Package Instructions: Set Data Item

Available ONLY for: Axeda Gateway and Axeda Connector Agents only

After you select the Set Data Item instruction, the Package Instructions page requests the following information:

o        Data item name - Select the data item whose value you want to set

Note: Data items can be configured such that the Axeda® Platform does NOT store them. Even though they are not stored, these data items are still visible in the Package wizard because the Axeda Gateway or Axeda Connector Agent runs the package and has all the data items, even if the Platform does not store them.

o        Data item value - Type the value to which you want to set it. The application checks that the value is of the same type as the data item.

Note: AWP Agents and Axeda IDM Agents support two types of package instructions: downloading files to the agent and uploading files from the agent. Axeda Agent Embedded supports file uploads and file downloads; they also support the Restart instruction. These Agents ignore any other instructions defined in a package.

That said, if the package is an IDM SoftwareDirector package, then the Execute instruction is required to perform the software update for the IDM Agent. For details about creating an IDM SoftwareDirector package to update the software for your IDM Agents, refer to Guidelines for Creating IDM SoftwareDirector Packages.