Overview of a Thing

The overview tab shows the Thing definitions, Thing KeyLast seen timeTags, Security TagsLocation, and Identity. To access the Overview tab, click on Overview tab to access the Thing's overview tab.


The Overview tab includes the following information about the Thing:

Field Description
Thing definition The associated Thing definition
  • Click the edit definition icon to edit the Thing definition. For editing the thing definition, see Editing a Thing definition
  • Click the change definition icon to select a different Thing definition.
Key The key of the Thing.
Last seen An indication that the Thing is currently Connected to the deviceWISE Cloud, or if not connected it displays when the Thing connected last time.

Tags,

The Tags used when filtering the display of Things. For more information, see Using Tags.
Security tags The Security tags used to limit view access or update access to Things. For more information, see Using Security Tags.
Control tags Control tags are used to control the behavior of the Things. For more information on Control tags, see Using Control Tags
Location

If set, displays the thing's current location.

  • Click the Set location icon to add the location information which includes the latitude and longitude, or a street address.
  • The History link shows the thing's location publish history. For more information on Location, see Thing Location History.
Identity An indication that the Thing has connected and is locked to an internal identity ID(appID). This appID is reset by clicking on keys unlock identity icon.
This is necessary, if an Asset Gateway or Enterprise Gateway is reinstalled after connecting to the deviceWISE Cloud. For more information, see TR50 connection troubleshooting.