Configuring a shared variable depends on the data type of the shared variable and on your target and licensed product(s). The following table describes the shared variable properties that a specific data type supports.

Shared Variable Properties Boolean String U32 Bit Field Fixed-Point Numbers Variant Floating-Point Numbers Integer* Others*
Alarming:Hi Alarming:HiHi Alarming:Lo Alarming:LoLo
Alarming:Boolean
Alarming:U32 Bit Field
Alarming:Rate Of Change
Alarming:Bad Status Alarming:Event On Data Change Alarming:Event On User Input Only
Update Deadband
Initial Value
Logging:Time Resolution Logging:Value Resolution Logging:Deadband
Logging:String Format
Logging:Log Data Logging:Log Events
Scaling:Coerce Scaling:Raw Zero Scale Scaling:Engineering Full Scale Scaling:Engineering Zero Scale Scaling:Numeric Scaling Type Scaling:Units
Scaling:Invert
Scaling:Invert Mask Scaling:Select Mask
Description
Network
Security
Real-Time FIFO
Notes:
  • Integer includes the following data types: Int8, UInt8, Int16, UInt16, Int32, UInt32, Int64, and UInt64.
  • Others includes the following data types: Array of Single, Array of Double, Array of Boolean, Array of Double Waveform, Array of Int8, Array of UInt8, Array of Int16, Array of Int16 Waveform, Array of UInt16, Array of Int32, Array of UInt32, Array of Int64, Array of UInt64, Double Waveform, Int16 Waveform, and Timestamp.