Configure Behavior properties
- Last UpdatedSep 25, 2023
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These properties appear in the Behavior category of a Maintenance evaluated field.
Note: Depending on your selections, some properties may appear or disappear from the available set of properties.
Behavior properties
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Property |
Description |
Valid values |
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DataType |
The data type for the field. This is an important value for storing and aggregating data correctly. The correct data type is critical to the ability of Production Analyst to display and aggregate information in fields. The type you select can cause different options to display in the Properties pane. If it is a numeric data type, you can optionally specify the Minimum and Maximum values under the Details Display category. The data type is required information, however, sometimes can be supplied by the SourceField. For more information, see Configure the Data Type property for fields. If the data type is String, set the String-related properties that determine text entry properties. |
Boolean, Date, Double, Integer, Long, Single, String |
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StringType |
This property appears when DataType is set to String. It specifies the formatting type of the string data.
For String Type, set the MaximumEditLength and VisibleRows properties under the Details Display category. |
PlainText, HyperLink |
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DisplayFormat |
This value specifies the formatting of numeric data types: Double, Integer, Long, and Single. For each different numeric data type there is a default format; for example, 0.######. For more information, see Configure the Display Format property for fields. |
0.###### |
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FieldType |
Specifies the type of field as an ID field or Other. When this value is set to ID, the FieldIDType property appears. A field that has the DataType property set to String and the FieldType property set to ID is available for Grouping by in charts and reports. For more information, see Configure the Field Type property for fields. |
ID, Other |
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FieldIDType |
This property appears when FieldType is set to ID. Specifies the type of ID field used in grouping data in the charts. For more information, see Configure the Field ID Type property for fields. |
ProductID, LotID, EquipmentID, Other |
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Filterable |
Specifies whether the field is filterable in the Production Analyst data results. |
True, False |
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HasBudget |
Indicates whether the field has a budget associated with it. If the field should have a budget value, select True. A budget sub-item appears beneath the field.
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True, False |
