1. In the whole model only one entity of type AoTest (or a derived subtype) may be instantiated. This one is the main test (e.g. an application element called "Testseries").

2. In the whole model only one entity of type AoMeasurement (or a derived subtype) may be instantiated (e.g. called "Measurement").

3. Hierarchy creation rules
1. Assuming no entities of type AoSubTest (or its subtype) are used, then the attribute "children" of the AoTest element "Testseries" is always of the type "Measurement", i.e. children of an instance of "Testseries" are all instances of "Measurement". It is not allowed to have children of type "Testseries". The Test-Measurement-Hierarchy then has the form: Testseries --o Measurement
2. Assuming there is one application element derived from AoSubTest (e.g. called "Maintest"), the attribute "children" of "Testseries" is of type "Maintest", and the attribute "parent_test" of "Maintest" is of type "Testseries". The attribute "children" of "Maintest" is of type "Measurement". The Test-Measurement-Hierarchy then has the form: Testseries --o Maintest --o Measurement
3. Assuming more than one application element has been derived from AoSubTest (e.g. "Maintest", "Subtest" and "Subsubtest"), then they have to be built strictly as a chain: Testseries --o Maintest --o Subtest --o Subsubtest --o Measurement

The link instructions for producing of the measurement matrix could be:

  + Merge according to defined "measurement quantities"
  + Join according to defined "measurement quantities"
  + Sort
  (+ Compress, i.e. removing of duplicates with tolerance; 
     Within ASAM ODS two rows are not combined into one).

The attribute "values" holds a sequence of values. The datatype is identical for all values in a sequence. Each value in the sequence may contain either exactly one scalar measurement value or an n-dimensional array.

The datatype of the values is defined in the related measurement quantity in attribute "datatype". The name of the relation from the local column to the measurement quantity is "measurement_quantity".

The number of values in the sequence is defined in the parent submatrix of the local column. The name of the relation from the local column to the submatrix is "submatrix". The name of the attribute in submatrix containing the number of values in a local column is "number_of_rows".

For multi-dimensional data the number of dimensions is defined in the attribute "rank" of the related measurement quantity. The name of the relation to the measurement quantity is "measurement_quantity" (same as for the datatype above). The dimensions of the multi-dimensional array are defined also in the related measurement quantity in the attribute "dimension".

The total number of values in the n-dimensional array may be calculated as follows:

     n_values = number_of_rows;
     FOR i=1...rank                             [nothing happens if rank=0]
         n_values = n_values * dimension[i-1];
     END_FOR;

Please note that several physical dimensions may exist that have the same set of exponents

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoUnit	S[0:?]	units	phys_dimension

The base element AoQuantity represents a named test variable with its features. The features are (e.g.):

1. unit, physical meaning
2. data type of the value (Real, Integer, Boolean, String, Matrixes, and many others)

A quantity is not a measurement channel; it rather describes a physical phenomenon. Examples:

1. torque (Real)
2. time (Real)
3. estimated temperature {"cold","warm","hot"}
4. ignition on (Boolean)
5. ignition characteristic curve (which is applicable for a work point) (matrix of Real values).

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AoQuantity Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	yes	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
default_mq_name	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Default name for a measurement quantity, to be used if no own name has been explicitly attached to the measurement quantity.
default_datatype	DT_ENUM (datatype_enum)	no	no	yes	no	Default format in which the data is stored
default_rank	DT_LONG	no	no	yes	no	Default rank of a tensor, number of value dimensions
default_dimension	DS_LONG	no	no	yes	no	Default number of values for each rank
default_type_size	DT_LONG	no	no	yes	no	Default length limit of a value, for example the maximum length of a string
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoQuantity Base References

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AoQuantity can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoQuantity	S[0:?]	successors	predecessor
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoQuantity is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoQuantity	S[0:1]	predecessor	successors

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AoQuantity informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurementQuantity	Mandatory S[0:?]	measurement_quantities	quantity
	AoQuantityGroup	S[0:?]	groups	quantities
	AoUnit	S[0:1]	default_unit	quantities

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AoQuantityGroup (ID=12, HighQSoft: 117) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoQuantityGroup describes the features of a quantity set. One quantity may belong to many quantity groups. This allows to create a net of relationships between quantities.

Example for a group assignment of a quantity: The quantity "F.FL" belongs, as indicated in its hierarchical name structure, to the forces ("F") and to a position "front left" ("FL"). It may belong to the quantity groups: "length force", "calculated quantity", "filtered quantity" and "front left phenomena".

