Data Points
A data point is specific data relating to Associates, such as SignUpDate
or Rank
. The system also supports limited data points that affect many Associates but are not Associate-based, such as Today
or Now
.
⚠Important
The data point provider creates all data points.
Data Point Types
All data points fall within one of these types:
- Singular (default) – Represents a one-to-one relationship with the Associate.
- Examples include:
QV
orDisplayFirstName
.
- Examples include:
- Aggregate – Represents a many-to-one relationship with the Associate.
- Examples of this type include:
MaxServiceExpirationDate
andHasPayedAnyOrder
.
- Examples of this type include:
- System – Represents a one-to-many relationship. Unlike the other two types, this type pertains to many Associates.
- Examples include:
Today
orNow
.
- Examples include:
Data Point Classes
The system (Corporate Admin, Data Point Service, and IfThengine V1) uses a data point class. There are three types of data point classes:
- Data Point ID – The unique identifier for a given data point.
- For example,
Associate.DisplayFirstName
.
- For example,
- Data point – Contains a specified Data Point ID and contains the who or the what variable.
- For example,
Associate.DisplayFirstName, AssociateID: 2
.
- For example,
- Data point value – Contains information provided in the data point class and the value of the given data point (class).
- For example,
Associate.DisplayFirstName, AssociateID: Sam, 2
.
- For example,
Updated about 2 years ago