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Data collection properties

In addition to the Name, Description, Is Optional, and Placeholder String properties that each data collection type possesses, most data collection types have additional properties, except for Boolean Data Collection and Duration Data Collection.

The following table lists the additional properties and the data collection definition types that include them.

Property	Data collection definitions
Time format	Time Stamp, Procedure Completion, Buyoff
Allow characters	String
Maximum length	String
Minimum allowed value	Integer, Real Number
Maximum allowed value	Integer, Real Number
Caution minimum value	Integer, Real Number
Caution maximum value	Integer, Real Number
Alert minimum value	Integer, Real Number
Alert maximum value	Integer, Real Number
Number of decimal places	Real Number
Out-Of-Range Behavior	Integer, Real Number, Image
Data Acquisition Method	Integer, Real Number, Image

Note

An administrator can add the List of Values type as a customized type when he or she sets up standard text.