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AoQuantityGroup Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	yes	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoQuantityGroup Base References

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AoQuantityGroup can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoQuantityGroup has no father.

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AoQuantityGroup informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoQuantity	Mandatory S[0:?]	quantities	groups

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AoTestEquipment (ID=23, HighQSoft: 110) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoTestEquipment together with AoTestEquipmentPart is used to describe the instrumentation of a test bench or measurement system.

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AoTestEquipment Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoTestEquipment Base References

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AoTestEquipment is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoTestEquipmentPart	S[0:?]	children	parent_equipment
	AoTestDevice	S[0:?]	children	parent_equipment
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoTestEquipment is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoEnvironment	S[0:1]	environment	equipments

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AoTestEquipment informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurement	S[0:?]	measurement	equipments
	AoMeasurementQuantity	S[0:?]	measurement_quantities	channel

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AoTestEquipmentPart (ID=24, HighQSoft: 111) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoTestEquipmentPart together with AoTestEquipment is used to describe the instrumentation of a test bench or measurement system.

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AoTestEquipmentPart Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance, only unique within its predecessor in a hierarchy
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoTestEquipmentPart Base References

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AoTestEquipmentPart is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoTestEquipmentPart	S[0:?]	children	parent_equipment_part
	AoTestDevice	S[0:?]	children	parent_equipment_part
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoTestEquipmentPart is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoTestEquipment	S[1:1]	parent_equipment	children
	AoTestEquipmentPart	S[1:1]	parent_equipment_part	children

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AoTestEquipmentPart informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurement	S[0:?]	measurement	equipments
	AoMeasurementQuantity	S[0:?]	measurement_quantities	channel

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AoTestDevice (ID=37, HighQSoft: 123) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoTestDevice represents an ASAM GDI test device.

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AoTestDevice Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance, only unique within its predecessor in a hierarchy
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoTestDevice Base References

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AoTestDevice is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoTestDevice	S[0:?]	children	parent_equipment_part
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoTestDevice is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoTestEquipment	S[1:1]	parent_equipment	children
	AoTestEquipmentPart	S[1:1]	parent_equipment_part	children
	AoTestDevice	S[1:1]	parent_equipment_part	children

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AoTestDevice informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurement	S[0:?]	measurement	equipments
	AoMeasurementQuantity	S[0:?]	measurement_quantities	channel

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AoTestSequence (ID=25, HighQSoft: 112) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoTestSequence together with AoTestSequencePart is used to describe the different steps required to do a specific test or measurement.

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AoTestSequence Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoTestSequence Base References

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AoTestSequence is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoTestSequencePart	S[0:?]	children	parent_sequence
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoTestSequence is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoEnvironment	S[0:1]	environment	sequences

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AoTestSequence informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurement	S[0:?]	measurement	sequences

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AoTestSequencePart (ID=26, HighQSoft: 113) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoTestSequencePart together with AoTestSequence is used to describe the different steps required to do a specific test or measurement.

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AoTestSequencePart Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance, only unique within its predecessor in a hierarchy
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoTestSequencePart Base References

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AoTestSequencePart is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoTestSequencePart	S[0:?]	children	parent_sequence_part
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoTestSequencePart is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoTestSequence	S[1:1]	parent_sequence	children
	AoTestSequencePart	S[1:1]	parent_sequence_part	children

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AoTestSequencePart informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurement	S[0:?]	measurement	sequences

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AoUnitUnderTest (ID=21, HighQSoft: 108) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoUnitUnderTest together with AoUnitUnderTestPart is used to describe the test candidate.

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AoUnitUnderTest Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoUnitUnderTest Base References

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AoUnitUnderTest is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoUnitUnderTestPart	S[0:?]	children	parent_unit_under_test
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoUnitUnderTest is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoEnvironment	S[0:1]	environment	uuts

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AoUnitUnderTest informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurement	S[0:?]	measurement	units_under_test

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AoUnitUnderTestPart (ID=22, HighQSoft: 109) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoUnitUnderTestPart together with AoUnitUnderTest is used to describe the test candidate.

