Number (Named Data Type)

Used to store a numeric value (with a decimal point or an integer). It can also contain a text string.

Template XML definition

Common Properties

Property	Template XML	Description	Presence	Default
Settings	[E] Settings		required
Symbol	[A] STRING Symbol	Formatted text to be used for input and output in the format Symbol = Value [Unit]	optional	(empty)
Unit type	[A] ENUM UnitType	Unit type (e. g. Length)	required
Unit description     (Unit type Undefined)	[A] STRING UnitNameMetric     [A] STRING UnitNameImperial	Unit description (separately Metric and Imperial) - used according to the current Unit System when entering and outputting in the format Symbol = Value [Unit]	optional	(empty)
Unit definition     (other unit types)	[A] STRING UnitDefMetric     [A] STRING UnitDefImperial	Definition of the unit with respect to its Unit type (separately Metric and Imperial) (e.g. for the Length type it can be m, cm, mm, ft, ...) - see Units	required for current unit system
Number of decimal places	[A] INT DecimalDigitsMetric     [A] INT DecimalDigitsImperial	The number of decimal places, if Exponent, then the number of valid digits is the number of decimal places increased by one (separately Metric and Imperial).	required for current unit system
Exponent	[A] BOOL ExponentMetric     [A] BOOL ExponentImperial	The exponential format number eg 1.234E + 06 is used (separately Metric and Imperial).	required for current unit system
Allow string input	[A] BOOL AllowString	Alternative text can be entered instead of number, e. g. (not entered)	optional	false
Empty text	[A] STRING EmptyText	Text to use if the user does not enter his own	optional	(empty)
Range	[E] Range		optional
Minimal value	[A] STRING / DOUBLE MinValueMetric     [A] STRING / DOUBLE MinValueImperial	Minimal value user can enter, either number or special value MinLimit, which equals to -1.0E+99	optional	MinLimit
Minimal value included	[A] BOOL MinValueIncluded	Specifies if minimal value can be entered or not	optional	false
Maximal value	[A] STRING / DOUBLE MaxValueMetric     [A] STRING / DOUBLE MaxValueImperial	Maximal value user can enter, either number or special value MaxLimit, which equals to +1.0E+99	optional	MaxLimit
Maximal value included	[A] BOOL MaxValueIncluded	Specifies if maximal value can be entered or not	optional	false
AllowNAN	[A] BOOL AllowNAN	User is allowed to keep input empty	optional	true
AllowZero	[A] BOOL AllowZero	Special value 0.0 is allowed, has sense only if 0.0 is contained in range Min-Max	optional	true

• When data entering and output the format Symbol = Value [Unit] is used according to the current unit system
• If the unit type is other than Undefined, values are recalculated when changing the unit system

Example of Template XML

<Settings UnitType="Undefined" UnitNameMetric="sss" UnitNameImperial="ss2" DecimalDigitsMetric="3" ExponentMetric="false" DecimalDigitsImperial="3" ExponentImperial="false" />

<Settings UnitType="1/ΔTemp" UnitDefMetric="DegCelsius" UnitDefImperial="DegCelsius" DecimalDigitsMetric="3" ExponentMetric="false" DecimalDigitsImperial="3" ExponentImperial="false" />

<Settings UnitType="Force*Length/Angle/Length" UnitDefMetric="kN|m|rad|m" UnitDefImperial="kip|in|rad|in" DecimalDigitsMetric="3" ExponentMetric="false" DecimalDigitsImperial="3" ExponentImperial="false" />

Data XML definition

Common Properties

Property	XML	Description
Value	[A] STRING DblValue	Contains float or string value.
Unit	[A] STRING Unit	Contains unit definition

Example of Data XML

<Item ID="{DC2B5705-A262-40B8-B91D-0BF3B7D8B80C}" DblValue="1,000" Unit="Undefined_sss" />

<Item ID="{6776BF97-1490-4A2B-A1E7-46B4A40ACD8D}" DblValue="1,000" Unit="1/ΔTemp_DegCelsius" />

<Item ID="{E99E7D72-DA4D-47CE-AAE2-823F6B2D5C81}" DblValue="1,000" Unit="Force_kN*Length_m/Angle_rad/Length_m" />