Entity Properties

Structure Editor > Entity Properties > Area Overview
Structure Editor > Entity Properties > Area Overview

The representation of an entity in the WAGO Solution Builder is freely configurable. In addition to selecting an individual icon, you can also configure the fields that are to be displayed. The following list of entity properties provides an overview of the options for configuring an entity.

Changes to entity properties can be made in the following sub-areas:

Entity Properties

Designation

Description

Label

Name of the entity

Icon

Option for selecting the icon that will be displayed with the entity type label in the structure tree. You can choose icons from the system’s standard catalog or custom icons from the user-specific catalog.

You can find more information under “ICONS” Tab.

ID

ID of an entity type for unique internal identification; it is automatically preset by the system, but you can customize it if you prefer.

Class

The “Class” property assigns a logic to an entity type. This ignores existing logics that are already present in the addressing system on the system side. Each class can be assigned to only a single type.

Group

You can find more information under Entity Classes.

OtherDevice

Switch

ThirdPartyController

ApplicationInstance

WagoController

SubBusDevice

FunctionalDataPoint

Recursive

The entity cannot use itself as a sub-element.

The entity can use itself as a sub-element.

Create automatically

When the higher-level entity is created, an entity of this type is not automatically created.

When the higher-level entity is created, an entity of this type is automatically created.

Description

Note field for the administrator of the addressing system.

Name of part x

The addressing system format (see “Addressing System Format” Area) may consist of one or more parts. Here you can enter a name for the respective part.

Format

A character of a format type represents a character in the addressing key.

Local Number

You can find more information under Formats.

Global Number

Option

Option Number

Text

Length

Length of the respective part of the addressing system.

Prefix

Prefix of the part that precedes the addressing system in the global key.

Bulk edit

The part of the addressing system cannot be modified if multiple entities are marked at the same time.

The part of the addressing system can be modified if multiple entities are marked at the same time.

An explanation of the other symbols can be found in General Operating Elements and Icons.