Result Types

A result type is the type of analytical result for a sample; that is, the method of analysis used to determine the quality of material. In MineMarket, you can define different result types, each with a higher or lower level of confidence relative to the other result types. Where multiple result types are available for a transaction, MineMarket always uses the result type with the highest confidence.

When analytical results are required throughout the supply chain, several types of results are available, such as from a geological model, the analytical laboratory, or via an external surveyor. These results can be attached to a transaction, but as more accurate results become available down the supply chain, the results of higher level of confidence result types replace those of the lower level of confidence original results.

When setting up result types, the order of the result types is important. The most confident result type is at the top of the list, and the least confident at the bottom of the list. For example, if both Final and Preliminary result types are defined, with the Final one at the top of the list, when analytical results are used to determine quality, the Final result would take precedence.