Difference between revisions of "Definition menu (more)"

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|Opens the appropriate view for editing the definition of the selected variable. If the variable is defined as a distribution or sequence, the  
 
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Object Finder opens. If it is defined as a table or probability table, its edit table window opens. Otherwise, an Object window or Attribute  
variable. If the variable is defined as a distribution or sequence, the
 
 
 
Object Finder opens. If it is defined as a table or probability table, its
 
 
 
edit table window opens. Otherwise, an Object window or Attribute
 
 
 
 
panel opens, depending on the Edit attributes setting in the Preferences dialog (page 54).
 
panel opens, depending on the Edit attributes setting in the Preferences dialog (page 54).
 
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|Edit Time
 
|Edit Time
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|Opens the Object window for the Time system variable. See “The Time index” on page 322.
 
 
index” on page 322.
 
 
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|Paste Identifier
 
|Paste Identifier
|Opens the Object Finder dialog for examining functions and variable
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|Opens the Object Finder dialog for examining functions and variable identifiers, entering function parameters, and pasting them into definitions. See “Object Finder dialog” on page 112.
 
 
identifiers, entering function parameters, and pasting them into
 
 
 
definitions. See “Object Finder dialog” on page 112.
 
 
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|Show Invalid
 
|Show Invalid
  
 
Variables
 
Variables
|Displays a window listing all variables with invalid or missing definitions.
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|Displays a window listing all variables with invalid or missing definitions. See “Invalid variables” on page 355.
 
 
See “Invalid variables” on page 355.
 
 
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|Math
 
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|Array
 
|Array
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|See Chapter 11, “Arrays and Indexes,” and Chapter 12, “More Array Functions.”
 
 
Functions.”
 
 
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library.
 
 
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|Operators
 
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|Arithmetic, comparison, logical, and conditional operators. See “Operators” on page 142.
 
 
“Operators” on page 142.
 
 
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|System
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|System Variables
 
 
Variables
 
 
|System Variables submenu (see below).
 
|System Variables submenu (see below).
 
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|Database
 
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|Appears only in Analytica Enterprise. See “Database functions” on page 410.
 
 
page 410.
 
 
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|Optimizer
 
|Optimizer
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|Appears only if you have the Optimizer activated. See Optimizer Guide for more.
 
 
for more.
 
 
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|your libraries
 
|your libraries
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|Lists the names of any libraries that you have defined or added to the model, each with a submenu that lists the functions contained in the library. See Chapter 20, “Building Functions and Libraries.”
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model, each with a submenu that lists the functions contained in the
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==System Variables submenu ==
  
library. See Chapter 20, “Building Functions and Libraries.”
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Revision as of 17:53, 9 May 2016


This menu is hierarchical. Each library lists the functions or other constructs it contains. The middle partition lists built-in libraries. At the bottom, are any libraries you have created or added. If you view and select a subitem when editing a definition, it pastes it into the definition.

Menus 5.png Menu item Description
Edit Definition Opens the appropriate view for editing the definition of the selected variable. If the variable is defined as a distribution or sequence, the

Object Finder opens. If it is defined as a table or probability table, its edit table window opens. Otherwise, an Object window or Attribute panel opens, depending on the Edit attributes setting in the Preferences dialog (page 54).

Edit Time Opens the Object window for the Time system variable. See “The Time index” on page 322.
Paste Identifier Opens the Object Finder dialog for examining functions and variable identifiers, entering function parameters, and pasting them into definitions. See “Object Finder dialog” on page 112.
Show Invalid

Variables

Displays a window listing all variables with invalid or missing definitions. See “Invalid variables” on page 355.
Math See “Math functions” on page 145.
Array See Chapter 11, “Arrays and Indexes,” and Chapter 12, “More Array Functions.”
Distribution See Chapter 15, “Probability Distributions.”
Special Displays a list of unusual or less commonly used functions in the Special library.
Statistical See “Statistical functions” on page 296.
Operators Arithmetic, comparison, logical, and conditional operators. See “Operators” on page 142.
System Variables System Variables submenu (see below).
Matrix See “Matrix functions” on page 224.
Text Functions See “Converting number to text” on page 147.
Financial See “Financial functions” on page 239.
Advanced Math See “Converting number to text” on page 147.
Database Appears only in Analytica Enterprise. See “Database functions” on page 410.
Optimizer Appears only if you have the Optimizer activated. See Optimizer Guide for more.
your libraries Lists the names of any libraries that you have defined or added to the model, each with a submenu that lists the functions contained in the library. See Chapter 20, “Building Functions and Libraries.”

System Variables submenu

Menus 5.png Menu item Description

See Also

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