Article - CS278481

Differences between static and dynamic Tags in KEPServerEX / ThingWorx Kepware Server

Modified: 23-Jan-2025   


Applies To

  • Kepware Server (formerly KEPServerEX) 5.20.396.0 to 6.17
  • ThingWorx Kepware Server (legacy) 8.0 to 6.17

Description

  • What are static tags?
  • What are dynamic tags? 
  • When should static tags be used?
  • How to dynamically address a specific data type
  • When configuring a remote binding and setting the tag address, there is an option to choose static tag or dynamic tag. What is the difference?
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