Parameter types

Table of contents
  1. Definition
  2. Create a Parameter Type

Definition

Parameter types is a type of entity that can be added to any element in the database. It is a definition of a parameter, constituted by the name short name and definition. The parameter type defines the values it can be hold in the Element

  • Boolean Parameter Type: the value can be true or false
  • Date Parameter Type: The value is a Date
  • Date Time Parameter Type: The value is an exact date and time
  • Derived Quantity Kind: A value that is calculated from other values
  • Enumeration Paramater Type: A value that is picked from a list (it can be multiple)
  • Simple QuantityKind: A simple value
  • Specialized Quantity Kind: A value
  • Text Parameter Type: A text value (e.g. the respsonsible Agency)
  • Time Of Day Paramater type: A time in a day (no specific day)

Create a Parameter Type

  1. Go to the Administration application through the topbar.

  2. in the top left, select ‘Parameter Types’

  3. Click on the blue ‘+’ in the bottom right of the screen

  4. In the panel that opened, in the first dropdown at the top, select the type of Parameter Type

  5. and click on Save