Tree Objects

These objects are available in the EASAP Builder, under the main Tree branches, including DATA PROCESSING and EVENT PROCESSING objects.

PROPERTIES Branch

PROPERTIES
APPLICATION	Contains administrative properties of the EASAP like Name, as well as design choices like Web Browser Client or EASA Client.
CATEGORY	An object used to determine where Users will be able to access the EASAP on the Web Pages.

SPREADSHEET LIST branch

SPREADSHEET LIST
SPREADSHEET	Specifies the name of the Excel workbook.
	SHEET	Identifies a specific worksheet within the Excel workbook.
		RANGE REFERENCE	Reference to individual cell(s) within the worksheet.
		FORMULA REFERENCE	Reference to a formula object within the worksheet.
		CHART REFERENCE	Reference to a chart object within the worksheet.
	NAMED RANGE LIST	A Parent of NAMED RANGE's.
	NAMED RANGE LIST	NAMED RANGE	Created automatically by the Excel Range Wizard Tool.

USER INTERFACE branch

USER INTERFACE STYLE LIST

USER INTERFACE STYLE LIST
USER INTERFACE STYLES	Parent for USER INTERFACE STYLE objects.
	USER INTERFACE STYLE	Parent to style attributes (MARGIN, BORDER, PADDING…)
		BACKGROUND	Defines the style of an object's background.
		BORDER	Defines an object's border.
		TEXT STYLE	Defines the text attributes for an HTML style.
		MARGIN	Defines the space outside of the border of the object being formatted.
		PADDING	Defines the space between the object being formatted and its border.
		OTHER STYLE	Defines other Custom Style Sheet (CSS) properties using standard CSS syntax.

FORM LIST

FORM LIST
FORM	Parent for GUI objects on a popup window when an OPEN FORM ACTION is executed.
	BUTTON	Rectangular region that triggers an ACTION when clicked.
	CHOICE LIST	Selects from a drop down list of possible values.
	DATEBOX	Accepts and formats date input.
	FILE CHOICE	Selects a file from local file system for use by an EASAP.
	IMAGE	Displays images in the GUI.
	INPUTBOX	A versatile data entry component that can be configured to behave in a variety of modes.
	INTEGERBOX	Accepts integer input.
	LABEL	Displays text and image data.
	LOGICBOX	Accepts either 'checked' or 'unchecked' selection.
	REALBOX	Accepts a real or decimal number input.
	SELECTOR	Appears as a list of custom items in a table.
	SPACER	Vertical or horizontal space between adjacent objects on the Tree.
	SUB PANE	Container for GUI objects arranged in a box.
	TABBED PANE LIST	Container for TABBED PANE's.
	TABULATED DATA	Displays tables of LIST data.
	TEXTAREA	Accepts input text and displays output text.
	TEXTBOX	Accepts input text in a box.

TABBED PANE LIST

TABBED PANE LIST
TABBED PANE	The Parent for GUI Objects in an EASAP's user interface.
	BUTTON	Rectangular region that triggers an ACTION when clicked.
	CHOICE LIST	Select from a drop down list of possible values.
	DATA PROCESSING	Parent object for DATA PROCESSING tools.
	DATA TABLE	A table of INPUTBOX's with added functionality.
	DATEBOX	Accepts and formats date input.
	EVENT PROCESSING	Parent object for EVENT PROCESSING tools.
	FILE CHOICE	Selects a file from local file system for use by an EASAP.
	IMAGE	Displays images in the GUI.
	INPUTBOX	A versatile data entry component that can be configured to behave in a variety of modes.
	INTEGERBOX	Accepts integer input.
	LABEL	Displays text and image data.
	LOGICBOX	Accepts either 'checked' or 'unchecked' selection.
	POLL	Provides the ability to automatically, repeatedly trigger an action at a defined interval.
	REALBOX	Accepts a real or decimal number input.
	SELECTOR	Appears as a list of custom items in a table.
	SLIDER	Accepts a mouse-selected numerical value within a specified range.
	SPACER	Vertical or horizontal space between adjacent objects on the Tree.
	SUB PANE	Container for GUI objects arranged in a box.
	TABBED PANE LIST	Container for TABBED PANE's.
	TABULATED DATA	Displays tables of LIST data.
	TEXTAREA	Accepts input text and displays output text.
	TEXTBOX	Accepts input text in a box.

