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anitem name. Tag names must be unique, whereas item names can be duplicated as long as
the resulting full item name is unique.
When a point is created, it is given a unique tag name, for example, POINT01 or POINT02.
This identifier is used in Experion whenever it is necessary to refer to a point in the server (for
example, on a custom display or in a report).
Point names must follow certain naming rules:
An item name cannot match the item name of any other point belonging to the same
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parent asset.
Tag names must be unique within the cluster server.
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Tag names and item names can contain up to 40 single-byte or 20 double-byte
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alphanumeric characters, with at least one alpha character.
Tag names and item names are not case-sensitive: POINT01 and Point01 represent the
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same asset.
The first character of a tag name and an item must not be any of the following
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characters:
At sign (@)
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Dollar sign ($)
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Space
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Tag names and item names cannot contain any of the following characters or strings:
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Ampersand (&)
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Asterisk (*)
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Backslash (\)
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Braces { } (rule applies to item names only)
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Brackets [ ]
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Caret (^)
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Colon (:)
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Comma (,)
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Double quote (")
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Equals (=)
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