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Figure 20: Text description fields for the devices

The description field has only 80 characters, the name can however be 255 characters
long, whereas comments and installation hints can have an unlimited length. Moreover
they can be formatted (bold, italic, underline, and colour). The name and the description
are also displayed in the display columns of the device views such as line view, room view
or all devices (unless they have been “hidden” via the workspace setting). They are also
displayed when downloading.
The installation notes and the comments can however only be viewed in the Properties
dialog or printed out in the documentation. They are generally used (as the name already
indicates) to make detailed comments about the commissioning or installation. However,
in the case of devices with a large number of channels, it is often necessary use these for
commenting as the name and description fields cannot take all channel designations due
to their size limits.
Finally, there is also an editing status below the description field, which you should use to
document the current editing state of the respective device. Via a dynamic folder with the
criterion “Completion status is not accepted”, you can then view at any time all the devices
that have not yet been accepted by the customer.

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