The Equipment-Level Metadata section allows you to record detailed information about a specific piece of Equipment. The purpose of the metadata is to capture any information that is not measurable by a Datasource (e.g. Installation Date, Date of Manufacture, Model). Documents can also be stored as metadata by adding them to the Files section and then selecting the "Document" datatype and selecting the correct document in the value column dropdown menu.
There are various data types that can be added as metadata. These are shown and defined below.
String: The STRING data type is traditionally a sequence of characters, either as a literal constant or as some kind of variable. An example of a string datatype can be seen in the example above.
Number: The NUMBER data type is a user inputted numeric value.
Boolean: The BOOLEAN data type enables support for Ternary Logic.
Date: The DATE data type consists of a date only. Format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm
Timestamp: The TIMESTAMP data type consists of a date and time. Format: YYYY-MM-DD
URL: The URL data type enables the user to link to a specific website.
Document: The DOCUMENT data type allows the user to link to a specific document that has previously been uploaded to the document drawer.