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alias: ioteventdefinitiontype-lt
description: "Defines event contexts within a manufacturing system, specifying trigger origins"
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# IoTEventDefinitionType

Description: Briefly identifies the context of the Event Definition, e.g. MES, Equipment, ERP, Any,...

The **IoTEventDefinitionType** table has the following values inserted in a fresh installation of the Critical Manufacturing MES:

| Name | Value | Description | Comments |
| ---- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| **Any** | Any | Event triggered by an unspecified source | |
| **FactoryAutomation** | FactoryAutomation | Event to be handled by Factory Automation workflows | |
| **EnterpriseIntegration** | EnterpriseIntegration | Event to be handled by Enterprise Integration workflows | |
| **DataPlatform** | DataPlatform | Event to be handled by DataPlatform workflows | |

Table: IoTEventDefinitionType values