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AoUnitUnderTestPart Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance, only unique within its predecessor in a hierarchy
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoUnitUnderTestPart Base References

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AoUnitUnderTestPart is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoUnitUnderTestPart	S[0:?]	children	parent_unit_under_test_part
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoUnitUnderTestPart is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoUnitUnderTest	S[1:1]	parent_unit_under_test	children
	AoUnitUnderTestPart	S[1:1]	parent_unit_under_test_part	children

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AoUnitUnderTestPart informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurement	S[0:?]	measurement	units_under_test

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AoUnit (ID=13, HighQSoft: 115) Next Previous Top

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This entity specifies in which unit a measurement quantity has been measured. While the AoPhysicalDimension is constant (e.g. mass) the units may vary (e.g. "g", "mg", "kg", "lbs"). "Units", which refer to the same AoPhysicalDimension, can be converted to each other by means of 'Unit Offset' and 'Unit Factor'. Two units may refer to the same physical dimension, only if the conversion between these units makes sense.

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AoUnit Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
factor	DT_DOUBLE	no	yes	no	no	Factor to get the SI unit
offset	DT_DOUBLE	no	yes	no	no	Offset to get the SI unit
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoUnit Base References

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AoUnit can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoUnit has no father.

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AoUnit informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoMeasurementQuantity	Mandatory S[0:?]	measurement_quantities	unit
	AoPhysicalDimension	Mandatory S[1:1]	phys_dimension	units
	AoQuantity	S[0:?]	quantities	default_unit
	AoUnitGroup	S[0:?]	groups	units
	AoParameter	S[0:?]	parameters	unit

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AoUnitGroup (ID=14, HighQSoft: 118) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoUnitGroup allows grouping of "units" according to free criteria.
Examples: "MKS", "USA", "outdated".

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AoUnitGroup Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	yes	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoUnitGroup Base References

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AoUnitGroup can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoUnitGroup has no father.

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AoUnitGroup informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoUnit	Mandatory S[0:?]	units	groups

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AoUser (ID=34, HighQSoft: 119) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoUser denotes an individual user as used by a client for identification when accessing data via the ODS interface.

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AoUser Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	yes	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
password	DT_STRING	no	yes	no	no	Contains the password, normally MD5 encoding. Password is not available at the normal methods of the API.
ao_disabled	DT_SHORT	no	no	yes	no	Indicate the user is disabled (1) or enabled (all other cases), no access is granted to the disabled user.
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoUser Base References

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AoUser can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoUser has no father

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AoUser informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoUserGroup	Mandatory S[0:?]	groups	users

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AoUserGroup (ID=35, HighQSoft: 124) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoUerGroup will be used for grant access rights, all users which are member of the same usergroup will have the same access rights on the objects. The following rules apply:

1. A User may belong to one or more than one "User Groups".
2. A User's right to access data objects is defined by his/her membership to User Groups.

Exactly one user group must be the super user-group. To identify the super user-group an additional mandatory basic attribute SUPERUSER_FLAG must be included in AoUserGroup. The SUPERUSER_FLAG must be read-only (a client must not set/change the SUPERUSER_FLAG). The "Super user" user group has automatically full access rights to all data. Only members of this user group are allowed to add further users to the "Super user" user group.

A Super user flag in the AoUserGroup application element identifies the Super user group. Exactly one user group may have this flag. This must be configured (outside ODS) at the time of system setup, and it is not accessible via the ODS interface. At least one user must be allocated to this user group. This must be configured (outside ODS) at the time of system setup. The server does not allow the removal of the last existing user in this group.

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AoUserGroup Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
superuser_flag	DT_SHORT	no	yes	no	no	Flag, which indicates whether being Superuser or not.
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoUserGroup Base References

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AoUserGroup can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoUserGroup has no father.

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AoUserGroup informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoUser	Mandatory S[0:?]	users	groups

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AoExternalComponent (ID=40, HighQSoft: 40) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoExternalComponent allows the storage of the required attributes for the mixed mode server. The base attributes describe the way the values and flags are stored in the external files managed by the mixed mode server. The following items are specified:

Attribute	Description	Name of base attribute
Identifier	Filename (URL)	filename_url
Type specification	Data type and byte order	value_type	Was previous type_specification
Length specification	Number of values	component_length	Was previous length
IniOffset	Start offset	start_offset
BlockSize	Size of a row of the block, also definong the offset for the next value (if local column holds only one value)	block_size	Was previous blocksize
ValOffsets	Offset from begin of block to respective value	value_offset	Was previous value_offsets
ValPerBlock	Number of values/block	valuesperblock
FlagIdentifier	Filename of the flags (URL)	flags_filename_url
IniOffsetFlags	Start offset of the flags	flags_start_offset

