Figure 40 depicts the PublishSubscribeType and the components used to represent the PublishSubscribe Object.

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Figure 40 – PublishSubscribe Object Types overview

The PublishSubscribe Object is the root node for all PubSub related configuration Objects. It is an instance of the PublishSubscribeType and a component of the Server Object.

The PublishSubscribeType contains the entry point for PublishedDataSet configuration, the entry point for PubSub connections. In addition, it provides Methods for connection management.

An instance of this ObjectType represents the root Object for all PubSub related configuration and metadata Objects. The one instance of this ObjectType that represents the root Object is defined in 8.3.2. The ObjectType is formally defined in Table 205.

Table 205 – PublishSubscribeType definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

PublishSubscribeType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Modelling Rule

Subtype of PubSubKeyServiceType defined in 8.2.

HasPubSub‌Connection

Object

<ConnectionName>

PubSubConnectionType

Optional‌Placeholder

HasComponent

Method

SetSecurityKeys

Defined in 9.1.3.3.

Optional

HasComponent

Method

AddConnection

Defined in 9.1.3.4.

Optional

HasComponent

Method

RemoveConnection

Defined in 9.1.3.5.

Optional

HasComponent

Object

PublishedDataSets

DataSetFolderType

Mandatory

HasComponent

Object

SubscribedDataSets

SubscribedDataSetFolderType

Optional

HasComponent

Object

PubSubConfiguration

PubSubConfigurationType

Optional

HasComponent

Object

Status

PubSubStatusType

Mandatory

HasComponent

Object

Diagnostics

PubSubDiagnosticsRootType

Optional

HasComponent

Object

PubSubCapablities

PubSubCapabilitiesType

Optional

HasComponent

Object

DataSetClasses

FolderType

Optional

HasProperty

Variable

SupportedTransportProfiles

String[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

HasProperty

Variable

DefaultDatagramPublisherId

UInt64

PropertyType

Optional

HasProperty

Variable

ConfigurationVersion

VersionTime

PropertyType

Optional

HasProperty

Variable

DefaultSecurityKeyServices

Endpoint‌Description[]

PropertyType

Optional

HasProperty

Variable

ConfigurationProperties

KeyValuePair []

PropertyType

Optional

Conformance Units

PubSub Model Base

The PublishSubscribeType ObjectType is a concrete type and can be used directly.

The configured connection Objects are added as components to the instance of the PublishSubscribeType. Connection Objects may be configured with product-specific configuration tools or added and removed through the Methods AddConnection and RemoveConnection. The PubSubConnectionType is defined in 9.1.5.2. The HasPubSubConnection ReferenceType is defined in 9.1.3.6.

The PublishedDataSets Object contains the configured PublishedDataSets. The DataSetFolderType is defined in 9.1.4.5.1. The DataSetFolderType can be used to build a tree of DataSetFolders.

The SubscribedDataSets Object contains the configured SubscribedDataSets. The SubscribedDataSetFolderType is defined in 9.1.9.4. The SubscribedDataSetFolderType can be used to build a tree of SubscribedDataSetFolders.

The PubSubConfiguration Object provides read and write access to the PubSub configuration through a PubSubConfigurationType with is a subtype of FileType. The read access is to the complete configuration. The write access allows add, modify and delete operations to the existing PubSub configuration. The PubSubConfigurationType and the related DataTypes are defined in 9.1.3.7.

The Status Object provides the current operational status of the PublishSubscribe functionality. The PubSubStatusType is defined in 9.1.10. The state machine for the status and the relation to other PubSub Objects like PubSubConnection, PubSubGroup, DataSetWriter and DataSetReader are defined in 6.2.1.

The Diagnostics Object provides the current diagnostic information for the PublishSubscribe Object. The PubSubDiagnosticsRootType is defined in 9.1.11.7.

The SupportedTransportProfiles Property provides a list of TransportProfileUris supported by the Server. The TransportProfileUris are defined in OPC 10000-7.

