VisibilityLayer

Layers are typically used for grouping diagram objects according to themes and scales. Themes are used to display or hide certain information (e.g., lakes, borders), while scales are used for hiding or displaying information depending on the current zoom level (hide text when it is too small to be read, or when it exceeds the screen size). This is also called de-cluttering. CIM based graphics exchange supports an m:n relationship between diagram objects and layers. The importing system shall convert an m:n case into an appropriate 1:n representation if the importing system does not support m:n.

Type

Class

URI

cim:VisibilityLayer

CIM standard (perspective)

IEC61970 (Grid)

Class hierarchy

Slots

Associated classes
Figure 1. Associated classes
Name Cardinality Type Description

InstanceSet

1

InstanceSet

Dataset containing the data objects.

drawingOrder

0..1

integer

The drawing order for this layer. The higher the number, the later the layer and the objects within it are rendered.

VisibleObjects

0..*

DiagramObject

A visibility layer can contain one or more diagram objects.

PropertiesCIMDataObject

0..1

ChangeSetMember

The single CIM data object in the appropriate dataset context.

aliasName

0..1

string

The aliasName is free text human readable name of the object alternative to IdentifiedObject.name. It may be non unique and may not correlate to a naming hierarchy. The attribute aliasName is retained because of backwards compatibility between CIM relases. It is however recommended to replace aliasName with the Name class as aliasName is planned for retirement at a future time.

description

0..1

string

The description is a free human readable text describing or naming the object. It may be non unique and may not correlate to a naming hierarchy.

mRID

0..1

string

Master resource identifier issued by a model authority. The mRID is unique within an exchange context. Global uniqueness is easily achieved by using a UUID, as specified in RFC 4122, for the mRID. The use of UUID is strongly recommended. For CIMXML data files in RDF syntax conforming to IEC 61970-552, the mRID is mapped to rdf:ID or rdf:about attributes that identify CIM object elements.

name

0..1

string

The name is any free human readable and possibly non unique text naming the object.

DiagramObjects

0..*

DiagramObject

The diagram objects that are associated with the domain object.

Names

0..*

Name

All names of this identified object.

TargetingCIMDataObject

0..*

ChangeSetMember

Data objects registered.


aliasName

The aliasName is free text human readable name of the object alternative to IdentifiedObject.name. It may be non unique and may not correlate to a naming hierarchy. The attribute aliasName is retained because of backwards compatibility between CIM relases. It is however recommended to replace aliasName with the Name class as aliasName is planned for retirement at a future time.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.aliasName

Cardinality

0..1

Type

string

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

description

The description is a free human readable text describing or naming the object. It may be non unique and may not correlate to a naming hierarchy.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.description

Cardinality

0..1

Type

string

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

DiagramObjects

The diagram objects that are associated with the domain object.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.DiagramObjects

Cardinality

0..*

Type

DiagramObject

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

drawingOrder

The drawing order for this layer. The higher the number, the later the layer and the objects within it are rendered.

URI

cim:VisibilityLayer.drawingOrder

Cardinality

0..1

Type

integer

InstanceSet

Dataset containing the data objects.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.InstanceSet

Cardinality

1

Type

InstanceSet

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

mRID

Master resource identifier issued by a model authority. The mRID is unique within an exchange context. Global uniqueness is easily achieved by using a UUID, as specified in RFC 4122, for the mRID. The use of UUID is strongly recommended. For CIMXML data files in RDF syntax conforming to IEC 61970-552, the mRID is mapped to rdf:ID or rdf:about attributes that identify CIM object elements.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.mRID

Cardinality

0..1

Type

string

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

name

The name is any free human readable and possibly non unique text naming the object.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.name

Cardinality

0..1

Type

string

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

Names

All names of this identified object.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.Names

Cardinality

0..*

Type

Name

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

PropertiesCIMDataObject

The single CIM data object in the appropriate dataset context.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.PropertiesCIMDataObject

Cardinality

0..1

Type

ChangeSetMember

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

TargetingCIMDataObject

Data objects registered.

URI

cim:IdentifiedObject.TargetingCIMDataObject

Cardinality

0..*

Type

ChangeSetMember

Inherited from

IdentifiedObject

VisibleObjects

A visibility layer can contain one or more diagram objects.

URI

cim:VisibilityLayer.VisibleObjects

Cardinality

0..*

Type

DiagramObject