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Assets can report which part they are connected to and return a value dependent on ID´s assigned to both parts

Assets can report which part they are connected to and return a value dependent on ID´s assigned to both parts

Once connected the identifier for the asset (1) is carried to the next asset (2). The connected parts return a number (1+2) and the resulting value (3). There would be a trigger for this specific return value on this connector.
Could be a true/ false parameter.
The asset would fetch the part ID and either report the ID exists or allow to generally say if there´s something connected to it. Eventually the parameter with the ID of the connected part would be there already and would just change to a different value when another asset is connected, thus changing either the total in a calculation or trigger the true/ false parameter. 



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I hope you get the idea. A bit like assigning a unique value in an asset as a parameter that, when connected to a different asset, changes the sum in a simple equation in the connected asset. That essentially makes for an uniqe total in any connected asset combination and this can trigger rules based on that unique value.

The part with the motor carries the number 5 and when connected with the part with the number 7, 7 receives the value 5 and changes a value to 5 in a preset calculation using only parameter names.

The total of 13 reached now, would trigger a rule that changes the visibility or color or whatever parameter. You can keep a list with uniqe values that trigger a different rule for any combination you defined a rule for.

Problem is connecting won´t be treated differently for the different connector points.  Also like that it won´t work with more than two assets and any part added would change the state in all the assets. It would be a use once kind of thing.

 

Soooo... could you implement the option to?

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