The default unique PublisherId is provided through the Property DefaultDatagramPublisherId. Further details for the PublisherId are defined in 6.2.7.1. The DefaultDatagramPublisherId can be used by configuration tools to assign a unique PublisherId when adding PubSubConnections with datagram transports or broker based transports. It is also used when the PublishedId is automatically assigned by the PubSub application or returned in ReserveIds.

The ConfigurationVersion represents the time of the last configuration change.

The DefaultSecurityKeyServices provide the default SecurityKeyServices used for the PubSub configuration. The value is used as default if not overwritten in the groups or DataSetReaders. The general definition for the SecurityKeyServices parameter is in 6.2.5.4.

The ConfigurationProperties is an array of DataType KeyValuePair that specifies additional properties for the PubSub configuration. The KeyValuePair type is defined in OPC 10000-5 and consists of a QualifiedName and a value of BaseDataType. The mapping of the namespace, name, and value to concrete functionality may be defined by transport protocol mappings, future versions of this document or vendor-specific extensions.

The PubSubCapabilities Objects provides the PubSub capablitiy information. The PubSubCapabilitiesType ObjectType is defined in 9.1.12.

The DataSetClasses Folder allows a Server to expose DataSetClasses supported. These DataSetClasses can be used to create PublishedDataSets. The Folder would also be used by standard information models to include standardized DataSetClasses into their namespace.

The DataSetClasses Folder references a list of Variables where the Value of a Variable represents a DataSetClass. For each Variable, the Name field of the BrowseName equals the Name in the DataSetMetaData. The Object is formally defined in Table 206.

Table 206 – PublishSubscribeType Additional Subcomponents

BrowsePath

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Others

DataSetClasses

HasComponent

Variable

<DataSetName>

DataSetMetaDataType

BaseDataVariableType

OptionalPlaceholder

This Method is used to push the security keys for a SecurityGroup into a Publisher or Subscriber. It is used if Publisher or Subscriber have no OPC UA Client functionality.

Encryption is required for this Method. The Method shall return Bad_SecurityModeInsufficient if the communication is not encrypted.

The OPC UA Client calling this Method shall be the SKS application with the ApplicationUri that matches the ApplicationUri in the SecurityKeyServices parameter of the WriterGroup, ReaderGroup or DataSetReader objects using the SecurityGroupId.

Signature

SetSecurityKeys (

[in]String SecurityGroupId,

[in]String SecurityPolicyUri,

[in]IntegerId CurrentTokenId,

[in]ByteString CurrentKey,

[in]ByteString[]FutureKeys,

[in]Duration TimeToNextKey,

[in]Duration KeyLifetime

);

Argument

Description

SecurityGroupId

The identifier for the SecurityGroup.

SecurityPolicyUri

The URI for the set of algorithms and key lengths used to secure the messages. The SecurityPolicies are defined in OPC 10000-7.

CurrentTokenId

The SecurityTokenId that appears in the header of messages secured with the CurrentKey. It starts at 1 and is incremented by 1 each time the KeyLifetime elapses even if no keys are requested. If the CurrentTokenId increments past the maximum value of UInt32 it restarts at 1.

If the PubSub Object has key material from previous SetSecurityKeys Method calls, the CurrentTokenId is used to match the existing list with the fetched list and to eliminate duplicates.

If the CurrentTokenId is unknown, the existing list shall be discarded and replaced.

CurrentKey

The current key used to secure the messages. This key is not used directly since the protocol associated with the PubSubGroup(s) specifies an algorithm to generate distinct keys for different types of cryptography operations.

FutureKeys

An ordered list of future keys that are used when the KeyLifetime elapses. The SecurityTokenId associated with the first key in the list is 1 more than the CurrentTokenId. All following keys have a SecurityTokenId that is incremented by 1 for every key returned.

TimeToNextKey

The time, in milliseconds, before the CurrentKey is expected to expire.

If a Publisher uses this Method to get the keys from an SKS, the TimeToNextKey and KeyLifetime are used to calculate the time the Publisher shall use the next key. The TimeToNextKey defines the time when to switch from CurrentKey to FutureKeys and the KeyLifetime defines when to switch from one future key to the next future key.

