ASAP 2.8 Client Manual

Entity Definition Language (EDL)
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Graph - EDL Attribute Property
String Any other Format option known to the ASAP Command Interpreter, such as
hh:mm:ss. If format string is not a simple AlphaNumeric token, then it must be enclosed
in quotes.
Applies to: Server and Client
This property determines how the ASAP Server formats the attribute value. Although
the ASAP Client interprets the data, the Client does not modify the way the Server
displays the data.
The FORMAT should match the TYPEDATA of the attribute. For example, you must
use a string format ("S8") if TYPEDATA is defined as a character string (CHAR8).
A decimal format, such as "F6.2", is normally used only with a TYPEDATA of REAL64.
However, if you define a decimal format and a TYPEDATA of INT, INT32 or INT64,
ASAP stores the value using an implied decimal point. For example, a value of 123.45
is stored as 12345 if FORMAT is "F6.2" and TYPEDATA is INT, INT32, or INT64.
Implied decimal points are used in both the Process and TMF entities, and they can
also be used in any application entity.
Default: Null
Examples
Format “F5.2” -- 12.45
Format I8 -- 12345678
Format S8 -- PathDown
Graph - EDL Attribute Property
Graph Boolean
The Graph attribute property determines whether a user-defined attribute has state
analysis performed on it by the ASAP Client. If the Graph attribute property is enabled
(TRUE or YES), the attribute has a state assigned to it (either directly through client
numerical analysis, or indirectly through an associated data, state pair).
This property controls whether the ASAP Client analyzes an attribute and assigns a
state to it. The Client assigns a state to each graphed attribute based on the attribute's
StateRule setting. For more details, see the StateRule section.
If more than one attribute has its Graph property enabled, the attribute with the highest
state is said to be the state of the object. In this manner, each object has a state
assigned to it.
When an object has a state assigned to it, the graph for that object is color-coded
according to the state of the object. The corresponding value in the grid portion of the
ASAP Client Browse window is also annotated with the state icon.
Applies to: Client