Analysis APL Code Editor

The APL Code Editor, as opposed to the Aggregation and Analysis agents' code areas, is used to create generic APL code, that is, code that can be imported and used by several agents and workflows.

To open the APL Code Editor, click the  New Configuration button in the upper left part of the Desktop window, and then select  APL Code from the menu.

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The APL Code Editor

The menu items that are specific to APL Code Editor are described in the following table: 

Option	Description

Option	Description
Edit	Edits the entered APL code.
New	Creates a new APL code entry.
Open	Opens the list of saved APL code entries.
Save As	Opens the Save As dialog box where you can save the APL code entry. You must enter the mandatory parameters to save the entry. Specify the Folder by using the Browse button and navigating to the destination, then confirm the selection by pressing the OK button. Specify the APL code name in the Name field and you can type an optional Version Comment.  Open Save As Dialog Box
Permissions	View/edit the APL code permissions. Permissions Dialog Box
References	View the External References available for the APL code entry.
History	View the version history for the APL code entry.
Help	Open the online documentation.

The generic code is imported by adding the following code in the agent code area, using the import keyword:

If generic code is modified in the APL Code Editor, the change is automatically reflected in all agents that contain this code the next time each workflow is executed.

Since function overloading is not supported, make sure not to import functions with equal names, since this causes the APL code to become invalid, even if the functions are located in different APL modules. This also applies if the functions have different input parameters, for example, a(int x) and a(string x).