For a Subscriber the TimeToNextKey and KeyLifetime are used to calculate the time the Subscriber expects that the Publishers use the next key. Due to network latency, out of order delivery and the use of keys for several Publishers, a Subscriber needs to expect some overlap time where NetworkMessages are received that are using the previous or the next key.

TimeToNextKey and KeyLifetime are also used to calculate the time until Publisher and Subscriber shall fetch new keys.

KeyLifetime

The lifetime of a key in milliseconds.

The returned keys may expire earlier if the keys are discarded for some reason. An unplanned key rotation is indicated in the NetworkMessage header before the next key is used to give the Subscriber some time to fetch new keys.

If the CurrentTokenId in the message is not recognized, the receiver shall call this Method again to get new keys.

Method Result Codes

ResultCode

Description

Bad_NotFound

The SecurityGroupId is unknown.

Bad_UserAccessDenied

The caller is not allowed to set the keys for the SecurityGroup.

Bad_SecurityModeInsufficient

The communication channel is not using encryption.

Table 207 specifies the AddressSpace representation for the SetSecurityKeys Method.

Table 207 – SetSecurityKeys Method AddressSpace definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

SetSecurityKeys

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

HasProperty

Variable

InputArguments

Argument[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

ConformanceUnits

PubSub Model Base

This Method is used to add a new PubSubConnection Object to the PublishSubscribe Object.

The Client shall be authorized to modify the configuration for the PubSub functionality when invoking this Method on the Server.

Signature

AddConnection (

[in]PubSubConnectionDataTypeConfiguration,

[out]NodeId ConnectionId

);

Argument

Description

Configuration

Configuration parameters for the PubSubConnection. The parameters and the PubSubConnectionDataType are defined in 6.2.7.

ConnectionId

The NodeId of the new connection.

Method Result Codes

ResultCode

Description

Bad_InvalidArgument

The Server is not able to apply the name. The name may be too long or may contain invalid characters.

Bad_BrowseNameDuplicated

An Object with the name already exists.

Bad_ResourceUnavailable

The Server has not enough resources to add the PubSubConnection Object.

Bad_UserAccessDenied

The Session user is not allowed to create a PubSubConnection Object.

Table 208 specifies the AddressSpace representation for the AddConnection Method.

Table 208 – AddConnection Method AddressSpace definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

AddConnection

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

HasProperty

Variable

InputArguments

Argument[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

HasProperty

Variable

OutputArguments

Argument[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

ConformanceUnits

PubSub Model Base

This Method is used to remove a PubSubConnection Object from the PublishSubscribe Object.

A successful removal of the PubSubConnection Object removes all associated groups, DataSetWriter and DataSetReader Objects. Before the Objects are removed, their state is set to Disabled.

The Client shall be authorized to modify the configuration for the PubSub functionality when invoking this Method on the Server.

Signature

RemoveConnection (

[in]NodeIdConnectionId

);

Argument

Description

ConnectionId

NodeId of the PubSubConnection Object to remove from the Server

Method Result Codes

ResultCode

Description

Bad_NodeIdUnknown

The ConnectionId is unknown.

Bad_UserAccessDenied

The Session user is not allowed to delete the PubSubConnection Object.

Table 209 specifies the AddressSpace representation for the RemoveConnection Method.

Table 209 – RemoveConnection Method AddressSpace definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

RemoveConnection

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

HasProperty

Variable

InputArguments

Argument[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

ConformanceUnits

PubSub Model Base

The HasPubSubConnection ReferenceType is a concrete ReferenceType that can be used directly. It is a subtype of the HasComponent ReferenceType.

The SourceNode of References of this type shall be the PublishSubscribe Object defined in 8.3.2.

The TargetNode of this ReferenceType shall be an Object of type PubSubConnectionType defined in 9.1.5.2.

Servers shall provide the inverse Reference that relates a PubSubConnection Object back to the PublishSubscribe Object.

