Soap/Rest EndPoint is there a way to calculate ID directly from Path?

[Anonymous user]

I'm writing a client that will use a list of struxureware paths to consume values from an ES.

It seems like there's a general pattern "##/Path/To/Item" (e.g. "00/Server 1/Folder/MyValue") but since I'm not sure if this pattern holds.

I've been writing my code so that it will explore the containers and create a mapping from path to ID,

but I think in many cases this will consume more network bandwidth than if I could just directly access the points from the list of paths I have.  Is there a dependable way to calculate the ID from path, or perhaps a way to request a point by its path?

[sesa180908_brid · Accepted solution]

When using the SoapEwsProvider against an SBO EWS server, the prefixes you refer to are known.

00 = ContainerItem

01 = ValueItem

02 = AlarmItem

03 = HistoryItem

11 = Property of an object represented as a ValueItem.

You might also want to take a look at the new provider which is specific to SBO (aptly named SboEwsRestProvider).  It doesn't use these EWS prefixes.  Rather it solely uses the SBO paths that you are referring to.  You'll need a seperate license for that which you can obtain from SmartConnectorServer.

[Anonymous user]

I'd like to test the SboEwsRestProvider, to see if it will fit our need.  Is there a developer license I can download from somewhere?

[sesa180908_brid]

Josh,

The license you require is available in the License Depot of www.smartconnectorserver.com.  It is listed as "SmartConnector v2.3 CSP Add On".  There is only a single license that is good for either commercial or development purposes.