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Monitoring and Controlling Networks

own label and later create an instance of the Data Point shape (a
master shape or a copy), that label will be selected by default in this
list.

If the selected data point is a network variable, the following
options are available:
None (no label).
NV (the network variable name).
FB.NV (the functional block name, network variable name,

and field name [if defined]). This is the default.

Device.FB.NV (the device name, functional block name,

network variable name, and field name [if defined]).

If the selected data point is a functional block state, the following
options are available:
None (no label).
Status (the status name [enable/override]).
FB.Status (the functional block name and status name). This

is the default.

Device.FB.Status (the device name, functional block name,

and status name).

If the selected data point is a functional block configuration
property, the following options are available:
None (no label).
CP (the configuration property name).
FB.CP (the functional block name and configuration property

name). This is the default.

Device.FB.CP (the device name, functional block name, and

configuration property name).

If the selected data point is a functional block network variable, the
following options are available:

None (no label).
CP (the configuration property name).
NV.CP (the network variable name, configuration property

name, and field name [if defined]).

FB.NV.CP (the functional block name, network variable name,

configuration property name, and field name [if defined]).
This is the default.

Device.FB.NV.CP (the device name, functional block name,

network variable name, configuration property name, and field
name [if defined]).

Format

Specifies the network variable or configuration property format for
the value displayed in the Data Point shape. By default, the LNS
default format is used. You can change the format by clicking the
button to the right of the format field.

This option is unavailable if the selected data point is a functional
block state.

Field Name

Specifies whether the Data Point shape displays the entire structure
of a network variable or configuration property value or just one or
more fields within that structure.

For example, SNVT_switch has a value and a state field. If you