7.6.14 GetIdentifiers

The Method GetIdentifiers is used to get the list of identifiers available in the system which were managed by external systems. The list of identifiers reported includes the identifiers sent by a Client or any other external interface.

The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 88 and Table 89 specify the Arguments and AddressSpace representation, respectively.

Signature 

	GetIdentifiers (
		[in]	0:String			productInstanceUri,
		[in]	0:TrimmedString[]		identifierNames,
		[out]	EntityDataType[]			entityList,
		[out]	0:Int64			status,
		[out]	0:LocalizedText			statusMessage)
Table 88 – GetIdentifiers Method Arguments
Argument Description
productInstanceUri

With this argument the Client can provide the identifier of the asset on which this method is applicable.

It can be empty if the method is modelled directly under the required asset. If it is empty, the system can consider the identifier of the asset where the Server is running.

identifierNamesThe list of names of the identifiers which are requested. If it is empty, then all available identifiers are returned.
entityListIt is the list of identifiers available in the joining system based on the input criteria.
statusIt provides the status of the Method execution. Refer 7.4 for details.
statusMessageIt provides the high-level status information in a user-friendly text.
Table 89 – GetIdentifiers Method AddressSpace Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameGetIdentifiers
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition ModellingRule
0:HasPropertyVariable0:InputArguments0:Argument[]0:PropertyType0:Mandatory
0:HasPropertyVariable0:OutputArguments0:Argument[]0:PropertyType0:Mandatory