About Autolog Variables

Autolog variables are measurements or calculations related to a product based on an event or time. Each autolog variable is associated with an event. For each activity, you can add values for only the supported Autolog variables available in Plant Applications Administrator.

Supported data types or autolog variables: The data type defines the type of the value entered for an autolog variable. The Activities application supports autolog variables of the following data types.
Data type Description
Integer An integer number.
Float A floating-point number.
Boolean A logical entity that can have two values: true and false.
String A sequence of up to 25 characters.
Comment A comment variable.
Custom A user-defined data type.
Array An array of any data type other than string.
For more information about events and autolog variables, refer to the Proficy Plant Applications Help.