The representation of the HasPubSubConnection ReferenceType in the AddressSpace is specified in Table 210.

Table 210 – HasPubSubConnection ReferenceType

Attributes

Value

BrowseName

HasPubSubConnection

InverseName

PubSubConnectionOf

Symmetric

False

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

Comment

Subtype of HasComponent defined in OPC 10000-5.

Conformance Units

PubSub Model Base

This ObjectType represents a FileType the can be used to access a PubSub configuration. The PubSubConfigurationType is formally defined in Table 211.

The PubSubConfigurationType file is a UA Binary encoded stream containing an instance of UABinaryFileDataType that contains a PubSubConfiguration2DataType or subtype as Body. The UABinaryFileDataType is defined in OPC 10000-5. The PubSubConfiguration2DataType is defined in 6.2.12.4. The indices of the namespaces in the PubSubConfiguration2DataType and the Namespaces in the DataTypeSchemaHeader of the UABinaryFileDataType shall match the NamespaceArray in the OPC UA Server for a Session with the Server.

The FileType functionality is used instead of passing the PubSubConfiguration2DataType to read and write Methods to overcome potential limitations of communication buffers for OPC UA Service calls. It is expected that the PubSubConfiguration2DataType is used internally in Client and Server and that the FileType is only used to be able to transfer large configurations.

The Open Method shall not support modes other than Read (0x01), Write + EraseExisting (0x06) and Read + Write (0x03).

When a Client opens the file for writing the Server will not actually update the PubSub configuration until the CloseAndUpdate Method is called. Simply calling Close will discard the updates.

When a Client opens the file for reading and writing, the Client shall follow the following steps.

Access to the PubSub configuration may be used by multiple Clients in parallel. Read access can be done in parallel but open with the Write flag set requires exclusive access. Therefore Clients that have the file open should minimize the time the file is open to the currently required actions. The Client shall close the file as soon as it completes the sequence of actions needed to read or write the file. Clients with a user interface shall not keep the file open for user configuration. Such Clients should read and close the file to initialize the user interface. If the user changes should be written to the PubSub configuration, the Client should open the file with Read + Write (0x03), read the file, compare the version information and then write the changes if the version matches the version from the intial read.

Table 211 – PubSubConfigurationType definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

PubSubConfigurationType

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

Subtype of FileType defined in OPC 10000-20.

HasComponent

Method

ReserveIds

Defined in 9.1.3.7.5.

Mandatory

HasComponent

Method

CloseAndUpdate

Defined in 9.1.3.7.6.

Mandatory

Conformance Units

PubSub Model Base

This OptionSet defines flags indicating the PubSubConfigurationRefDataType options. The value of the mask is null, if none of the bits is set.

The PubSubConfigurationRefDataType is used to reference a configuration element in a PubSubConfiguration2DataType structure. The PubSubConfigurationRefDataType indicates the element type referenced and defines the operation to be executed for the referenced configuration element. The possible element operations are ElementAdd, ElementMatch, ElementModify and ElementRemove.

Only one of the reference bits shall be set. If more than one of these bits are set, the operation shall fail.

The PubSubConfigurationRefMask values are formally defined in Table 212.

Table 212 – PubSubConfigurationRefMask values

Value

Bit No.

Description

ElementAdd

0

If this bit is set, the referenced elements is added to the PubSub configuration.

If the name of the element is null or empty a name is assigned.

If the PublisherId is null, the default PublisherId for the transport profile is assigned.

If WriterGroupId or DataSetWriterId are null, unique IDs are assigned.

If this bit is set, the ElementModify and ElementRemove bits shall be false. If more than one of these bits are set, the operation shall fail.

ElementMatch

1

If this bit is set, the Id and name shall be null and a matching element is searched. This is used to add children to an existing parent configuration object. This flag can be combined with the ElementAdd flag to either use an existing element or to add the element if it does not exist.

Match shall only be applied for ReferenceConnection, ReferenceWriterGroup and ReferenceReaderGroup. For all other references the match shall fail with Bad_InvalidArgument.

