You can group multiple points spread across NVs into a single new NV or add it to an existing one. The points must be available on the wiresheet to make such a grouping possible. Multiple points of an NV of the type NVI and NCI can be grouped together to create a new NV. The new NV created can be saved as an NVI or NCI. When one or more NVs are grouped
Also, invalid points can be grouped with fields of another NV to create a new NV.
You can also group a single point belonging to an NV. In this case a new NV is created.
Note: The Group as NV option is not available for software points of type:
Software Output (NVO points)
ManyToOneNV
Software Input of point type Constant exposed on network (NCI point) or of type Software Input (NVI point).
Software points of a ManyToOneNV if atleast one or whose network datatype of the corresponding field is configured as bit field is selected.
Fixed NV fields exposed as points.
To group fields as NVs:
Note: Use the CTRL key on your keyboard to select the different fields you want to group.
| Name | Definition |
| Group as New NV | Select this option if you want to save the fields you want to group as a
new NV. In this case, you can enter a new NV Name. Note: The new NV is created on the same folder on which the Group as NV option is invoked. Example: If you have a ControlProgram which has an Application2 residing in Application1, if you group points on the NV Configuration View of Application2, the new NV is created in the Application2 folder. However, if you grouped NVs on the NV Configuration View of the Application1, the new NV is created in the Application1 folder. |
| Add to Existing NV | Select this option if you want to add the points you want to group to an
existing NV. In this case, you can select an existing custom NVI/NCI from the NV
Name list. On selecting this option, the fields of the NV to which the new points are added are listed in the Fields Properties table. Note: In the case where the selected NVI was of a SNVT type, the NV is converted to a UNVT after grouping of points is done |
| NV Name | The name that you can configure this NV with. |
| NV Type | The NV type you want to save the selected fields as. You can choose NVI or NCI. |
| Fields Properties | Displays the following properties for each field:
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| Up Arrow | Use this button to reorder a field. |
| Down Arrow | Use this button to reorder a field. |
| Field Name | User defined field name. |
| Data Category | Select the data type for the NV fields. |
| Network Data Type | It is the engineering unit received by the Honeywell Spyder controller. Specify the Network Data Type. Based on data category selected, the drop-down list changes. |
| Internal Data Type | It is the unit(s) of the output of the Network Variable. Specify the Internal Data Type. Based on data category selected, the drop-down list changes. |
| Value | You can edit this option for an NCI. |
| UNVT Name | Enter UNVT Name in case you are creating a new NVI. |
The following table summarizes how you can group a point(s) of an NV.
| NVI | NCI | NVO | Valid Software Input Point | Invalid Software Input point | Software Input Point configured as Constant | Valid Software Output Point | Invalid Software Output point | |
| NVI | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| NCI | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Valid Software Input Point | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Invalid Software Input point | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Software Input Point configured as Constant | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| NVO | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |