Superclass (is-a): Event

WorkOffsets

Inherited from Event


Properties

NameTypeIntDepMultiplicityDescription
compositionId ID1.40..1 identifier of the «abstract» Composition entity defined in the MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request. associated with the data reported for the Observation.
dataItemId ID1.01

unique identifier of the DataItem associated with this Observation.

::dataItemId MUST match the ::id attribute of the DataItem defined in the MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request..

name string1.00..1

name of the DataItem associated with this Observation.

::name MUST match the ::name attribute of the DataItem defined in the MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request..

sequence integer1.01

number representing the sequential position of an occurrence of an observationobserved value of a property at a point in time. in the data buffer of an agentsoftware that collects data published from one or more piece(s) of equipment, organizes that data in a structured manner, and responds to requests for data from client software systems by providing a structured response in the form of a response document that is constructed using the semantic data model of a Standard. .

::sequence MUST have a value represented as an unsigned 64-bit value from 1 to \(2^{64}-1\).

subType DataItemSubTypeEnum1.20..1

subtype of the DataItem associated with this Observation.

::subType MUST match the ::subType attribute of the DataItem defined in the MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request..

timestamp datetime1.01 most accurate time available to a piece of equipment that represents the point in time that the data reported was measured.
type «abstract» DataItemTypeEnum1.01

type of the DataItem associated with this Observation.

::type MUST match the ::type attribute of the DataItem defined in the MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request..

units UnitEnum1.00..1

units of the DataItem associated with this Observation.

::units MUST match the ::units attribute of the DataItem defined in the MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request..

isUnavailable boolean (Default: true)1.01

when true, Observation::result is indeterminate.

Note 1 to entry: In XML, when isUnavailable is true, the XML CDATA of the Observation MUST be UNAVAILABLE. ```xml

<Execution dataItemId=”…” …>UNAVAILABLE</Execution>


> Note 2 to entry: In *JSON*, when `isUnavailable` is `true`, the *JSON* `value` of the `Observation` **MUST** be `UNAVAILABLE`.
```json
  "Execution" : [ { "dataItemId": "..." ..., "value": "UNAVAILABLE" } ]
result string1.00..1

observationobserved value of a property at a point in time. of the Observation entity.

The default value type for ::result is string.

Note 1 to entry: in XML the Observation::result is the CDATA of the Observation elementconstituent part or a basic unit of identifiable and definable data. ```xml

<Execution dataItemId=”…” …>READY</Execution>

> Note 2 to entry: in *JSON* the [`Observation::result`](/Version2.2/AgentArchitecture/InformationModel/Observation/#result) is the member `value` of the Observation object
```json
  "Execution" : [ { "dataItemId": "..." ..., "value": "READY" } ]
resetTriggered ResetTriggeredEnum1.40..1

identifies when a reported value has been reset and what has caused that reset to occur for those DataItem entities that may be periodically reset to an initial value.

::resetTriggered MUST only be provided for the specific occurrence of a DataItem reported in the MTConnectStreams Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a current request or a sample request. when the reset occurred.

type EventEnum2.21

Properties

NameTypeIntDepMultiplicityDescription
count integer1 number of Entry elements for the Observation.

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