Transmittal Reporting System Objects and Queries
The Transmittal node allows users to query the Transmittal object metadata. This makes it ideal for completing details of the header section of a transmittal cover sheet. The transmittal object can return only one value per report, and therefore is not suitable for use in the line item table.
The DistributionOrder node allows users to query the Distribution Order object metadata. This object is best suited for completing details of the header section of a transmittal cover sheet. The distribution order object can return only one value per report, and therefore is not suitable for use in the line item table.
TransmittalItem and
TransmittalItemFile are the pseudo nodes for the
cover sheet engine to parse and process, and are logical mappings. These nodes
are multi-value queries that can be used to populate a table of line items.
They are only used in the cover sheet file and are not accessible in eQL
reports. The logic for these labels are as follows:
- When a TransmittalItem node is found, the system extracts the documents on the current transmittal. All document properties, attributes, and relationships are available.
- When a TransmittalItemFile node is found, the engine looks for all files related to the documents on the current transmittal. All file properties and relationships are available.
The actual fields/columns that you specify are like eQL.
Note: Transmittal|LineItems
is also a multi-value query which can be used to populate table with
context-specific transmittal information in that it provides access to
information that all distributed documents have in common within the context of
the specific transmittal such as Requesting Project, Holder, Reason for
Distribution, for example, however it provides limited information pertaining
to document line items.