Match applied to ReferenceWriterGroup shall return Bad_InvalidState if the GroupHeader is active for the WriterGroup.

For the PubSubConnectionDataType, the following structure fields are used for the match, the others are ignored.

For the WriterGroupDataType, the following structure fields are used for the match, the others are ignored.

For the ReaderGroupDataType, the following structure fields are used for the match, the others are ignored.

For the ConnectionProperties and GroupProperties only the entries are compared for the match that are provided in the element to match. Additional properties contained in the existing configuration are ignored.

ElementModify

2

If this bit is set, the referenced element will be modified. The related element in the current PubSub configuration is referenced with matching the name of the elements. If no matching name is found, the element operation shall fail.

ElementRemove

3

If this bit is set, the referenced element will be removed. The related element in the current PubSub configuration is referenced with matching the name of the elements. If no matching name is found, the element operation shall fail.

A successful removal of the referenced element shall include the removal of all associated child elements.

ReferenceWriter

4

The element operation is applied to the referenced DataSetWriter.

ReferenceReader

5

The element operation is applied to the referenced DataSetReader.

ReferenceWriterGroup

6

The element operation is applied to the referenced WriterGroup.

ReferenceReaderGroup

7

The element operation is applied to the referenced ReaderGroup.

ReferenceConnection

8

The element operation is applied to the referenced PubSubConnection.

ReferencePubDataset

9

The element operation is applied to the referenced PublishedDataSet.

ReferenceSubDataset

10

The element operation is applied to the referenced SubscribedDataSet.

ReferenceSecurityGroup

11

The element operation is applied to the referenced SecurityGroup.

The access to the security groups may require different user credentials than access to the communication configuration elements.

ReferencePushTarget

12

The element operation is applied to the referenced PubSubKeyServerPushTarget.

The access to the push target configuration may require different user credentials than access to the communication configuration elements.

The PubSubConfigurationRefMask representation in the AddressSpace is formally defined in Table 213.

Table 213 – PubSubConfigurationRefMask definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

PubSubConfigurationRefMask

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

Subtype of the UInt32 type defined in OPC 10000-5.

0:HasProperty

Variable

OptionSetValues

LocalizedText[]

PropertyType

ConformanceUnits

PubSub Model Base

The PubSubConfigurationRefDataType allows to reference an element contained in the PubSubConfiguration2DataType Structure.

The PubSubConfigurationRefDataType is formally defined in Table 214.

Table 214 – PubSubConfigurationRefDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PubSubConfigurationRefDataType

Structure

ConfigurationMask

PubSubConfigurationRefMask

Specifies the add, match, modify or remove element operation and the type of configuration element that is referenced.

ElementIndex

UInt16

Specifies the index into the DataSetWriters, DataSetReaders, PublishedDataSets, SubscribedDataSets, SecurityGroups or PubSubKeyPushTargets array of the PubSubConfiguration depending on the bits ReferenceWriter, ReferenceReader, ReferencePubDataset, ReferenceSubDataset, ReferenceSecurityGroup or ReferencePushTarget.

If this index is not used for referencing, it shall be set to 0.

ConnectionIndex

UInt16

Specifies the index within the Connections array of the PubSubConfiguration if the connection, group, reader or writer bits is set.

If ReferenceConnection is true, the add, modify or remove element operation is applied. If ReferenceConnection is false, the name of the connection is used to identify the matching connection in the current PubSub configuration.

If this index is not used for referencing, it shall be set to 0.

GroupIndex

UInt16

If the ReferenceReaderGroup and/or ReferenceReader bits are true, it speficies the index within the ReaderGroups array of the related connection.

If ReferenceReaderGroup is true, the add, modify or remove element operation is applied. If ReferenceReaderGroup is false, the name of the ReaderGroup is used to identify the matching group in the current PubSub configuration.

If the ReferenceWriterGroup and/or ReferenceWriter bits are true, it specifies the index within the WriterGroups array of the related connection.

