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anneke-vriesExplorer
posted in AIMMS Developer

Save a section in CaseFileSave

Hi,I would like to save a section of my model to a case using the new data management style “Disk files and Folders” (https://documentation.aimms.com/functionreference/data-management/case-management/casefilesave.html)However I get the following error: I made sure my section is part of  AllCaseFileContentTypes, and it does work if i use CaseCommandSaveAs, just not for CaseFileSave (or CaseFileSectionSave), but obviously I don’t want to always manually save it. Could you help me out with this error?

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gdiepen
AIMMS Champ
11 months ago
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lsppExplorer
asked in AIMMS Developer

Data Exchange Library missing

Hi folks,I’m doing some tutorials in AIMMS and I find that the data exchange library is missing from my AIMMS version. Can anyone point me how to install it? This is what I currently see: ThanksLS

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13 days ago
Jess Es
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Jess EsCommunity Manager
published in AIMMS Developer

How to Localize Units of Measurement per UserHow-To

Optimization applications deal with numeric data. We find it easier to interpret when represented by familiar units of measurement. However, there is a risk of serious errors resulting from incorrect unit assumptions. Remember the Mars spacecraft NASA engineers lost due to this problem? One solution is to add code to an application in order to convert a value measured in, say, miles to a value measured in kilometers. But this can cause loss of accuracy, is prone to errors, and can become difficult to maintain. Luckily, AIMMS automates the task of adopting the numeric values to the units preferred by the user. [url=https://how-to.aimms.com/Articles/266/266-units-of-measurement-localized-data.html]Read more...[/url]

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Jess Es
Administrator
3 years ago
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AIMMSian
User SupportAIMMSian
posted in AIMMS Developer

Model category mapping of items

Very often, you will find yourselves having to define a certain property for an item based on its category. For example, cost($) of an item based on the size of that item (small, medium, or large). This is similar to using lookups in Excel to create a map from the size-cost table to the list of items. This article will show you how to model such a category mapping in AIMMS. Find a use case and more information [url=https://how-to.aimms.com/Articles/17/17-category-mapping.html]here[/url]

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AIMMSian
3 years ago
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pira1338Explorer
posted in AIMMS Developer

callback is called at each iteration but not the last!

Hi, I have a problem with the callback procedure that is called at each iteration but  not the last. At each iteration, the callback is  called, if the solution violates the constraints, the cuts are generated and added to the model, but in the last iteration the callback is not  called at all, so the feasibility is not checked and the optimal solution provided by (cplex or gurobi, I tried both) is  in fact infeasible.  This  is  a scheme of  the  code: GMPRelaxedModel := GMP::Instance::Generate(NoEnergy_per_lazy) ;GMP::Instance::SetCallbackAddLazyConstraint( GMPRelaxedModel, 'Robust_NogoodCut' );GMP::Instance::Solve( GMPRelaxedModel );

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Marcel Hunting
AIMMSian
9 months ago
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AIMMSian
User SupportAIMMSian
posted in AIMMS Developer

How to Retrieve Value of Dynamic Identifier

related to this topic, with the addition of Model Edit Functions (MEF), a lot of things that were previously impossible to do with AIMMS became possible. [url=https://how-to.aimms.com/Articles/146/146-value-dynamic-identifier.html]Here's[/url] all you need to know.

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AIMMSian
3 years ago
User Support
AIMMSian
User SupportAIMMSian
posted in AIMMS Developer

How to Create Email Templates

The Email Client library supports the use of template files in HTML and TXT formats. You can set up templates with placeholders to be replaced by values from identifiers in your AIMMS project. Read [url=https://how-to.aimms.com/Articles/111/111-creating-email-templates.html]here[/url]

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AIMMSian
3 years ago
luispinto
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luispintoUser Content Manager
published in AIMMS Developer

Demo impressions 18/02/2022

Last Friday, we had another fantastic demo session.Here are my thoughts and impressions:API Key generations and handling (aka PRO REST API Keys) - this is really cool! As in several API services available, PRO will also have key generation available to interact with the REST server. As always, security comes 1st, so all necessary measures are in place to use this properly and securely. Looking forward to checking all the automation that will be available from this. /   

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luispinto
Administrator
5 months ago
luispinto
Administrator
luispintoUser Content Manager
published in AIMMS Developer

Community Edition Birthday!

Our AIMMS Community License has completed it's first year! 🎉🎊🎈And we are very happy in the reception that this free edition got by our users.Looking back at the original post, I love the proposed intentions for this release. To quote @Gloria Quintanilla :Whether it’s crafting a plan to reduce your personal carbon footprint, creating a schedule for your kids’ school or simply to learn and experiment, AIMMS Community Edition is ideal for those who want to apply modeling to improve decision making. It’s also a great companion for recent graduates who previously used an AIMMS Academic License but want to continue playing with the software at no cost, or showcase their AIMMS skills to prospective employers.   So, what did the community edition do for you? Please share with us!And if you still don't have a license, jump right on:https://licensing.cloud.aimms.com/license/community.htm?utm_source=website&utm_medium=footer

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luispinto
Administrator
4 months ago
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AIMMSian
User SupportAIMMSian
posted in AIMMS Developer

Tips to Optimize Execution Time

The time spent by AIMMS applications can be divided into AIMMS execution time ( including evaluation parameters with definition, executing procedures, generate matrix for solvers, etc), the time spent by solvers, and the I/O time. [url=https://how-to.aimms.com/Articles/125/125-execution-efficiency.html]Here [/url]you find some examples.

