====Frames====

A **frame** represents a single period of time.

This might be a day, shift, event, product run, batch or even a single moment. 

A frame has a **start time**, an **end time** (which might be the same as the start time), and may have a number of attributes that provide information about that period.

For example, a frame for a business day might include attributes like...

  * Total amount of production,
  * Total amount of wastage,
  * Number of Quality Issues or failed inspections.
  * Total amount of planned and unplanned downtime etc.

Layered Frame Analytic methods are designed to help you calculate and automate capturing these details. 

===Tables & Sub-Frames===

Frames can also store //tables of data// and //lists of frames// (called **framesets**). These are used during the analytic process.