6.4.2.3 ServerUnitType ObjectType Definition

Instances of ServerUnitType define the units utilizes in the Server. They are assigned to the proper Quantities. EngineeringUnit Properties can refer to it. It is formally defined in Table 45.

The optional Object AlternativeUnits contains Objects of the AlternativeUnitsType. These explicitly specify the units into which the conversion can be made.

The mandatory Property ConversionLimit indicates whether the ServerUnit can be converted. A distinction is made between NO_CONVERSION, LIMITED and UNLIMITED.

UNLIMITED means the client can perform conversions based on the rules defined by the given UnitSystem.

LIMITED conversion means that a conversion can not be performed by simply applying the rules defined by the given UnitSystem. Either only the conversions mentioned in the AlternativeUnits are to be used or the client requires application specific know-how for a conversion on his own.

NO_CONVERSION means that no conversion is allowed (e.g. for statistical values).

The CoherentUnit of a value is a derived unit that, for a given system of quantities and for a chosen set of base units, is a product of powers of base units, with the proportionality factor being one. Therefore it shall share the same UnitSystem as the ServerUnit.

The components of the ServerUnitType have additional subcomponents which are defined in Table 46.