Loops and Publishing

Lecture 13

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Overview
Loop Component
For Loop for
For Each Loop for each
For Array Loop for array
While Loop while
Do Until Loop do until

Limitations
Publishing
Searching

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The Loop Component

Executes subflows based on
conditions

Five types of loops 5
For
For Each
For Array
While
Do Until

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For Loop For

Executes subflow for a predetermined
number of times

OR

Execution based on two parameter values

Only Real and Integer values are allowed

Increment can be positive or negative (but NOT equal to

zero)

Subflows can be executed sequentially (default) or in parallel

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For Each Loop For Each

Similar to the For loop
For
Iterates through the subflow for each member
of a list of parameter values.

Strings, Booleans, Real and Integer values are
allowed

Subflows can be executed sequentially
(default) or in parallel

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For Array Loop For Array

Similar to the For Each loop
For each
Iterates through the elements of an
array (or multiple arrays) and sets
(or reads) each element value with
a subflow parameter.

Strings, Booleans, Real and Integer

values are allowed

Subflows can be executed

sequentially (default) or in parallel

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While Loop while

Executes subflow as long as a
specified condition is met

Checks condition first, then

executes subflow

Complex conditions are supported

using logical OR, AND

Max number of iterations can be
specified (Default is 10)
10

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Do Until Loop
Similar to the While Do loop
while
Executes the subflow until a condition is
satisfied

Condition is checked at the end of subflow

Subflow will be executed at least once

Complex conditions are supported using
logical OR, AND

Max number of iterations can be specified
(Default is 10)

10

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Loop Limitations
Parameters used in the conditions (While and Do Until) must be of
mode Input/Output if their value will change during loop iterations.

Check loop parameter mapping between loop and its subflow

Iteration parameter in For, For Each and For Array loops
for ,for each, for array
Condition parameters in While and Do Until loops
while ,do until

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Publishing
You can publish
A model
A component (sub-model)
Published models have/
Base name for example, MyDesign

Extended name which is the sequence of folders (in the library) leading to the model,
separated by periods. For example, if MyDesign is to be located in MyModels/NewCar, then
the extended name is MyModels.NewCar.MyDesign

/ ..
Attributes keywords for searching, optional

Description optional

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Model Assembly: Publishing

Select File Publish to publish the entire model

Select a component and right-click Publish to publish it

Provide a full name for where to store it in the
Library (. indicates a directory separator)
.

Provide attributes for easy search

capability

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Searching the Library

Search

Containing

Exact match

Categories

Models

Components

Plug-ins

Data Types

Visuals

Attributes

Name

Description

Keywords

Author

Click the View Details button from Search tab of the Library menu to see version details
for selected model/component

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Searching the Library

Version Details
Name
Author
Type
Model
Component

Version
Publish Date
Attributes
Description

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Retrieving Models from the Library

Opening a published model

File > Open From Library

Find Model and expand to find correct

version, if needed

Click Open

Or

Click Library Toolbar button

Drag from Library into empty Gateway

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Using Library Items from the Palette

Put frequently used components on your palette

Put frequently used published models on your palette

Models may be inserted by either reference or copy

Copy

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Reference