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:

Click .
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)

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