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AoExternalComponent Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance, only unique within its predecessor in a hierarchy
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ordinal_number	DT_LONG	no	no	yes	no	Ordinal Number starts with 1, INTEGER (optional)
component_length	DT_LONG	no	yes	no	no	Length of this component; for all numeric data types it is given as number of values, for the other data types it is given as number of bytes.
filename_url	DT_STRING	no	yes	yes	no	URL of the File Name, STRING
value_type	DT_ENUM (typespec_enum)	no	yes	no	no	Specification of the type of the values in the file, typespec_enum specifies the data type and byte order of the values.
start_offset	DT_LONGLONG	no	yes	yes	no	Start offset of the first block in bytes from the beginning of the file, allowed also datatype DT_LONG
block_size	DT_LONG	no	yes	yes	no	Block size, INTEGER
valuesperblock	DT_LONG	no	yes	yes	no	Values per Block, INTEGER
value_offset	DT_LONG	no	yes	yes	no	Value offset in a block, INTEGER
flags_filename_url	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	URL of the File Name with Flags, STRING (optional)
flags_start_offset	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Offset where the Flags begins in bytes from the beginning of the file, allowed also datatype DT_LONG (optional)
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_bit_count	DT_SHORT	no	no	yes	no	Number of bits stored in the external component file for each value
ao_bit_offset	DT_SHORT	no	no	yes	no	Number of bit shifts to the right that must be performed; will be between 0 and 7 (including)

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AoExternalComponent Base References

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AoExternalComponent can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoExternalComponent is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoLocalColumn	Mandatory S[1:1]	local_column	external_component

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AoExternalComponentinformational relations::

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:1]	ao_values_file	ao_extcomp_values
	AoFile	S[0:1]	ao_flags_file	ao_extcomp_flags

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AoAny (ID=0, HighQSoft: 100) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoAny is intended for information that does not fit into the defined ASAM ODS data structure. This base element should be used with great care, because applications may not be able to interpret what the content of this element means.

AoAny is however a good solution to allow access to very specific data. It is also often used to test the behavior of new ASAM ODS base elements.

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AoAny Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoAny Base References

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AoAny is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoAny	S[0:?]	children	parent
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoAny is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoAny	S[0:1]	parent	children

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AoAny has no informational relations.

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AoLog (ID=43, HighQSoft: 43) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoLog is used to create logbooks in ASAM ODS data storages.

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AoLog Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
date	DT_DATE	no	yes	yes	no	Date of the Logbook entry, T_DATE
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoLog Base References

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AoLog is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoLog	S[0:?]	children	parent
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoLog is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoLog	S[0:1]	parent	children

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AoLog has no informational relations.

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AoParameterSet (ID=45, HighQSoft: 45) Next Previous Top

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The AoParameterSet is a “grouping object” for parameters. It holds a set of AoParameter referring to it. Base attributes are the standard ODS base attributes.

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AoParameterSet Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoParameterSet Base References

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AoParameterSet is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoParameter	Mandatory S[0:?]	parameters	parameter_set
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoParameterSet has no father.

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AoParameterSet has no informational relations.

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AoParameter (ID=44, HighQSoft: 44) Next Previous Top

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AoParameter holds one parameter of any ODS-conform type. It has a name (the name of the parameter) and a value (of any type). Base attributes are besides the standard ODS base attributes:

pvalue: the value of the instance, stored as a string representation.

parameter_datatype: The data type of pvalue, given as enumeration value out of the possible values of the DataType enumeration. It is used to interpret pvalue correctly.

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AoParameter Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance, only unique within its predecessor in a hierarchy
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
parameter_datatype	DT_ENUM (datatype_enum)	no	yes	no	no	The datatype of the parameter.
pvalue	DT_STRING	no	yes	no	no	T_STRING (always string, other types are converted). In case of DT_ENUM, is the first word the enumeration item followed by the enumeration name in brackets.
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoParameter Base References

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AoParameter can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoParameter is child of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoParameterSet	Mandatory S[0:1]	parameter_set	parameters

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AoParameter informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoUnit	S[0:1]	unit	parameters

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AoNameMap (ID=46, HighQSoft: 46) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoNameMap description is: For the entity name any number of alias names (e.g. for language versions) may be specified. The list allows different language version switched by the application software. The length of the list shall be equal to the list "meaning_of_aliases" in AoEnvironment. For each entity a name mapping may be given; for each attribute of the entity an attribute mapping may be given

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AoNameMap Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	yes	Name of the instance
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
entity_name	DT_STRING	no	yes	no	yes	Name of the application element which name will be mapped.
alias_names	DS_STRING	no	yes	yes	no	The mapped names of the application elemment, the length of the list shall be equal to the list 'meaning_of_aliases' in AoEnvironment.
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoNameMap Base References

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AoNameMap is father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoAttributeMap	Mandatory S[0:?]	attribute_mapping	name_mapping
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoNameMap has no father.

