Entity Aliases

Entity Aliases are used to define references to entities (devices, assets, etc.) within the dashboard. This allows for more flexible and reusable dashboard configurations. In other words, Entity Aliases determine which entities (devices, assets, etc.) you would like to display on the dashboard. An alias can be thought of as a reference to one or more devices. These references can be static or dynamic. They can range from a simple reference to a single device to a complex search query for specific assets from a list.

An example of the static alias is the Single entity alias. An entity is configured once in the alias dialog box. All users see the same data if they have permission to access this device.

An example of a dynamic alias is the Device type alias, which displays all devices of a certain type (e.g. “Thermometer”). This alias is dynamic because the list of devices depends on the user using the dashboard. If you are logged in as a Tenant administrator, this alias will be allowed for all Thermometer devices. However, if you are logged in as a Customer user, this alias will be resolved to Thermometer devices that are assigned/owned by that Customer.