This ObjectType defines the file for a namespace provided by the OPC UA Server. It is formally defined in Table 20. It represents an XML address space file using the XML schema defined in OPC 10000-6.

Table 20 – AddressSpaceFileType Definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

AddressSpaceFileType

IsAbstract

False

References

NodeClass

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

ModellingRule

Subtype of the FileType defined in C.2

HasComponent

Method

ExportNamespace

The method has no parameters.

Optional

The ExportNamespace Method provides a way to export the namespace from the Server AddressSpace to the XML file represented by the AddressSpaceFileType. Value Attributes are only exported if they represent static configuration information. The client is expected to call the ExportNamespace Method first to update the XML file and then access the file with the Methods defined in the FileType.

Servers might provide some vendor-specific mechanisms importing parts of an address space as subtype of this ObjectType, for example by defining appropriate Methods.