Activating Asset Management in the GSD File
Asset management is not a default feature, and the example GSD files distributed do not contain the keyword “AssetManagement”. To activate it, the user must implement the Asset Management object for the device to accept the Asset Management Read Record from the network. In addition the keyword “AssetManagement” must be added to the GSD.
The settings for Asset Management have to be added at the end of the Device Access Point, directly after </Graphics>, or the GSD checker tool will invalidate the file:
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<DeviceAccessPointItem...>
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<Graphics>
<GraphicItemRef Type=”DeviceSymbol” GraphicItemTarget”1”/>
</Graphics>
<AssetManagement/>
</DeviceAccessPointItem>
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