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AoNameMap informational relations:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoEnvironment	Mandatory S[1:1]	environment	entity_mapping

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AoAttributeMap (ID=47, HighQSoft: 47) Next Previous Top

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Each AoAttributeMap contains one attribute of an application element respectively. If an attribute was derived from a base attribute, the corresponding relation is also stored. It is further possible to build a list of alias names and to define a unit and a relation to a quantity. Each instance of AoAttributeMap specifies any number of alias names for the attribute "attribute_name". The length of the list of alias names shall be equal to the length of that list in AoNameMap.

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AoAttributeMap Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance, only unique within its predecessor in a hierarchy
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
attribute_name	DT_STRING	no	yes	no	no	Name of the application attribute which name will be mapped.
alias_names	DS_STRING	no	yes	yes	no	The mapped names of the application attribute, the length of the list shall be equal to the list 'meaning_of_aliases' in AoEnvironment.
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)

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AoAttributeMap Base References

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AoAttributeMap can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoAttributeMap is child of::

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoNameMap	Mandatory S[1:1]	name_mapping	attribute_mapping

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AoAttributeMap has no informational relations.

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AoFile (ID=48, HighQSoft: 48) Next Previous Top

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The base element AoFile is meant to represent files in the ODS server namespace that are under control of the ODS server. One instance of an application element derived from AoFile represents exactly one physical file. No two instances may represent the same physical file. In an application model any number of application elements may be derived from this base element (multiple derivation).
The combination of the attributes derived from 'name' and 'version' must be unique for all instances of an application element in an ODS server.
It is recommended to not use the attribute 'external_references'. AoFile is meant to represent files that are under control of the ODS server, and it would be contradictory to its purpose if it references files (through 'external_references') that are not under control of the ODS server. If a file needs a reference to another file, an application relation to an application element of type AoFile should be used instead and its instances should use this application relation to reference each other.
The attribute derived from 'ao_file_mimetype' may be used to specify the MIME type of the file. This allows e.g. to determine an application that is capable to work with the file.
The attribute derived from 'ao_location' is used to store the physical location of the file within the ODS server namespace; its value is solely set by the ODS server when creating the file on server side. Though the location of the file can be retrieved by clients through this attribute, it is usually not possible for them to access the file directly as they would not have access rights to such location in the server namespace. The attribute derived from 'ao_size' is used to store the size of the file (in bytes). It is solely set and adapted by the ODS server (e.g. when writing to the file occurs through the interface ODSWriteTransfer).
The attribute derived from 'ao_original_filename' may be used to store the original name of the file as it appeared on client side at the time when the file was put under control of the ODS server. This information may help to restore the file under its original name when reading it by a client. There are no rules specified by ODS regarding the syntax of this string, and it is thus left to a client application to determine whether the string includes information on drive, directory path, etc..
The attribute derived from 'ao_original_filedate' shall hold the date of the original physical file as given by the underlying operating system at client side. This is preferrably the date of the latest change, if it is available. If the underlying operating system does not provide this date information, the attribute shall hold a value that is as close as possible to that information. The relation derived from 'ao_extcomp_values' is used in case instances of an application element derived from AoExternalComponent put their external component files for local column values under control of the ODS server. In this case such application relation must exist in an application model.
If the current instance represents a file that contains values for any external component, this relation may not be empty but must contain a valid reference to each external component which uses this file for values.
The relation derived from 'ao_extcomp_flags' is used in case instances of an application element derived from AoExternalComponent put their external component files for local column value flags under control of the ODS server. In this case such application relation must exist in an application model.
If the current instance represents a file that contains value flags for any external component, this relation may not be empty but must contain a valid reference to each external component which uses this file for value flags.

