Analytica Reference

These reference pages will offer detailed technical references and tips on effective use beyond the Analytica User Guide. At present, it is mostly a shell, with only a few pages filled out.

User-Interface Reference

Preferences

Describes the Preferences dialog options. Most of these preferences are stored with the model. Also see Configuring Personalized Defaults for configuring your own personal preferences.

Graphing Results

• Graphing multiple values
• Graph Pivoting
• Graph Setup
• Defining Graph Templates

Menus, Keyboard, Toolbar

• List of Keyboard Shortcuts in Analytica

Modeling Reference

Concepts

• Array Abstraction
• Evaluation Modes
• Modules and Libraries : Organizing models, storing in separate files for collaboration or reuse.
• Expressing Uncertainty : Distributions, sampling methods, the Run index, etc.
• Intelligent Multi-Dimensional Arrays
• Associative vs. Positional Indexing
• Self-Indexed Arrays
• Implicit Dimensions (aka Lists, null-indexed arrays, unnamed dimensions)
• User-Defined Functions
• Using References
• Modeling Changes over Time
• Parametric Analysis
• Optimization
  • Linear and Quadratic Programming
  • Non-linear Programming
• Scripting : Button scripts, typescript
• Special Values INF, NAN, Null, and Undefined
• Local Indexes
• Table Splicing - edit tables based on computed indexes
• OLE Linking

Mini-Tutorials

Currently, the ones here are focused on features new to 4.0. But more will be coming. For more material along these lines, see the list of past Analytica User Group webinars at Analytica User Group.

• Graphing
  • Introduction to the Coordinate Index
    • Graphing a Probability Density
    • Making a Multi-D Scatter Plot
  • Tornado Plots
  • Gantt Charts

• Edit Tables
  • Inserting Choice Controls in Edit Table Cells
  • Introduction to SubTables

• Integration with External Programs and Data.
  • Retrieving Content From the Web

Function Reference

The Analytica Wiki documents functions that are built into Analytica, functions in the Analytica Libraries, and functions in contributed libraries.

• Alphabetical Function and Operators List
• Functions By Category - This one was manually set up
• Functions Categories -- This one uses Wiki's internal categorization

Creating User-Defined Functions

• User-Defined Functions
• Creating Libraries
• Function Parameter Qualifiers

Scripting Guide

Analytica contains a powerful scripting language for retrieving and modifying information contained in Analytica models. The scripting language is fully accessible from within Analytica (through the use of Analytica’s Typescript Window or by using the Command and Send properties of the CAEngine interface of the Analytica Decision Engine (ADE).

System Variables

• Configuring Personalized Defaults