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title: Inputs
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge-v2/inputs
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createdAt: 2024-08-08T21:49:21.715Z
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The multiple **Input **processors help you calculate the statistical properties of the data from the PLC machines.

# Inputs Overview

Use one of the following processors for your inputs:

- **Inputs Average **gives you the average of the inputs values in the Flow.
- **Inputs Maximum **gives you the maximum value between the inputs in the Flow.
- **Inputs Minimum **gives you the minimum value between the inputs in the Flow.
- **Inputs Sum **adds all the inputs values in the Flow.

The following information describes these processors:

- For **Field Name**, you can enter the field name for which you want to apply the function. The field name must be available in all the inputs. For example, **value **or **downtime**.
- For **Processing Type**, you can select from **float**, **signed **(signed integer) or **unsigned **(unsigned integer).
- Connect the inputs to the function using the **values **connection. The values connection acts as a time synchronizer.
- Connect the function to the output using the **events **connection.

# Inputs Parameters

| **Parameters**     | **Details**                                                                                        |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Processing Type    | Data type of the value being processed.<br />&#xD;                                                 |
| Field Name         | Usually left unchanged. Use it if incoming is message type, and/or non-default "value" field name. |
| Pass Through Value | The Pass Through Value parameter enables you to specify how anomalous data should be handled.      |

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/NtS0pUehKmd9cj3hL9F-F_image.png "Inputs Average")

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/Z3OOI1zZL314YvPyqRs8k_image.png "Inputs Maximum")

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/Z3OOI1zZL314YvPyqRs8k_image.png "Inputs Maximum parameters")

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/T3Yb3cAdF84lKjpAT1EOy_image.png "Inputs Sum parameters")

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**Note:&#x20;**&#x57;hen creating an analytics flow with *Inputs&#x20;*&#x70;rocessor, refer the [Use the Inputs Processor Function](docId\:mHWv9hcBtrZOqTXPza8u3) guide for more details.
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