Contributor Contribution type properties

DataType

The correct data type is critical to the ability of Production Analyst to display and aggregate information in fields.

This is an important value for storing and aggregating data correctly. 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 a 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

Filterable

Specifies whether the contents of this field will be filterable in the Production Analyst data results.

The default value is False.

True, False

StringType

This property appears when DataType is set to String. It specifies the formatting type of the string data.

Options:

• PlainText - This option enables the user to enter plain text only.

• HyperLink - This option enables user to enter a linked Internet address.

For String Type, set the MaximumEditLength and VisibleRows properties under the Details Display category.

PlainText, HyperLink

AllowEdit

Specifies whether the value of the field is to be editable in Production Analyst.

True, False.

AllowedValuesType

This property becomes available when the DataType property is set to String. It specifies the type of source of the permitted values.

None, List, OleDB, Expression, LookupList.

AllowedValues

This property is available when the AllowedValuesType property is List. It is a string collection of values that are permitted for the field.

Any valid combination of values.

AllowedValuesDisplayColumns

This property is available when AllowedValuesType is OleDB. It specifies which columns from the OLeDB source display in the dropdown selection table in AVEVA Production Management.

Valid column names in the OLE DB source, in comma-delimited format

AllowedValuesKeyColumn

This property is available when the AllowedValuesType property is OleDB or Expression. It specifies which values from the OLE DB table or expression are stored for the record.

Any valid combination of values

AllowedValuesSource

This property is available when the AllowedValuesType property is OleDB. It is the OLE DB adapter that connects to the database that contains the values that are permitted for the field. It is important to set permissions to permit access to the OLE DB connector for the Allowed Values feature to work correctly.

Any valid OLE DB adapter.

AllowedValuesFunction

This property is available when the AllowedValuesType property is Expression. It is the function that returns the string collection of values that are permitted for the field.

Any valid function returning a dataset of permitted values

AllowedValuesLookupList

This property is available when the AllowedValuesType property is LookupList. It specifies the lookup list that contains the values that are permitted for the field.

Any valid lookup list

ShowInDetails

Specifies whether the field appears in the detailed Edit form in Production Analyst.

True, False

Category

The category that this field belongs to, when displayed in tabbed groups on user input forms.

Type a new category name to create a new tab on the Details form; for example: Safety or Inspections.

String value

Subcategory

The subcategory to group fields in, when displayed in user input forms.

Type a section name to appear on the Category tab; for example: Shift Details.

String value

ColumnName

The name that displays as column header in the Production Analyst results grid. 

String value

DisplayIcon

Browse to select an icon to represent the equipment type in Production Analyst.

PasteInGrid

Specifies whether this field supports copy and paste functionality in Production Analyst results grid.

True, False.

ShowInGrid

Specifies whether this field displays data in the results grid view of Production Analyst.

True, False.

TextClipping

This field determines whether the content of a field truncates to the left or the right direction in the Production Analyst results grid.

When text is cut off by the width of the column in the grid, specify which direction the text trails off.

Example

ClipLeft (...ProcessCell)

ClipRight (ProcessCell...)

Default, ClipLeft, ClipRight