Element types

Elements have an Item type and a Data type:

Item Types

The item type decides what behaviour is expected from the element, listed below.

You can click on the complex Item Types for more details on how they can be used.

Item Type	Description
Data Entry	the most common item type, captures data in an activity.
Order Progress	the value must be a number and will add to the quantity produced on an order.
Order Reject	the value must be a number and will add to the quantity rejected on an order (NB: this does note remove from the quantity produced).
Update Attribute	changes an attribute's value (either on order, material or asset). There are three types of Update Attribute
Update Order Attribute	updates the value of an attribute that is order-specific.
Update Material Attribute	updates the value of an attribute that is material-specific (NB: this will affect any orders, present and future, using this material).
Update Asset Attribute	updates the value of an attribute that is asset-specific (NB: this will affect any orders, present and future, using this asset).
Update Order Tolerance	changes the lower limit, upper limit and target values of an order.
Event Reason	records an a reason for any given event.
Bad Product Image	used to take a record examples of bad products to third-party AI software.
Good Product Image	used to take a record examples of good products to third-party AI software.
Raise Event	evaluate an expression that if true will raise a specified event type.

Item Type

Description

Data Entry

the most common item type, captures data in an activity.

Order Progress

the value must be a number and will add to the quantity produced on an order.

Order Reject

the value must be a number and will add to the quantity rejected on an order (NB: this does note remove from the quantity produced).

Update Attribute

changes an attribute's value (either on order, material or asset). There are three types of Update Attribute

Update Order Attribute

updates the value of an attribute that is order-specific.

Update Material Attribute

updates the value of an attribute that is material-specific (NB: this will affect any orders, present and future, using this material).

Update Asset Attribute

updates the value of an attribute that is asset-specific (NB: this will affect any orders, present and future, using this asset).

Update Order Tolerance

changes the lower limit, upper limit and target values of an order.

Event Reason

records an a reason for any given event.

Bad Product Image

used to take a record examples of bad products to third-party AI software.

Good Product Image

used to take a record examples of good products to third-party AI software.

Raise Event

evaluate an expression that if true will raise a specified event type.

Data Types

The data type decide how the value of the item type is captured. Each item type has it's own data type options, listed below.

You can click on the complex Data Types for more details on how they can be used.

Number

Only accepts number characters. Numbers can be positive or negative.

Option List

If you have not configured a list, look at Option List to create one.

Choose from a configured list. Available as single, multiple or tree options.

Date

Provides a date picker to enter a specific date.

Date/Time

Provides a date/time picker to enter a specific date and time.

Text

Accepts any character (text, number, spaces and special characters).

Calculation

Allows you to configure a calculation using math and/or JavaScript. Attributes and Item Keys can be references in the calculation.

Barcode

Accepts any character (text, number, spaces and special characters). Define barcode field lengths to parse into other elements in the activity.

Pass/Fail

Provides two buttons; one for pass, one for fail.

Edge Data

Material Component

Allows the user to enter the External ID of a Material Component to confirm if it belongs to the order's material. Best used in conjunction with Barcode.