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H061013-Aquamarine
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May 4, 2023
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Add Tag description to MQTT values

  • May 4, 2023
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Hi,

I've setup a MQTT client sending values from different Tags. Is there a way to add the Tag description as they are setup in the Device, to the MQTT message? I've already tried adding @|TAGDESCRIPTION| to the message but this is not recognized.

 

thanks

H.

Best answer by cmorehead

@H0610 

 

The Tag Description can be added to the MQTT message by adding the variable | DESCRIPTION|. There is no need to add the "@" symbol and "TAG" to the variable. Here is a link to page in the manual that covers the use of | DESCRIPTION|. Please note the | DESCRIPTION| variable can be found in the Advanced Template which  is a drop-down selection in the Message Format field.

 

 

https://www.kepware.com/getattachment/c5c35697-8a91-4273-8077-b28fe5d60d8c/iot-gateway-manual.pdf#page=37

 

Thanks,

*Chris

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cmorehead13-AquamarineAnswer
13-Aquamarine
May 10, 2023

@H0610 

 

The Tag Description can be added to the MQTT message by adding the variable | DESCRIPTION|. There is no need to add the "@" symbol and "TAG" to the variable. Here is a link to page in the manual that covers the use of | DESCRIPTION|. Please note the | DESCRIPTION| variable can be found in the Advanced Template which  is a drop-down selection in the Message Format field.

 

 

https://www.kepware.com/getattachment/c5c35697-8a91-4273-8077-b28fe5d60d8c/iot-gateway-manual.pdf#page=37

 

Thanks,

*Chris

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H061013-AquamarineAuthor
13-Aquamarine
May 10, 2023

Thanks @cmorehead, 

I found out that in v6.10 which I was running, the description can only be added in the Template field not in the Values field. As of v6.13 this should be solved and | DESCRIPTION| can be used both as Template & Expansion of Values.

 

thanks

H.

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