Veslink - Data Dictionary

Veslink standardizes voyage communications to help you collect and analyze current positions and other critical voyage data and share information with a network of trusted partners.

The Data Dictionary, from the Forms and Vessels tab, includes all the elements you can use for designing forms. It is available with Veslink Optimum.

• Field ID: Internal identifier created by Veslink.
• Label: Name that appears on the form.
• Element: Element category.
• Type: Data type.
• IMOS Mapping: For fields that map to IMOS, the IMOS field ID.

Adding a Custom Element

To add a new element:

1. Click .
   
2. Complete the fields:
   • Element: Element category; remaining fields depend on the category:
     • Field:

       • Type: 

       1. • String: Select Display Type Input Box, Autocomplete, Text Area, or Drop Down.

            • Data Source (for Autocomplete and Drop Down only): Select a data source, or select Custom to create a comma separated list of allowed values.

          • Integer

          • Decimal: Rounds to two decimal places, unless Decimal Places is specified.

          • Date

          • Date Time: Includes a GMT selection list.

          • Boolean

          • Complex Control: Select Complex Type Bunkers ROB, Upcoming Ports, Cargo Handling, or Port Activities.

          • Table: For the fields in the table, select the Embedded in a Table check box and then select the table.
            • Static Table: When selected, a drop-down menu appears of all fields in the table. To determine the number of rows that automatically appear, click a Field ID.
              Example: In the drop-down menu, if you click Engine_Type and there are four possible values for that field, four tables rows automatically appear with the Engine Type column completed.
              
          • Time Span
          • Port Activity: On the Activity Mapping drop-down menu, select an IMOS Port Activity to map to the element. Adding this element type to a form enables you to update Date From, Time, and Remarks for an individual Port Activity (instead of for all activities using the Port Activity control).
            
       • Required Field
       • Enable Number Formatting (for Integer and Decimal fields only): When this check box is selected and Use Browser's Locale Setting for Number Formatting is selected in System Configuration, number formatting respects browser locale settings.
       • Use External Data Source (for Voyage Instructions only): Select to link this element to an IMOS field or table:
         1. Set the Root Form to Voyage.
         2. Search for a field or table name, and then select it.

     • Paragraph: Enter static Text to be displayed on the form. To help you format text, the rich text editor appears.
       

     • Image: Specify a local or online Image Reference URL.
   • Field ID: Automatically generated internal identifier: the Label with spaces replaced by underscores. If that ID already exists, a number is appended.
   • Label: Element label to appear on the form.
   • External Field (for Voyage Instructions only): To embed other Data Dictionary elements in a Boolean field Label or paragraph Text box, do either of the following:
     
     • In External Field, search for a field and then click . The Field ID appears inside curly brackets.
     • Type a Field ID inside curly brackets. For example, to embed Aft Draft, type {AFTDraft}.
     When you send Voyage Instructions from IMOS, the latest field values populate.
   • Width (Pixels) (for String, Integer, Decimal, and Time Span fields and paragraphs only)