Application template details

The application template Details pane has the following tabs:

Details
Check out packages
Naming & Addressing
Instance parameter
Substitution strings

Details tab > Naming

Setting	Description
Name	Name of the application template.
Description	Description of the application template.
Application number	Application numbers are only visible if they are enabled in the application type. The property for enabling application numbers is set in ABT Pro. Unlocking application templates
Version	Version of the application template. Updating application templates and graphics libraries
Room ID start	The first used room ID of the application template or ABT Pro project.
Last room ID	The last used room ID of the application template or ABT Pro project
Room ID end	The last usable room ID of the application template or ABT Pro project

You can find an overview of room ID ranges of all application templates in Settings > Number ranges > Room ID overview.
Number ranges

Details tab > Localization

Shows the used language in the application template and in the project.

Setting	Description
Object names	Hierarchical, standard names Hierarchical naming concept where names are made up of room, room segment etc. Abbreviated, standard names Flat naming concept using only object names. The value is derived from Settings > Naming defaults > Naming rules. Plant automation tab
Project/system	Active project language.
Runtime languages	Shows the defined runtime languages of the template and the project. The number of languages which can be selected is restricted to 4. The project language is automatically set as a runtime language. The runtime languages of the project are read-only. You can change the runtime languages in Settings > Localization. Localization

Setting

Description

Object names

Hierarchical, standard names
Hierarchical naming concept where names are made up of room, room segment etc.
Abbreviated, standard names
Flat naming concept using only object names.

The value is derived from Settings > Naming defaults > Naming rules.
Plant automation tab

Project/system

Active project language.

Runtime languages

Shows the defined runtime languages of the template and the project. The number of languages which can be selected is restricted to 4. The project language is automatically set as a runtime language.

The runtime languages of the project are read-only. You can change the runtime languages in Settings > Localization.
Localization

Details tab > Type

Line	Description
Name	Name of the application template.
Description	Description of the application template.
Engineering unit	The used unit system. The value is derived from Settings > Localization. Localization
Version	Version of the application template. Updating application templates and graphics libraries
Automation station type	The used automation station type, e.g. DXR2.E18

Details tab > Assigned I/O's

Shows a grouped overview of the defined hardwired I/O's and used channels.

Details tab > Network devices

Shows a grouped overview of the defined networked peripheral devices.

Checkout packages tab

Check-out packages are displayed for building elements, areas, and devices. Check-out packages indicate the corresponding project paths that have to be writable. This allows the identification of the directories to be checked in or out from a project repository in a distributed engineering environment with Branch Office Server (BOS).

Only the top folders are listed because only the top folders have to be checked out.

Column	Description
Folder	Relative path to the folders where the application templates stations are saved.
Description	Name of the application template.
Type	Type of project or template, e.g. application template or ABT Pro project.

Naming & Addressing tab

Column	Description
Name	Name of the automation station.
Location	Location of the automation station
Description	Description of the automation station
Equipment ID	Equipment ID of the automation station.
Device instance number	The device serial number (device instance number) that is associated with the BACnet device.
Network number (MS/TP)	Number that identifies the network. Range 1‑65534. Default 1.
Use DHCP	If selected, DHCP is used to automatically configure the IP addresses.
Auto addressing (MS/TP)	When activated, the MAC address settings are obtained automatically.
Address	IP address of the device.
MAC address (MS/TP)	The first MAC address for the MS/TP port.
Baud rate (MS/TP	Specifies the rate at which data is sent to the bus.
Max manager address (MS/TP)	Set the Max manager address to prevent the passing of the token to unused MAC addresses situated after the manager (MS/TP).

Instance parameter tab

Column	Description
Name	Automation station name. Read-only.
Location	The location name is composed of the building structure location and the name of the room, room segment or central function. Read-only.
Equipment tag	Automation stations equipment ID. Read-only.
Instance parameters	One column for each instance parameter. The list contains the object description, the parameter description, the value, and the unit.

You can only view and change parameter values in ABT Site if the Avail. on AS check box for the selected parameter is selected. The Avail. on AS check box is set in Configuration > Default values.
Configuring default values (template)
If selected, the corresponding object parameters are available in the following areas:

Device details > Instance parameter page
Application template details > Instance parameter tab
Building > Device list > Load instance parameter
Checkout report

Substitution strings tab

Column	Description
Substitution string	Lists substitution strings defined for the automation station.
Replacement string	The substitution string is used as the default replacement string. Default values are marked in italics. Changed values are marked in bold.