You can partially modify Fixed Dropable Objects and totally modify Custom Objects. However, you cannot modify Mandatory and Fixed Objects.
Note: If you delete a point of an Object and if this point is the only point in that Object, the Object itself is deleted.
The following table summarizes what you can or cannot do with Objects in the Wiresheet and the Object Configuration View.
| Type | Show Object on wiresheet | Create | Edit | Delete | ||||
| Wiresheet | Object Config View | Wiresheet | Object Config View | Wiresheet | Object Config View | Wiresheet | Object Config View | |
| Object Input Object Setpoint Object Output |
Yes. Any Object added directly to the wiresheet is automatically displayed on the wiresheet |
Yes. You need to add an Object and select the points you want to be displayed on the wiresheet by clicking the Display on Wiresheet button. |
Yes. You can add an object with a single point. |
Yes. You can add an object with single point. |
Yes. You can edit an Object with a single point at a time. |
Yes. You can edit an Object with single point at a time. |
Yes. You can delete an Object with a single point at a time. Objects of Fixed Dropable type and Objects with Bit Configuration are not deleted but only hidden from the wiresheet. They are still available in the Objects list. |
Yes. You can delete an Object with single point at a time. |
To edit an Object:
The following table summarizes editing bacnet objects from the Wiresheet and NV Configuration View.
| Object Type | Action | From | Procedure |
| Object Input/ObjectSetpoint./ObjectOutput | Remove points from wiresheet | Wiresheet | You cannot remove (hide) a point from the wiresheet. |
| Remove points from wiresheet | Object Configuration View |
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| Edit Object | Wiresheet | You can edit individual points of an object at a time.
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| Edit Object | Object Configuration View | You can edit individual points of an object at a time.
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| Delete Object | Wiresheet | You can delete individual points of an objects at a time. | |
| Delete Object | Object Configuration View | You can delete an object with individual points at a time. To
delete an object with individual points:
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To delete an Object:
Note: While deleting an object, if you select the Retain Point(s) option, point of the object is converted to invalid point. The option to retain exposed points of deleted objects is available only from the Object Configuration View. The invalid points are displayed in the lower pane of the Object Configuration View.
If you delete a software point on the wiresheet, the object to which the point belonged to is modified such that the corresponding field is deleted. The object along with it's point is deleted.
You can delete an Object without deleting its exposed points. Points of such Objects are converted to invalid points. This option is available only from the Object Configuration View.
You can copy and paste objects from a source controller to a target controller. When an application folder containing points, but the object to which it belongs is present in the parent folder of the folder in which the points are present, is copied or cut and pasted to the target controller, the points become invalid.
When an application folder containing objects whose points are exposed in its parent folder, is cut or copied and pasted to a target controller, the corresponding field (to which the exposed point belonged) is removed from the object. The object is deleted if the point happens to be the last field in the controller.
When an application folder containing objects (containing bit field configuration) whose points are exposed in its parent folder, is cut or copied and pasted to a target controller, the corresponding field (to which the exposed point belonged) is removed from the object. However, an additional field is added to the object to make the object valid.
Note: When an invalid object input, setpoint, or an output point is copied and pasted, the resulting point are also invalid.