Network Dictionary XML File

When you export and import network messages and signals in Capital Dictionary, the XML file must use a bridgesobjecttypeinfo.xsd schema that is available in the dtd directory of your Capital installation.

Consider the following example of Capital Dictionary data.

Figure 1. Message in Dictionary (figure not reproduced)

There is a message Message_1 with revision 1. It has two associated signals (Signal_1 and Signal_2) and two user-defined properties ("Identifier" and "Length [Bytes]").

The dictionary contains the two associated signals.

Figure 2. Signals in Dictionary (figure not reproduced)

They are both associated with the message Message_1. Each signal has two user-defined properties (Status and Comment).

The equivalent XML file for this data contains the following sections:

Figure 3. Signal_1 XML (figure not reproduced)

Here you can see the standard properties (with values) for the signal Signal_1: name, revision, description, and short description. You can also see the two user-defined properties with values: Status and Comment. Note that there was no value for the Comment property in Capital Dictionary so the value parameter is empty (value="").

Figure 4. Signal_2 XML (figure not reproduced)

The XML for Signal_2 is basically the same but with different values.

Figure 5. Message_1 XML (figure not reproduced)

Here you can see the standard properties (with values) for the message Message_1: name, revision, description, and short description. Note that the Short Description was blank in Capital Dictionary so the value is blank here (shortdescription=" ").

You can also see the two user-defined properties with values: "Identifier" and "Length [Bytes]".

Figure 6. Signal and Message Associations (Relations) (figure not reproduced)

The association (relationship) between each signal and the message is defined in an objecttypeinforelations section.

Here you can see an association between message Message_1 revision 1 with signal Signal_1.

This is followed by the association between that same message and Signal_2.

Note: The sourceobjecttype and targetobjecttype at the top of the objecttypeinforelations section are the UIDs of the MESSAGE and FUNCTIONCONDUCTOR object types in Capital.

Parent Topic: Export and Import of Network Signals and Messages

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Capital® Devices™ User Guide, v2018.1s

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