can have a
minimum and maximum range restriction that is