====Calculations====

Calculations are a type of [[data points|data point]] that are used to calculate values that you don't want or need exposed to the users of your system.

This might be for several reasons, such as....

  * The value simply isn't of any use or interest to your users, \\
  * The value is something proprietary that you'd prefer to keep secret from users,
  * The value is not a simple string or floating-point value

[[output|Outputs]] are very similar to calculations, but outputs are [[published|published]].

Calculations are not available from [[OPC-UA]].

===Example===