Entity Types in the Pivot View

In the Pivot View, the Entity Type dimension shows the type of entity associated with each metric. Entity types reflect where the material comes from (source entity) or where it moves to (destination entity) within the mine value chain.

  • Source Entity Type – Refers to where material originates, such as a model cell, mining block or stockpile.
  • Destination Entity Type – Refers to where material is delivered, such as a stockpile, plant or customer.

Use the Entity Type filter when you want to restrict a pivot view query to a specific part of the value chain; for example, only stockpiles, only mining blocks, only plants.

The table below lists the standard metrics and the corresponding entity type used when they appear in pivot view queries.

Metric Name

Entity Type

Model By Survey

Model Cell

Mine Production

Source Block

Mine Delivered

Source Block or Stockpile

Direct Feed

Source Block

Stockpile Feed

Source Stockpile

Waste Movements

Destination Stockpile

Stockpiling

Destination Stockpile

Rehandle

Destination Stockpile

Total Mining Movements

Source Block or Stockpile

Plant Feed

Destination Plant

Plant Output

Destination Stockpile

Plant Product

Destination Stockpile

Plant Reject

Destination Stockpile

Port Stockpiling

Destination Stockpile

Product Shipped

Destination Entity / Customer

Product Received

Destination Entity / Customer

Note: Use the Entity Type filter when you need to focus your query on a specific object type (for example, stockpiles only, or mining blocks only), or when you want to understand how material moves between different types of entities in the value chain.