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What is the difference between dependencies and master dependencies?

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In the dependencies chart I see some devices having been set up with "master" dependencies - while the dependencies I'm setting up today are not "master" dependencies.

What is the difference, and how would I change one to the other? Why would I want to and what is optimal?

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Created on Nov 3, 2017 12:57:32 PM



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Hi there,

If the master dependency goes down, basically all sensors of the device are paused except the sensor they depend on. It's a 1:n dependency. Other dependencies are 1:1 :)

Kind regards,
Stephan Linke, Tech Support Team

Created on Nov 3, 2017 1:39:25 PM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]




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