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User Support
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3 years ago
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Gloria QuintanillaFormer AIMMSian
published in AIMMS Developer

Launching and Shutting Down your AIMMS App with Libraries

To properly launch and shut down an AIMMS application, it’s important for a model builder to know the initialization and termination sequence order used by AIMMS. Therefore, in this tutorial, we built a small application to illustrate the order of initialization and termination. There are various other questions a modeler may have regarding the initialization and termination of an app, including:When can you rely on a library to be initialized? How to stop a running application?Check out the How-To by @Chris Kuip and download the sample application to walkthrough the process in detail. 

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1 year ago
RoxannaBindenga
AIMMSian
RoxannaBindengaAIMMSian
posted in AIMMS Developer

Dealing with different data types in the Data Exchange Library

In this How-To article we explain how to implement the usage of the data formats (JSON, XML, CSV, Excel, Parquet) in mapping files and, if applicable, format-specific requirements. This article is part of a How-To series on the DEX. Let us know if you have any questions about using the DEX and/or suggestions for follow-up articles! Go to article: Dealing with different data types in the DEXNew to DEX? Start here! 

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RoxannaBindenga
AIMMSian
3 months ago
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AIMMSian
User SupportAIMMSian
posted in AIMMS Developer

How to Create Infinite Set Values

Find out How to Create Infinite Set Values [url=https://how-to.aimms.com/Articles/141/141-element-after-last.html]here[/url].

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AIMMSian
3 years ago
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AIMMSian
User SupportAIMMSian
posted in AIMMS Developer

Overview: NBest Operator

Find the overview [url=https://how-to.aimms.com/Articles/188/188-use-nbest-operator.html]here[/url]

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User Support
AIMMSian
3 years ago
luispinto
Administrator
luispintoUser Content Manager
published in AIMMS Developer

Demo impressions 15/4/2022

Last demo was a shorter one. We were presented the new functionality of adding a second y-axis in the combination chart. Awesome new feature that is already available to everyone 4.85.1:https://documentation.aimms.com/release-notes.html#webui-improvements

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luispinto
Administrator
3 months ago
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YuzhaExplorer
posted in AIMMS Developer

Network License Not Connected

I am a student and have been using AIMMS for roughly a year already. When I tried opening AIMMS today, the following occured: Logging on to AIMMS License Server failed: No logon response from server.Another user had the same problem, however the solution to that post didn't work. Did the license expire or is something else the problem?   

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Administrator
3 months ago
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Gloria QuintanillaFormer AIMMSian
published in AIMMS Developer

Transport Layer Security in AIMMS

Are you developing applications in AIMMS? Then security is probably something you have to comply with, but you don’t want your security considerations to get in the way of the user experience. If that’s the case, this article is important for you.In most cases, your IT team will require that you use tools and software that are up-to-date when it comes to security standards. AIMMS is evolving to incorporate the latest security components as well. If your IT department requires you to use the latest security updates, and you are using an AIMMS version that doesn’t have the latest updates incorporated, your applications will fail.  This is why we advise you to keep your AIMMS and AIMMS PRO software up-to-date. This helps you stay compliant with your IT department’s requirements, and allows your end-users to continue using your application without interruptions.For more on this topic, check out @Chris Kuip’s new How-to on the use of the Transport Layer Security in AIMMS and in AIMMS PRO. 

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1 year ago
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AIMMS Implementation Partner
Casper van DijkAIMMS Implementation Partner
posted in AIMMS Developer

Saving the layout of tables (on data pages) of temporary parameters

These cannot be saved, but I am still asked the question if I want to save the layout (followed by an error that it cannot be saved).

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AIMMS Implementation Partner
8 months ago
Jess Es
Administrator
Jess EsCommunity Manager
published in AIMMS Developer

How to Analyze Execution TimeHow To

You can find the origin of large execution times with the AIMMS profiler. To decrease the execution time, you could: use a faster solver handle the cause of the large execution time Read more...

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Jess Es
Administrator
2 years ago
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AIMMS Implementation Partner
BrnAIMMS Implementation Partner
asked in AIMMS Developer

Convert LastUsedColumnNumber to Excel letter-representation

In version 4.71.4, I tried to use the LastUsedColumnNumber, and as the name already gives away it returns a number while I had hoped for a column name in the range of 1 to “ZZZ” like the ones that Excel uses. This would make it easier to also used it in the column/data range definition when reading data.Can anyone advice on how to easily/efficiently translate this?Thanks in advance!

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gdiepen
AIMMS Champ
5 months ago
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AndrewTExplorer
asked in AIMMS Developer

Check if an element parameter has a value

Hello everyone,  I have an Element Parameter PredecessorOperations(i_operation) that holds the value of the operation that has to be executed before i_operation. With the following statement i want to check if the EP has a value or not:  if (val(PredeccesorOperation(i_operation)) = 0) then….endif; However this only works if all values of the Ep are empty. If any operation gets assigned a predeccesor (e.g. Operation1) then i get the error: Cannot compute the value of string “Operation1”. If I would casually formulate the code it would look like this: if( PredeccesorOperation(i_operation) is empty ) then ….endif;So my question is: What operator do I need to use in order to check if the parameter has any value or no value assigned? I am thankful for any advice you might have. With kind regardsAndrew 

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Chris Kuip
AIMMSian
11 days ago
luispinto
Administrator
luispintoUser Content Manager
published in AIMMS Developer

Demo impressions 1/4/2022

Running late on this one! Even if it was a while back, I think there were interesting things going on. We have been working on a new compilar. We are not done yet (no changes to product as of yet), but progress has been made. When this is done, it opens up possibilities for innovations in the use of the AIMMS language. Combination chart! How this grows! We now allow you to specify an interval for the X-axis label. