Terminology

Earlier releases of Device Cloud and the Winter 2017 release use different terms for similar concepts.

For a detailed description of the terms, see the Device Cloud Glossary.


Earlier Releases	Winter 2017	Description
numeric telemetry	property	Numeric data sent from an application to Device Cloud.
string telemetry	attribute	String data sent from an application to Device Cloud.
custom property	attribute	An application-defined string that represents a static property of an application.
action	method	An application function that can be remotely called from Device Cloud.
agent GUID	thing key	Unique identifier of an application. A device does not have a unique identifier.
rule, automated response	cloud trigger	An automatic response to changes in data and thing status.
rule condition	cloud trigger event	The stimulus that initiates the trigger response.
rule response	cloud trigger action	The response to the trigger stimulus.
alert, issue	alarm	An event for a thing, often a condition on a device that requires attention.
tenant	organization	A container that holds all elements of an IoT solution.
tenant GUID	organization key	A unique identifier of the container.
permission set	role	Privilege settings for users and applications.