Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 99)

Creating tags
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3. For Type, select String.
4. Fill in the fields as outlined below:
Security
To restrict access to this tag, select a security code. If access is
restricted, operators cannot change a tag value without the proper
security code. For details, see Chapter 10, Adding security.
Description
Type a description of this tag, up to 128 characters long.
Length
Type a number between 1 and 255 to specify the length of the
string tag in characters. RSView32 will accept only a length that is a
multiple of the size of the Allen–Bradley
® programmable
controller data element you are addressing.
Specifying a data source
The following topics describe how to complete the Data Source fields.
For details about configuring analog, digital, and string tag types, see
“Configuring tag type” on page 4-13.