Model events and reference data

Events and reference data can be used to model simple events like process excursions or complex events like production data from a Manufacturing Execution System.

Types

Event Types and Reference Data Types are templates for creating events or reference data that share a common structure. When you create a type, you define the metadata and relationships for events or reference data created from that type. All events and reference data must be created from a type.

All event and reference data types include the following common set of properties:

• id

• name

• description

• createdDate

• modifiedDate

• createdByUser

• authorizationTags

Event types also include additional common properties that are specific to event data:

• startTime

• endTime

• duration

• state

• asset

When you create an Event Type or Reference Data Type, you can define additional properties to capture data specific to events and reference data.

Properties can also be configured to model flexible relationships that point to other events or reference data or assets. Any event property can be configured to reference another event, reference data, or asset. In this way you can model the unique relationships in your data.

The diagram below gives an example of how you can model complex data using relationships between different types of events, reference data, and assets.