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Add New Signal

New signals need to be introduced to the Signal Catalog before being added to a PDC.

To add new signals to an existing PDC, or to create an entirely new PDC for a new model, follow these steps:

  1. Create the new signal as described in Create Signal.
  2. Download the PDC file for the respective model as described in PDC Download.

  3. Add the reference to the new signal to the <ValueDefinitions> section by pasting the following line to the tag:

    <ValueDefinition key="[New Signal Key]" managedByDataPlatform="true"/>

  4. Add the parsing definitions for the new signal to the PDC, see PDC Parsing Definition.

  5. Upload the PDC to the model again as described in PDC Upload.
  6. Assign the new version of the PDC to the machines as described in Update machines to a new PDC version.

✓ The new signal is now included in both the Signal Catalog and the PDC, and applied to the machine model.

Adapt PDC

If you intend to make manual changes to the PDC, first download the latest version from the DataPortal. On download, the DataPortal replaces all <ValueDefinition> elements for signals from the catalog with <ValueDefinition ... managedByDataPlafrom=true />. You can then apply your changes and upload it again.

Warning

PDCs with a <ValueDefinition> for a signal from the catalog, instead of <ValueDefinition ... managedByDataPlafrom=true />, are rejected upon upload.

Add New PDC

To create an entirely new PDC, download the PDC Template and add and adjust the required information, such as uuid, version, Name, Transformers, and ParsingDefinition. See PDC Manual for details.

Warning

The PDC Builder software is deprecated and no longer works for PDCs with migrated signals. Edit the parsing definitions directly in the PDC file using an XML or text editor instead.