IDIOM Formulas

An IDIOM formula defines the computation of a single result through a tree of operations (that is, operators and their operands). The graphical representation used for formula development has the following appearance:



A formula is built quickly and intuitively by dragging and dropping various resources such as schema nodes and data operations onto the graphical view. The graphical view is a palette on which formula fragments can be assembled and linked at will. A wizard-based approach ensures that operations have the correct number and type of arguments, and that only valid chains of operations can be linked together. By these means, complex rules can be built up quickly and easily.