Adding Common Data Elements
  • 10 Jan 2025
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Overview 

Common Data Elements are elements that are used all throughout the Decisions platform in Reports, Flows, Forms, Rules, and other locations. Common Data Elements include Assignment Roles, Contact Details and Document Types.

The following document discusses how to add Common Data Elements to Decisions.


Example

This example will walk through creating a Document Type. 

  1. Navigate to System > System Data > Document Types.
  2. Click the ADD DOCUMENT TYPE button.
    Users can add or edit the list of accepted Document Types.

    To edit a Data Element, select the Data Element's name in the folder data panel, and select Edit in the entity actions menu in the lower right.

  3. In the Add Document Type pop-up, enter a file extension in the Extension field and a MIME type in the MIME Type field. Select Save Document Type
  4. Select Open in Internal Viewer to view the file type within Decisions.
    The new document type appears in the Folder Data panel.



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