Re: PV aliases

[Ned Arnold <nda@aps.anl.gov>]

Eric -

One can use the PV Gateway application for this.  The configuration  
file allows for defining a PV name on the server side (the alias)  
which corresponds to a different PV on the client side (the real  
one).  It is possible for the server side and the client side to be  
the same subnet, providing a "PV Alias Server".  Magically, all  
monitors to all fields of a record work as expected. We have used  
this in operations while transitioning from one naming convention to  
another.

We are also considering building this capability into IOC core ...  
sometime.

  Ned



On Oct 8, 2007, at 8:47 AM, Lecorche Eric wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We are currently wondering about the ability of having PV aliases  
> to help to keep naming coherence as seen from operators even though  
> developments have been done by different people with different  
> views, software internals, concepts or architecture etc ...
>
> I looked within the tech-talk that some years ago, there were some  
> discussions concerning this point. What is the current status now ?  
> Is it possible to specify aliases to existing PVs ?
>
> If so, how can this be achieved ? If not, are there some workarounds ?
>
> Eric Lécorché
> <lecorche.vcf>