Authoring an EASAP involves a number of topics and requires developing new skills.

This page provides an index of articles for both new and experienced Author's.

• Introduction To Authoring
• Six Steps to create an EASAP
• Test, Document, Publish
  • Test an EASAP
    • An EASAP needs to be reliable, correct and robust.
  • Document an EASAP
    • An Author should maintain detailed and complete documentation for a new User.
  • Publish an EASAP
    • An Author will Publish an EASAP to a group of Users

• An Author adds objects to the EASAP Tree via a graphical tool called the EASAP Builder
  • EASAP Builder
  • Complete Reference for Objects on the Tree
  • EASAP Tree
    • USER INTERFACE
      • An EASAP GUI
      • DIAGRAM LIST
        • Diagramming
          • A diagram in an EASAP may consist of lines, shapes, colors, text as well as imported images.
    • PROCESSES
      • Couple EASA to a software application
        • An EASAP may be coupled to a software application to be run in a batch mode
    • OUTPUT
      • Generate Output and a Report
        • An EASAP may produce a report or other deliverable output in a large variety of formats.
    • EVENT PROCESSING
      • Processing Events and Performing Actions
        • EVENT PROCESSING creates a dynamic and interactive EASAP user interface,
          • Under an EVENT PROCESSING object, an EVENT triggers an ACTION
    • DATA PROCESSING
      • Processing Object Data
        • DATA PROCESSING gives an Author tools to process and manipulate data.
          • Data may be entered by a User or read from a file.

• Authoring Examples
  • Learn to Author via an example EASAP.

• Expressions support a large number of mathematical and logical functions

• UNITS will automate conversion between different systems of units
  • Reference List of Default Units

• Parametric Study Capability in EASAPs
  • A parametric study EASAP allows a User to vary inputs and generate multiple runs to discover an optimal output.

• Integrate EASA into another Application
  • EASA content may be integrated within other applications, such as SOA, PLM systems, workflow tools, CAD software, etc.

• Create Custom Code using the EASA API
  • Custom Java code integrates specialized functionality within an EASAP existing capabilities.

• The SQL Wizard provides a simple way to create database READ and WRITE ACTION's.

• Excel Spreadsheets
  • Incorporate an Excel spreadsheet into a web-based EASAP or an Excel Client EASAP,
    • A User will interact in one of two ways,
      1. Via a browser-based GUI which connects to a live Excel spreadsheet on an Excel Server
         • Interacting With Excel Spreadsheets
      2. Via an Excel Client which provides a database-persistent Excel-based interface via a temporary spreadsheet
         • Excel Desktop Client

• Excel Desktop Client
  • Use a temporary Excel spreadsheet as a user interface
    • Overview
      • Excel Client vs. in-browser EASAP
    • Get started with EASA Eval
    • Get started with EDC
    • Simple EDC Example
    • EDC reference