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System Tags: Do’s and Don’ts

Written by B. Scott Muench | 30 June 2018

As intuitive and user friendly as FIN Stack is, there are a few things when it comes to tagging that you do not want to do. These things can cause problems in the database such as something not appearing correctly or data not updating.

System Tags

When using System Tags, here are some that you should avoid. If these tags are on any of your points or other locations, you may experience weird issues or break things.

  • site
  • building
  • floor
  • equip
  • schedule
  • program
  • note
  • weather
  • rule
  • alarm (for now you can use alarmPoint or something similar)
  • any of the conn marker tags
  • topLevel

Missing sensor/sp/cmd tag

Sometimes customers might remove one of the needed tags for points. Each point has to have either sensor, sp, or cmd tag. If you have more than one of those, you can use this tool to fix it: Fix Conflicting Tags.

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