Mes.WebApi.Models.V3.Entity JSON Schema
- Last UpdatedNov 06, 2025
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| Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| ent_id | The entity ID, assigned by the system. | integer |
| ent_name | The entity name. | string |
| description | The entity description. | string |
| parent_ent_id | The parent ID from which this entity will inherit entity associations that can only be inherited from one parent entity, such as a shift schedule. For a top-level entity, the value will be null. | integer |
| preferred_parent |  Summary (Web Service Definition)The indication whether the parent entity that the parent_ent_id property value identified is the preferred parent. For entities with multiple parents, the default parent entity—or preferred parent—determines at which parent entity the system will look when determining the entity's inherited associations.
| boolean |
| can_sched_jobs | The indication whether the jobs can be scheduled to this entity. | boolean |
| can_run_jobs | The indication whether jobs can be run on this entity. For an entity on a line, this value will always be true. | boolean |
| can_capture_util | The indication whether utilization data can be captured on this entity. For an entity on a line, this value will always be true. | boolean |
| can_capture_labor | The indication whether labor data can be captured on this entity. | boolean |
| can_track_oee | The indication whether the OEE statistics can be captured on this entity. For an entity on a line, this value will always be true. | boolean |
| can_sched_shifts | The indication whether shifts can be scheduled for this entity. | boolean |
| can_store | The indication whether this entity can be a "warehouse" or storage location. | boolean |
| can_log_data | The indication whether this entity can log data. | boolean |
| can_ship | The indication whether shipments can be made from this entity. | boolean |
| can_receive | The indication whether a material can be received at this entity. | boolean |
| can_copy_folders | The indication whether the files in the folders for this entity can be copied to its download directories. | boolean |
| can_capture_qm_data | The indication whether QM data can be captured on this entity and have sample requests generated for it. | boolean |
| spare1 | The contents of the spare1 field. | string |
| spare2 | The contents of the spare2 field. | string |
| spare3 | The contents of the spare3 field. | string |
| spare4 | The contents of the spare4 field. | string |
| identical_job_execs | The maximum number of jobs that can be run at the same time on this entity. For an entity on a line, this value will be either 0 or 1. If 0 is returned, it has the same meaning as 1; that is, only one job can be run at a time on the entity. | integer |
| last_edit_at | The date and time when the record was added or last updated. | string |
| exact_match | boolean |