DIAGRAM LIST

DIAGRAM LIST
2D GRAPH	Creates plots from data stored within LIST's.
	CONTOUR DATA	Specifies contour data to be plotted
	LEGEND	Activates a legend on a graph
	LINE DATA	Specifies line data to be plotted
	TITLE	Specifies the main and sub titles
	X AXIS	Specifies the properties of the horizontal axis
	Y AXIS	Specifies the properties of the vertical axis
DIAGRAM	Parent for 2D diagram component objects.
	ARROW	An arrow with dynamic coordinates.
	CURVE	Creates different types of curves through a series of plot points.
	DATA PROCESSING	Parent object for DATA PROCESSING tools.
	DIMENSION	Produces a special set of lines for illustrating a dimension.
	IMAGE	Displays image files in the input region of a TABBED PANE.
	LINE	A series of connected line segments.
	OVAL	Creates ellipses and circles.
	POLYGON	Produces polygons on a DIAGRAM.
	RECTANGLE	Defines a rectangle.
	SECTOR	Makes sectors of a circle (ie. ‘pie slices’).
	TEXT	Annotates a diagram with text.
STYLE LIST	Parent of STYLE objects.
	FILL STYLE	Defines a coloring scheme for filling of enclosed objects.
	LINE STYLE	Defines a particular style of line for use in other DIAGRAM's.
	TRANSFORM	Performs a repeated or complicated transformation of a DIAGRAM's orientation.

UNIT MANAGER

UNIT MANAGER
BASE UNITS	Used to define the system of units to be used for the five base dimensions of Mass, Length, Time, Angle, and Temperature.
DEFAULT UNITS	A sub-branch that contains a list of pre-existing sets of units.
USER UNITS	A sub- branch to define new sets of units not found under DEFAULT UNITS.
	DIMENSIONAL GROUP	Represents a specific type of measurement, and it is used to define the unit of measure derived from the BASE UNITS.
	DIMENSIONAL GROUP	CONVERSION	Used to create additional units beyond the base units.

PROCESSES Branch

PROCESSES
CLEAR EXCEL RANGE	Clears values in cells or NAMED RANGES.
CUSTOM PROCESS ACTION	Executes custom written Java code.
DATA PROCESSING	Parent for DATA PROCESSING tools.
DATA PROCESSING ACTIONS	Parent object for other ACTION's.
	DATE	Allows the current date and/or time to be stored in an explicit SCALAR.
	EXTRACT	Extract data from a file.
	SET LIST	Set an explicit LIST.
	SET SCALAR	Set an explicit SCALAR.
DATABASE ACTION	Performs a one time action on a DATABASE.
	DATABASE	Defines the database on which to perform the action.
		READ	Reads data out of the DATABASE.
		WRITE	Performs a write action in the DATABASE.
EMAIL	Sends e-mail messages to users.
FILE MANAGEMENT	Minimizes disk usage in EASA.
IMAGE EXCEL ACTION	Extracts a screen capture of cell range or chart in an Excel spreadsheet for display by an IMAGE in a DIAGRAM.
PROCESS	Runs the underlying software applications.
	CLEAR FILESPACE	Minimizes the disk space used by files generated from an EASAP run.
	DATA PROCESSING	Parent object for DATA PROCESSING tools.
	FAILED IF	Defines conditions for which the EASAP run is deemed to have failed.
	MONITOR	Monitors the progress of a process currently submitted to the EASAP queue.
	REPLACEMENT	Searches a file for all DORs and replaces them with the appropriate object values.
READ EXCEL ACTION	Reads values from specified cell ranges in Excel spreadsheets into specified LIST's.
RUN MACRO ACTION	Executes a macro in an Excel spreadsheet.
STOP	Defines a complete mechanism for stopping the EASAP.
STOP	STOP PROCESS	Defines methods of stopping individual PROCESS's.
WRITE EXCEL ACTION	Writes values from specified LIST's into specified cell ranges in Excel spreadsheets.

