A connection describes the transfer of data between two data points.

A data point is a property of a model which can be probed and have its value set by or sent to another component of the simulation.

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Data Point Picker

The data point picker is the UI tool used to create connections.

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It is accessible everywhere in Dashboards.

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Creating a Connection

To create a connection, click on the “+” icon in the sidebar, and mouse over the desired data point to connect to, where another “+” icon will appear. Click on it to create the connection.

The available connections are filtered based on their compatibility. See the Connections section above for more details.

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Connecting Vector Data Points

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Connecting vector data points and vector data point elements is done through the data point picker as well.

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A count is visible by parent data points (in vectors and in tree tables) to help keep track of connections. These can always be viewed in the Connection view as well.

Active and Not Active

A data point can have many connections, but only the active connections change the data point’s value.

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This means, for example, that a parameter can be connected to multiple widgets, but a widget can only have one active connection.

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Deleting a Connection

Simply mouse over a connection to find the delete button.

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Connection List

This list shows all active connections of a project and can be filtered and sorted.

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Data Point Compatibility

Note that none of the following information is absolutely essential to know in order to use Dashboards and make connections between data points.

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In this type of connection, the DISPLAY data point receives updates from the data point it is connected to. Any number of DISPLAY data points can connect to a single PARAMETERINPUT or OUTPUT data point. DISPLAY data points are found in display widgets (see the “Displays” section in the Libraries – Widgets Library).

Precisely, to be compatible, data points must: 

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