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| 1. There must be a tab (" | 1. There must be a tab (" | ||
| - | 2. Tag names (the ServerName property) cannot start with a number and do not put spaces or other non-alphanumeric characters in this field. | + | 2. Tag names (the ServerName property) cannot start with a number and do not put spaces or other non-alphanumeric characters in this field. Do not re-use any names already used as server names for any other item in the devices node. |
| 3. Cells can be empty. You do not need to enter the default values. Empty cells will use the default when adding new servers or will not change values you have set manually if you re-import the spreadsheet (values will not be overwritten unless you have a non empty value in the cell). | 3. Cells can be empty. You do not need to enter the default values. Empty cells will use the default when adding new servers or will not change values you have set manually if you re-import the spreadsheet (values will not be overwritten unless you have a non empty value in the cell). | ||
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| 5. You can define severs in more than one spreadsheet and import them separately. For example, if you want to separate your tags into servers for alarms, servers for data values, and servers for events, you can make three spreadsheets. This is not mandatory but might help with organization. | 5. You can define severs in more than one spreadsheet and import them separately. For example, if you want to separate your tags into servers for alarms, servers for data values, and servers for events, you can make three spreadsheets. This is not mandatory but might help with organization. | ||
| - | 6. Re-importing the spreadsheet will change property values to the values in the spreadsheet.The only exception to this is if the cell in the spreadsheet is empty, then changes you have made manually in your project | + | 6. Re-importing the spreadsheet will override any values in the server. A blank entry in the cell will result |
| ====Demo Servers==== | ====Demo Servers==== | ||