If ReferenceWriterGroup is true, the add, modify or delete bit is applied. If ReferenceReaderGroup is false, the name of the ReaderGroup is used to identify the matching group in the current PubSub configuration.

If this index is not used for referencing, it shall be set to 0.

The PubSubConfigurationRefDataType representation in the AddressSpace is formally defined in Table 215.

Table 215 – PubSubConfigurationRefDataType definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

PubSubConfigurationRefDataType

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

ConformanceUnits

PubSub Model Base

The PubSubConfigurationValueDataType allows to indicate specific values contained in PubSubConfiguration elements.

The PubSubConfigurationValueDataType is formally defined in Table 216.

Table 216 – PubSubConfigurationValueDataType structure

Name

Type

Description

PubSubConfigurationValueDataType

Structure

ConfigurationElement

PubSubConfigurationRefDataType

Refers to a configuration element in the related PubSubConfiguration2DataType Structure.

Name

String

The name of the referenced PubSub configuration element.

Identifier

BaseDataType

The identifier value used for the referenced element in the PubSub NetworkMessages.

The value is only provided if the element is a PubSubConneciton, WriterGroup or DataSetWriter. The value is null otherwise.

If ConfigurationElement references a PubSubConnection, Identifier will contain the value of the PublisherId.

If ConfigurationElement references a WriterGroup, Identifier will contain the value of the WriterGroupId.

If ConfigurationElement references a DataSetWriter, Identifier will contain the value of the DataSetWriterId.

The PubSubConfigurationValueDataType representation in the AddressSpace is formally defined in Table 217.

Table 217 – PubSubConfigurationValueDataType definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

PubSubConfigurationValueDataType

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

Subtype of Structure defined in OPC 10000-5.

ConformanceUnits

PubSub Model Base

This Method reserves unique WriterGroupIds and DataSetWriterIds to allow PubSub configuration applications to apply unique Ids to new PubSub configuration elements when preparing a update to the PubSub configuration. It also returns the related default PublisherId. See 6.2.7.1 for more details on PublisherId and default values.

The ID shall be returned from the range 0x8000 - 0xFFFF for internal assignment. The Server shall ensure that the IDs returned are not used in the current PubSub configuration or are not reserved yet.

When a Client reserves IDs, these reservations are valid while the Session is open. The reserved IDs can only be used for configuration modifications through the same Session. The reservation is only valid until the ID is used in the configuration or until the Session is closed. The IDs can be re-used if a PubSub component that uses the ID is deleted.

The Client shall be authorized to modify the configuration for the PubSub functionality when invoking this Method on the Server.

Signature

ReserveIds (

[in]String TransportProfileUri,

[in]UInt16 NumReqWriterGroupIds,

[in]UInt16 NumReqDataSetWriterIds,

[out]BaseDataTypeDefaultPublisherId,

[out]UInt16[] WriterGroupIds,

[out]UInt16[] DataSetWriterIds

);

Argument

Description

TransportProfileUri

Transport protocol and message mapping profile scope for the ID request.

NumReqWriterGroupIds

The number of requested Ids for WriterGroups.

NumReqDataSetWriterIds

The number of requested Ids for DataSetWriters.

DefaultPublisherId

The default PublisherId of the Server for the requested TransportProfileUri.

WriterGroupIds

The reserved Ids for WriterGroups for the requested TransportProfileUri.

DataSetWriterIds

The reserved Ids for DataSetWriters for the requested TransportProfileUri

Method Result Codes

ResultCode

Description

Bad_UserAccessDenied

The Session user is not allowed to modify the PubSub configuration.

Bad_ResourceUnavailable

The requested number of Ids cannot be reserved.

The maximum number of WriterGroups and DataSetWriters are exposed in the PubSubCapabilities Object.

Table 218 specifies the AddressSpace representation for the ReserveIds Method.

