Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Metrics Line Edition Administrators Guide - Manual (Page 26)

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F LEX F IELDS - S TRING
A FactoryTalk Metrics application can have five flex fields. These fields can be an integer,
boolean, or string. Flex fields are defined system-wide for all workcells and are typically
values (such as an operator id) necessary for providing context for performance reporting.
The FactoryTalk Metrics LE Configuration Tool chooses the string tag for each flex field.
F LEX F IELDS - I NTEGER
Integer flex fields are valid flex field types and therefore are provided in the UDT.
However, this type of flex field is not used by the FactoryTalk Metrics LE Configuration
Tool. To use integer flex fields, you must configure the performance parameters manually
and change the flex field data point from the Flex_String to Flex_Integer.
Line UDT Field Name Data Type FactoryTalk Metrics use Scheduled/Unscheduled
Flex_String String(5) Flex Fields (String type) Unscheduled
35 Flex_String(0) Flex Field 1
36 Flex_String(1) Flex Field 2
37 Flex_String(2) Flex Field 3
38 Flex_String(3) Flex Field 4
39 Flex_String(4) Flex Field 5
Line UDT Field Name Data Type FactoryTalk Metrics use Scheduled/Unscheduled
Flex_Integer Int (5) Flex Fields (Integer type) Unscheduled
25 Flex_Integer(0) Flex Field 1
26 Flex_Integer(1) Flex Field 2
27 Flex_Integer(2) Flex Field 3
28 Flex_Integer(3) Flex Field 4
29 Flex_Integer(4) Flex Field 5
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