SetArbitrationMode Method is used to change the arbitration strategy of the arbitration Object. If the mode cannot be changed the method shall return an error. This description applies to the following arbitration objects (MDISDigitalArbitrationObjectType, MDISDiscreteArbitrationObjectType, MDISInstrumentArbitrationObjectType).

Signature:

SetArbitrationMode (

[in] ArbitrationModeEnum ArbitrationMode);

Table 16 – SetArbitrationMode Method parameters

Argument	Description
ArbitrationMode	ArbitrationMode enumeration value Variable, that defines the new arbitration mode, see 8.1.10

Method result codes are defined as part of the Call Service (see OPC 10000-4). They are described in Table 124 for ease of reference. The following specific Method result codes are defined in Table 17.

Table 17 – SetArbitrationMode Method result codes

ResultCode	Description
Bad_NotSupported	The requested arbitration mode is not supported.

Comments

The SetArbitrationMode Method will change the arbitration strategy. The Method will report if any error which occur while writing the value of the Object. Table 18 specifies the AddressSpace representation for the SetArbitrationMode Method.

Table 18 – SetArbitrationMode Method AddressSpace Definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	SetArbitrationMode
References	Node Class	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Other
0:HasProperty	Variable	0:InputArguments	0:Argument[]	0:PropertyType	M
ConformanceUnits
MDIS Discrete Arbitration
MDIS Digital Arbitration
MDIS Instrument Arbitration Base