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+/* demonstrate a definition equivalent to the info(Q:group, ...) tags in image.dbd */
+{
+    "TST:image1:Array2":{
+        "+id":"epics:nt/NTNDArray:1.0",
+        "value":{"+type":"any",
+                    "+channel":"TST:image1:ArrayData.VAL",
+                    "+trigger":"*"},
+        "":{"+type":"meta", "+channel":"TST:image1:ArrayData.SEVR"},
+        "dimension[0].size":{"+channel":"TST:image1:ArraySize0_RBV.VAL", "+type":"plain", "+putorder":0},
+        "dimension[1].size":{"+channel":"TST:image1:ArraySize1_RBV.VAL", "+type":"plain", "+putorder":0},
+        "attribute[0].name":{"+type":"plain", "+channel":"TST:image1:ColorMode_.VAL"},
+        "attribute[0].value":{"+type":"any", "+channel":"TST:image1:ColorMode.VAL"},
+        "attribute[1].value":{"+type":"any",
+                                "+channel":"TST:image1:extra.VAL",
+                                "+putorder":0,
+                                "+trigger":"attribute[1].value"},
+        "attribute[1]":{"+type":"meta", "+channel":"TST:image1:extra.SEVR"}
+    }
+}