Table 218 – ReserveIds Method AddressSpace definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

ReserveIds

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

HasProperty

Variable

InputArguments

Argument[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

HasProperty

Variable

OutputArguments

Argument[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

ConformanceUnits

PubSub Model Base

This Method closes the file and applies the changes to the PubSub configuration as defined in the ConfigurationReferences argument. It can only be called if the file was opened for writing. If the Close Method is called any cached data is discarded and the PubSub configuration is not changed.

The file content shall be a UABinaryFileDataType with a PubSubConfiguration2DataType as Body. The ConfigurationReferences argument specifies the configuration elements to add, modify or remove. Configuration elements in PubSubConfiguration2DataType that are not referenced by ConfigurationReferences may be used indirectly as parent elements for referencing. In this case only the name of the element is relevant and all other fields of the element are ignored. Configuration elements in PubSubConfiguration2DataType not referenced and not used as parent elements are ignored.

Remove element operations shall be processed before any other operations are processed. The PubSubConfiguration2DataType may contain duplicate names for cases where elements are removed and added with the same name.

The top-level fields in the PubSubConfiguration2DataType are not referenced in ConfigurationReferences argument. Most of them are only relevant for the read case.

The Client shall be authorized to modify the configuration for the PubSub functionality when invoking this Method on the Server.

Signature

CloseAndUpdate (

[in]UInt32 FileHandle,

[in]Boolean RequireCompleteUpdate,

[in]PubSubConfigurationRefDataType[]ConfigurationReferences,

[out]Boolean ChangesApplied,

[out]StatusCode[] ReferencesResults,

[out]PubSubConfigurationValueDataType[] ConfigurationValues,

[out]NodeId[] ConfigurationObjects

);

Argument

Description

FileHandle

The handle of the previously opened file.

RequireCompleteUpdate

If true, the modification is only applied if the all changes can be applied to all objects.

ConfigurationReferences

References to the PubSub configuration elements in the written file that should be added, modified or removed.

ChangesApplied

If true, one or more changes were applied. If RequireCompleteUpdate was set to false, the ReferencesResults argument indicates if referenced configuration elements failed.

If false, no changes were applied. The detailed errors are provided in the ReferencesResults argument.

ReferencesResults

Results of the add, modify, match or remove operation for the referenced element. The length and order of the array shall match the ConfigurationReferences array.

ConfigurationValues

The assigned names and identifiers for the elements where empty names or null identifiers where provided in the elements. The values are only provided for elements with the bits ElementAdd or ElementMatch set and where a name and identifier was assigned.

ConfigurationObjects

NodeIds of the related Objects to referenced

If NodeIds are returned, the length and order of the array shall match the ConfigurationReferences array.

If the Server does not support the creation of NodeIds, the array is null or empty.

Method Result Codes

ResultCode

Description

Bad_TypeMismatch

The file content is not a UABinaryFileDataType with a PubSubConfiguration2DataType as Body.

Bad_InvalidArgument

The file handle is not valid.

Bad_InvalidState

The file was not opened for writer access.

Bad_UserAccessDenied

The Session user is not allowed to modify the PubSub configuration.

Bad_NothingToDo

The ConfigurationReferences array is null or empty.

Element Result Codes

ResultCode

Description

Bad_BrowseNameDuplicated

An element with the name already exists. The element cannot be added.

Bad_NoMatch

An element with the name does not exist or there is no element with matching parameters. The element cannot be matched, modified or removed.

Bad_NotFound

One of the parent elements does not exist or was not added or matched. The element cannot be processed.

Bad_InvalidArgument

The element reference is invalid or has invalid index entries.

Bad_ResourceUnavailable

The maximum number of supported elements is reached.

Bad_InvalidState

A WriterGroup with active GroupHeader was references with ElementMatch.

Bad_UserAccessDenied

The user has not the rights to access the element.

Table 219 specifies the AddressSpace representation for the CloseAndUpdate Method.

Table 219 – CloseAndUpdate Method AddressSpace definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

CloseAndUpdate

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

HasProperty

Variable

InputArguments

Argument[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

HasProperty

Variable

OutputArguments

Argument[]

PropertyType

Mandatory

ConformanceUnits

PubSub Model Base