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Phoenix

Getting Started Guide

What are the types of operational objects?

Examples of operational objects include data manipulation objects such as Col-

umn Transformation and Pivot Worksheet, models like Semicompartmental

Modeling and PK Models, and plots like the XY Plot.

What types of data do operational objects use?

» Operational objects use two types of data: external and internal.

» An external data source for an operational object points to an imported data

set in the Data folder. The data is not contained in the object.

» Internally generated data sources include worksheets created within Phoe-

nix. These can be created either by users or by executing an operational

object to get output results. These data are also not contained in the object.

» The output of one operational object can be connected to the input of

another operational object to perform a series of calculations based on the

other object’s results. For example, the Final Parameters worksheet from a

model can be sent to a Descriptive Stats object for further analysis.

How are operational objects used?

» All operational objects can be inserted from the Insert menu, the Object

toolbox, the Send To menu, and the workflow menu.

» Operational objects have user-defined settings and options that can be

accessed in the Setup tab list and in the option tabs located beneath the

Setup tab.

» Operational objects have results in the form of worksheets, plots, and text,

which are output from an executed operational object.

An operational object:

» is an operational function that accepts input data, has user-defined settings,

and gives output results

» has links to objects in the Data, Code, or BQL Rules folder, or has links to

other operational objects

» is added to the workflow object in a project.