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AoFile Base Attributes

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Base Attributes	Datatype	Key	Mandatory	Optional	Unique	Meaning
id	DT_LONGLONG	yes	yes	no	yes	Unique ID for the instances of an application element
name	DT_STRING	yes	yes	no	no	Name of the instance, only unique within its predecessor in a hierarchy
description	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Describing text for the instance (optional)
version	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	Version of the instance (optional)
version_date	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	Date of the version change (optional)
mime_type	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the instance (optional)
external_references	DS_EXTERNALREFERENCE	no	no	yes	no	LIST [0:?] of references to external information
objecttype	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	Contains the ID of the application element (subclass or superclass) to which the instance belongs (optional).
ao_created	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is created. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_created_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which created the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date/time the instance is last modified. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_last_modified_by	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The user which did the last modification of the instance. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_file_mimetype	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The MIME type of the physical file.
ao_location	DT_STRING	no	yes	yes	yes	The location of the physical file within the ODS server namespace. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_size	DT_LONGLONG	no	no	yes	no	The size of the physical file, given as number of bytes. (The attribute value is autogenerated by the server)
ao_original_filename	DT_STRING	no	no	yes	no	The original name of the file at client side.
ao_original_filedate	DT_DATE	no	no	yes	no	The date of the file at client side before it was sent to the server.

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AoFile Base References

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AoFile can be father of:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoFile	S[0:?]	ao_file_children	ao_file_parent

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AoFile can be child of all elements, the relation is used for inheritance of rights and recursive delete:

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoEnvironment	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoTest	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoSubTest	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoMeasurement	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoMeasurementQuantity	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoSubmatrix	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoLocalColumn	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoExternalComponent	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoQuantity	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoQuantityGroup	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoUnit	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoUnitGroup	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoPhysicalDimension	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoUnitUnderTest	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoUnitUnderTestPart	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoTestSequence	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoTestSequencePart	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoTestEquipment	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoTestEquipmentPart	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoTestDevice	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoUser	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoUserGroup	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoNameMap	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoAttributeMap	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoParameterSet	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoParameter	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoLog	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoAny	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children
	AoFile	S[0:1]	ao_file_parent	ao_file_children

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AoFile informational relations::

Icon	Base Element Name	Cardinality	Reference Name	Inverse Reference Name
	AoExternalComponent	S[0:?]	ao_extcomp_values	ao_values_file
	AoExternalComponent	S[0:?]	ao_extcomp_flags	ao_flags_file

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seq_rep_enum Next Previous Top

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This enumeration is used to classify sequence representation of a column.

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Name	Value
explicit	0
implicit_constant	1
implicit_linear	2
implicit_saw	3
raw_linear	4
raw_polynomial	5
formula	6
external_component	7
raw_linear_external	8
raw_polynomial_external	9
raw_linear_calibrated	10
raw_linear_calibrated_external	11

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datatype_enum Next Previous Top

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An enumeration to classify a datatype.

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Name	Value
DT_UNKNOWN	0
DT_STRING	1
DT_SHORT	2
DT_FLOAT	3
DT_BOOLEAN	4
DT_BYTE	5
DT_LONG	6
DT_DOUBLE	7
DT_LONGLONG	8
DT_ID	9
DT_DATE	10
DT_BYTESTR	11
DT_BLOB	12
DT_COMPLEX	13
DT_DCOMPLEX	14
DT_EXTERNALREFERENCE	28
DT_ENUM	30

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typespec_enum Next Previous Top

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An enumeration to classify the value type of an external component.

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Name	Value
dt_boolean	0
dt_byte	1
dt_short	2
dt_long	3
dt_longlong	4
ieeefloat4	5
ieeefloat8	6
dt_short_beo	7
dt_long_beo	8
dt_longlong_beo	9
ieeefloat4_beo	10
ieeefloat8_beo	11
dt_string	12
dt_bytestr	13
dt_blob	14
dt_boolean_flags_beo	15
dt_byte_flags_beo	16
dt_string_flags_beo	17
dt_bytestr_beo	18
dt_sbyte	19
dt_sbyte_flags_beo	20
dt_ushort	21
dt_ushort_beo	22
dt_ulong	23
dt_ulong_beo	24
dt_string_utf8	25
dt_string_utf8_beo	26
dt_bit_int	27
dt_bit_int_beo	28
dt_bit_uint	29
dt_bit_uint_beo	30
dt_bit_ieeefloat	31
dt_bit_ieeefloat_beo	32
dt_bytestr_leo	33

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interpolation_enum Next Previous Top

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This enumeration is used to classify the interpolation attribute of the measurement quantity.

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Name	Value
no_interpolation	0
linear_interpolation	1
application_specific	2

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ao_storagetype_enum Previous Top

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This enumeration is used to classify the way the values of the measurement are stored.

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Name	Value
database	0
external_only	1
mixed	2
foreign_format	3