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# Event Type

Different types of events.

## Overview

Events in TilliT are core triggers used to automate activities and track operational workflows. System events fall into 5 main categories:

* Equipment: Track asset statuses and equipment downtime events.
* Order: Manage production order states and execution.
* Activity: Trigger operational tasks and activities.
* Shift: Handle shift transitions and time-based events.
* Custom: Create user-defined triggers for specific business needs.

Apart from Custom, all these events come pre-configured in TilliT for you to use as you see fit.

## Navigation

{% hint style="info" %}
Go to ***Settings > Events > Event Types***.
{% endhint %}

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## Creating a new **Event Type**

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Click **Create**.

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{% step %}
Fill in the required fields.

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{% step %}
Click **Save and close** (or **Save and open**) to finalise.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="info" %}
This event is now available as a trigger for activities and closing events.
{% endhint %}

### **Fields**

| Name              | Description                                             |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name \***       | Name of the event.                                      |
| **Subtitle**      | A description of the event                              |
| **Priority \***   | The numerical priority of the event                     |
| **Display Order** | The order in which the event is shown throughout the UI |
| **System Event**  | Tie your custom event to a TilliT system event.         |

## Downtime Types

TilliT includes the following built-in downtime types that can be used when raising equipment events:

| Downtime Type   | Description                                                                     |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **UNPLANNED**   | Unplanned equipment downtime not attributable to a specific cause.              |
| **BREAKDOWN**   | Equipment breakdown events, tracked separately from general unplanned downtime. |
| **PLANNED**     | Scheduled downtime such as maintenance windows.                                 |
| **UNAVAILABLE** | Periods where the asset is not available, such as shift breaks.                 |

BREAKDOWN is a distinct downtime type that allows breakdown events to be reported and analysed separately from UNPLANNED downtime.