OUTPUT Branch

OUTPUT
DATA PROCESSING	Parent object for DATA PROCESSING tools.
HTML STYLE LIST	Parent object for DEFAULT HTML STYLES and CUSTOM HTML STYLES.
	CUSTOM HTML STYLES	Parent object for additional styling objects.
		HTML STYLE	Parent to styling objects.
		TABLE STYLE	Specifies other HTML STYLE's.
	DEFAULT HTML STYLES	Collection of existing style objects.
NOTES	Specifies the text message that will be displayed under EASA→User→Results→My Results.
PARAMETRIC REPORT	Parent object for parametric output.
	PARAMETRIC GRAPH	Creates color contour plots of parametric results.
	PARAMETRIC TABLE	Creates special parametric tables of results.
REPORT	Parent object for report content elements.
	2D GRAPH	Creates plots from data stored within LIST's.
		CONTOUR DATA	Specifies contour data to be plotted
		LEGEND	Activates a legend on a graph.
		LINE DATA	Specifies line data to be plotted
		TITLE	Specifies the main and sub titles.
		X AXIS	Specifies the properties of the horizontal axis
		Y AXIS	Specifies the properties of the vertical axis
	HTML OUTPUT	Rapidly creates impressive looking reports within EASA.
	LAYOUT	Arranges report objects into a tabular layout.
		DATA	Displays data within the rows of a RESULTS TABLE.
		PLOT	Displays an image file and a plot title in your report.
	RESULTS TABLE	Creates a two-column-wide table with titles in the first column and report content in the second column.
	TABULATED DATA	Creates tables of list data.
	TEXT OUTPUT	Creates basic text elements in an EASAP’s report.

DATA PROCESSING

SCALAR

SCALAR DATA PROCESSING
COMPUTE	Stores a value of an expression containing a SCALAR
CONTACT DETAILS	Returns user name, full name or e-mail address of user
CUSTOM SCALAR	Returns SCALAR generated using custom Java code within the EASA API
DATE COMPARISON	Compares two date SCALAR's against each other
DATE CONVERSION	Converts date SCALAR's from one format to another
EXPAND	Creates a single instance of one or more lines of text
FILE SYSTEM	Determines existence of a file or returns its full path or URL
SCALAR DOR VALUE	Stores a SCALAR. Mainly for use with a CUSTOM ACTION.
FORMAT	Performs formatting on a numerical SCALAR DOR
GET INDEX	Retrieves an index from a LIST given a value to find in the LIST
GET VALUE	Retrieves a value from a LIST given a location or index within the LIST
IS VALID	Determines if another object value is valid
MAP	Mapping from a LIST (Inputs:) to a new value specified in another LIST (Outputs:)
REPLACE	Replaces part of a string of text
SEARCH	Finds the location of text within a string of text
STATISTICS	Computes statistics: average, count, maximum, minimum, first, last, standard deviation, sum
STRING	Text operations on a string (eg. converts to upper case)
SUBSTRING	Extracts part of a string of text based on start and end character positions
SYSTEM PROPERTY	Generates a SCALAR from a Java system property

LIST

LIST DATA PROCESSING
AUTO LIST	Generates a LIST of numbers or letters given a list size
CONCATENATE	Concatenates LIST's and/or SCALAR's together into one LIST
CUMULATIVE SUM	Computes a LIST by cumulatively summing the values of another LIST
CUSTOM LIST	Returns LIST of values generated using custom Java code within the EASA API
CUSTOM MULTI-LIST	Returns a LIST of new LIST names generated using custom Java code within the EASA API
CUT	Cuts out a subset of values from an existing LIST
DATABASE	Uses READ's to retrieve list data from a database
LIST DOR VALUE	Stores a LIST of values. Mainly for use with CUSTOM ACTION's
EXTRACT	Uses REPEAT's and FIND's to extract LIST data from a file
INTERLEAVE	Combines existing lists to produce one interleaved LIST
MAPPED LIST	Selects a LIST based on a SCALAR input value
OBJECT QUERY	Retrieves name, value and parameter value information from other objects
REPEATED COMPUTE	Stores repeated values of an expression based on a given LIST
REPEATED DATE CONVERSION	Converts a LIST of dates from one date format to another
REPEATED EXPAND	Creates a LIST containing one or more lines of text for each value of a given LIST
REPEATED FORMAT	Formats a LIST DOR of numerical values
REPEATED GET INDEX	Retrieves indexes from a LIST given the values to find in the LIST
REPEATED GET VALUE	Retrieves values from a LIST given locations or indexes within the LIST
REPEATED MAP	Same as SCALAR MAP except each value of a LIST is mapped
REPEATED REPLACE	Replaces text within a string, repeated for each string in LIST.
REPEATED SEARCH	Finds the location of text within a string, repeated for each string in a LIST.
REPEATED STRING	Text operations on a string (eg. converts to upper case), repeated for each string in LIST.
REPEATED SUBSTRING	Extracts part of a string based on start and end character positions, repeated for each string in LIST.
SET	Performs set operations such as intersection on a pair of LIST's.
SORT	Produces a LIST containing the values of another LIST sorted alphanumerically based on its own or yet another LIST's values
SPLIT	Splits a text string into a LIST given a separator found in the text string
UNIQUE LIST DOR	Used to reduce a LIST of elements into a set of unique elements.
XPATH	Extraction of data from XML using XPath

