UA Part 5: Information Model - D.5.2 DataTypeDictionaryType

The DataTypeDictionaryType VariableTypeis used as the type for the DataTypeDictionaries. It is formally defined in Table D.2.

Table D.2 – DataTypeDictionaryType Definition

Attribute		Value
BrowseName		DataTypeDictionaryType
IsAbstract		False
ValueRank		−1 (−1 = Scalar)
DataType		ByteString
References	NodeClass		BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	ModellingRule
Subtype of the BaseDataVariableType defined in 7.4.
HasProperty	Variable		DataTypeVersion	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable		NamespaceUri	String	PropertyType	Optional
HasProperty	Variable		Deprecated	Boolean	Property Type	Optional

The NamespaceUriis the URI for the namespace described by the Value Attributeof the DataTypeDictionary. This is not always the same as the NamespaceUriof the DataType NodeId.

The Deprecated Propertyis used to indicate that all of the DataTypedefinitions represented by the DataTypeDictionaryTypeare available through a DataTypeDefinition Attribute. Servers that provide DataTypedefinitions as a DataTypeDefinition Attributeand through a DataTypeDictionaryTypeshall expose this Property.