IsSignatureRequiredForList Method

Part

Description

object

An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.

nAction

Action Type. Indicates the type of action associated with this signature. Valid entries for nAction include:
ACK_LIST – Acknowledges multiple alarms.
ACK_OR_REMOVE_LIST – Acknowledges or manually deletes multiple alarms.

bSignatureRequired

Boolean. Returns True if signature is required for the list of data sources, and False if it is not. If one tag requires signature all are considered to require signature.

pInfo

Integer. (Optional). Returns information about why signature is not required for the data sources. The return values include:

2 – (NO_SIGN). Data source does not require signature.
3 – (NO_ACK). Signature is required for writes but not for alarm acknowledgement.
4 – (NON_FIX). Data source is not FIX32.
5 – (NO_KEY). Electronic Signature option is not enabled on the hardware key on the local or SCADA node.
6 – (SEC_NOT_ENAB). Security is not enabled on the local node.
7 – (BAD_SYNTAX). Syntax of data source name is bad.
8 – (READ_FAIL). Error reading settings from the tag.

NOTE: You must reference the Electronic Signature type library in VBA to use these enumerations.

bVerify

Boolean. (Optional). Returns True if verification is required for the data source list, False if it is not. If one tag requires verification, all require verification.

bAllowContinuousUse

Boolean. (Optional). Returns True if continuous use is allowed for the data source list, False if it is not. If one tag disallows continuous use, all are considered to disallow continuous use.