EVENT PROCESSING

EVENT

EVENT's
APPLICATION OPENED	Recognizes when the EASAP has been opened
BUTTON PRESSED	Recognizes when one of the specified buttons has been pressed on the EASAP user interface
POLL REQUEST	Recognizes when a POLL has fired from the USER INTERFACE
RESULTS COMPLETED	Recognizes when a submitted run has completed processing
SUBMIT CHECK	Recognizes when the submission check has been initiated on the EASAP user interface
SUBMIT COMPLETED	Recognizes when a submission has been successfully sent to the EASA Server for processing
TAB SELECTED	Recognizes when a user clicks on the tab of a specified TABBED PANE
TABLE SELECTED	Recognizes when a user clicks in cells, rows or columns within a specified TABULATED DATA
VALUE CHANGED	Recognizes when the value of one of the specified objects has been changed on the EASAP user interface

ACTION

ACTION's
ACTION GROUP	Parent object for other ACTION's.
CELL REFRESH	Refreshes data associated with a RANGE REFERENCE either to or from an Excel spreadsheet
CLEAR EXCEL RANGE	Clears values from cells within specified ranges
CHECK VALUES	Performs custom defined error checks as defined in its Child ERROR CHECK's
CHECK VALUES	ERROR CHECK	Defines a custom error check
CONTROL CALCULATION	Suspend backend tasks or processing for a more responsive interface.
CUSTOM ACTION	Performs the ACTION's defined through a custom coded object
CLOSE FORM ACTION	Closes a FORM that is open.
DATA PROCESSING ACTIONS	Parent object for DATA PROCESSING ACTION's
	DATE	Stores the current date and/or time in an SCALAR DOR.
	EXTRACT	Extracts data from a file
	SET LIST	Sets an explicit LIST
	SET SCALAR	Sets an explicit SCALAR
DATABASE ACTION	Performs a one time action on a DATABASE
DATABASE ACTION	DATABASE	Defines the DATABASE on which to perform the action
DATE FUNCTION	Executes various operations on dates.
EXPORT TO PDF	Creates a snapshot of a specified spreadsheet range as a PDF document and saves it on the file system
EMAIL ACTION	Composes and sends an email
GET EXCEL FILE ACTION	Gets the current copy of the Excel spreadsheet from the Excel Server. Allows an author to download it from the EASAP
IMAGE EXCEL ACTION	Extracts a screen capture of cell range or chart in an Excel spreadsheet for display by an IMAGE in a DIAGRAM
LOG ACTION	A tool for authors to write messages under certain circumstances into the APPLICATION LOG.
MENU ACTION	Performs the specified action available in the menus of an EASAP
MODIFY LIST ACTION	Alters the value of a LIST in various ways
MODIFY SCALAR ACTION	Changes or formats the value of a SCALAR
OPEN BROWSER	Opens a browser window to the specified URL or EASA web page location
OPEN FORM ACTION	Opens a FORM
READ EXCEL ACTION	Reads values from specified cell ranges in Excel spreadsheets into specified LIST's
REFRESH OBJECTS	Refreshes a LIST of objects
RUN MACRO ACTION	Executes a macro in an Excel spreadsheet
SELECT TAB ACTION	Changes the selected TABBED PANE on the EASAP user interface to the specified tab
SET PROTOTYPE	Allows manipulation of LIST's and SCALAR's using the scripting language Groovy
SET STYLE ACTION	Allows dynamic modification of a GUI object's Style: parameter.
SET VALUE ACTION	Sets a new value for a visible data entry object
SLEEP ACTION	Performs a delay for the specified number of seconds
WRITE EXCEL ACTION	Writes values from specified LIST's into specified cell ranges in Excel spreadsheets

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SPREADSHEET LIST branch