Configure Behavior 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

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 more information, see Configure the Display Format property for fields.

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FieldType

Specifies the type of field as an ID field or Other. When this value is 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

Filterable

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

The default value is False.

True, False

HasTrendDirection

Indicates whether the field has a trend direction associated with it.

If the field should have an additional trend direction field, select True. A trend direction sub-item appears beneath the field to specifiy properties of the trend direction field.

An additional Trend Direction field appears next to the custom field in the Results grid. An arrow indicates the trend over time based on the last 5 rows. The method of calculation is simple linear regression.

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