DataSetMetaDataType – OPC Unified Architecture

6.2.3.2.3 DataSetMetaDataType

This Structure DataType is a subtype of DataTypeSchemaHeader and is used to provide the metadata for a DataSet. The DataSetMetaDataType is formally defined in Table 5.

Table 5 – DataSetMetaDataType structure

Name	Type	Description
DataSetMetaDataType	Structure	Subtype of DataTypeSchemaHeader defined in OPC 10000-5.
Name	String	Name of the DataSet.
Description	LocalizedText	Description of the DataSet. The default value is a null or empty LocalizedText.
Fields	FieldMetaData[]	The metadata for the fields in the DataSet. The FieldMetaData DataType is defined in 6.2.3.2.4.
DataSetClassId	Guid	This field provides the globally unique identifier of the class of DataSet if the DataSet is based on a DataSetClass. In this case, this field shall match the DataSetClassId of the concrete DataSet configuration. If the DataSets are not created from a class, this field is null.
ConfigurationVersion	Configuration‌VersionDataType	The configuration version for the current configuration of the DataSet.

Its representation in the AddressSpace is defined in Table 6.

Table 6 – DataSetMetaDataType definition

Attributes	Value
BrowseName	DataSetMetaDataType
IsAbstract	False
Subtype of DataTypeSchemaHeader defined in OPC 10000-5.
Conformance Units
PubSub Parameters Discovery