Integrations

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Forney Vault

MetaField integrates with Forney break machines by utilizing the Forney Vault database and API's. Customers wishing to leverage the integrations to load break data from Forney break machines directly to MetaField will need to first subscribe to the Forney Vault service.

The Forney Vault API is able to receive specimen data from MetaField and store break data to the specimen record, which MetaField can retrieve through the Forney Vault API.

Forney data can be retrieved in one of two ways. The first is a scheduled tasks that runs every 15 minutes to check for new data in Forney Vault, specimens that are fully populated by the automated task will be advanced to the To Review queue. The second method is a manual call made to the Forney API that is initiated through the Enter Test Results screen. These methods of data retrieval will only be enabled for customers with a Forney integration configured.

Cylinders

The "Retrieve Forney Data"button has been added to the Cast Cylinders>Enter Test Results screen. When the call to Forney is initiated, MetaField will attempt to retrieve break data from Forney for each specimen that appears on screen. MetaField will populate all data that is present either in the Forney Vault database or through predefined default values in the Administration area.

Only Cast Cylinder specimens are supported by the Forney Integration as of 2.13.

Integrated Fields

The following fields can be populated via the Retrieve Forney Data action or the scheduled Forney Data pull.

Field	Description
Diameter 1 (in)	By default this field will not be populated by the integration. Existing value will be retained or one will have to be entered manually. Field can be configured to pull value from Forney Database. Recommended, if measurements are taken at time of break and entered in Forney interface. Default value can be defined to apply to all test results that do not have a Diameter measurement. This field can be configured in Administration>General>Integrations. Documentation can be found at General - Integrations.
Diameter 2 (in)	By default this field will not be populated by the integration. Existing value will be retained or one will have to be entered manually. Field can be configured to pull value from Forney Database. Recommended, if measurements are taken at time of break and entered in Forney interface. Default value can be defined to apply to all test results that do not have a Diameter measurement. This field can be configured in Administration>General>Integrations. Documentation can be found at General - Integrations.
Height (in)	By default this field will not be populated by the integration. Existing value will be retained or one will have to be entered manually. Field can be configured to pull value from Forney Database. Recommended, if measurements are taken at time of break and entered in Forney interface. Default value can be defined to apply to all test results that do not have a Height measurement. This field can be configured in Administration>General>Integrations. Documentation can be found at General - Integrations.
Load Strength (lbs)	MaxLoad value recorded by Forney break machine will be used to populate Load Strength.
Capping Method	By default this field will not be populated by the integration. A default capping method, selected from a list of a customers defined capping methods, can be applied to all test results that do have a value recorded. This field can be configured in Administration>General>Integrations. Documentation can be found at General - Integrations.
Fracture Type	CylFractureType value that is entered by the lab technician into the Forney break machine will be used to populate Fracture Type.
Is Cut	By default this field will not be populated by the integration. A default Is Cut can be applied to all test results when retrieving data from Forney. Otherwise, the value will default to "No". This field can be configured in Administration>General>Integrations. Documentation can be found at General - Integrations.
Tested Date	Test date from Forney will be retrieved and converted to the project's time zone. If a project timezone is not defined the default customer timezone will be used.
Tested By	Forney is unable to return enough data to indicate the MetaField user that conducted the test. The integration will retrieve the initials of the lab technician that is logged into the Forney break machine at the time of the test.