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Types Reference

Every Point and Path in Atlas has a type. Types are what make your data structured and queryable, they're the difference between "a box with some text" and "a Person who reports_to a Position."

You don't need to memorize these. Navigator suggests types as you build, and you can always change them later. This page is here for reference when you want to know what's available.

Point Types

Actor: Who's involved?

TypeWhat it represents
PersonAn individual. Sarah Chen, Mike Torres
PositionA role. Controller, CFO, VP Engineering
GroupA team or department. Finance Team, Engineering
OrganizationA company or entity. Acme Corp, a subsidiary
VendorAn external provider, your accounting firm, a SaaS vendor

Action: What happens?

TypeWhat it represents
ProcessA collection of steps. Monthly Close, Employee Onboarding
StepA single action,"Review reconciliation", "Send report"
ReviewA review step,"Manager reviews the output"
DecisionA decision point,"Approve or reject?"
ApprovalAn approval step,"CFO signs off"
HandoffA transfer between people,"AP sends to Controller"
TaskA standalone task,"Update the spreadsheet"
SequenceAn ordered group of steps
StepGroupA logical grouping of steps
AndAll paths must complete (parallel join)
OrAny path can proceed (parallel split)

Resource: What's used?

TypeWhat it represents
SystemSoftware or platform. NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday
ArtifactA document or deliverable,"Close Package", "Audit Report"
APIAn integration point,"Payroll API"
EquipmentPhysical equipment,"Label Printer", "Scanner"
SkillA capability,"Financial Modeling", "SQL"
TransportA logistics element,"FedEx", "Internal Mail"

Outcome: What's the result?

TypeWhat it represents
OutcomeA business result,"Books closed on time", "Customer onboarded"
MetricA measurable indicator,"Days to close", "Error rate"

Location: Where?

TypeWhat it represents
Physical SiteA physical location,"NYC Office", "Warehouse B"

Time: When?

TypeWhat it represents
DateA date reference
TimeRangeA period of time
TemporalA time-based concept
AbsoluteDateA specific date,"March 15, 2026"
RelativeOffsetA relative time,"3 business days after month-end"

Path Types

Paths connect Points. The type describes the nature of the connection.

People and roles

Path TypeFrom → ToWhat it means
has_rolePerson → Position"Sarah has the role of Controller"
reports_toPerson → Person/Position"Mike reports to Sarah"
member_ofPerson → Group"Lisa is a member of the Finance Team"
has_skillPerson → Skill"Sarah has financial modeling skills"
performsPerson → Step"Mike performs the reconciliation"
assigned_toPerson → Step"Lisa is assigned to revenue recognition"
responsible_forPerson → Step/Outcome"Sarah is responsible for the close"

Process flow

Path TypeFrom → ToWhat it means
has_stepProcess → Step"Monthly Close has the step 'Run payroll report'"
followed_byStep → Step"Reconciliation is followed by review"
followed_by_ifStep → Step"Approved is followed by posting IF amount < $10K"
needs_inputStep → Artifact/Step"Review needs the reconciliation report"
creates_outputStep → Artifact/Outcome"Close process creates the close package"
uses_resourceStep → System/Equipment"Reconciliation uses NetSuite"

Handoffs

Path TypeFrom → ToWhat it means
from_personPerson → Handoff"Mike sends the reconciliation"
to_personHandoff → Person"Sarah receives it"
handoff_ofHandoff → Step/Artifact"Handoff of the reconciliation report"

Organization

Path TypeFrom → ToWhat it means
has_subsidiaryOrganization → Organization"Acme Corp has subsidiary Acme Europe"
operates_underOrganization → Organization"Acme Europe operates under Acme Corp"

Measurement

Path TypeFrom → ToWhat it means
measured_byOutcome → Metric"On-time close is measured by days-to-close"
impactsMetric → Metric"Error rate impacts days-to-close"

Location and time

Path TypeFrom → ToWhat it means
located_inStep/Person → Physical Site"Warehouse team is located in Building B"
has_deadlineStep → Date"Journal entries have a deadline of day 3"
happens_beforeStep/Date → Step/DateTemporal ordering
happens_afterStep/Date → Step/DateTemporal ordering
simultaneous_withStep/Date → Step/DateHappens at the same time

Other

Path TypeFrom → ToWhat it means
part_ofPoint → PointGeneral containment or membership
has_interestPerson → Point"CFO has interest in close metrics"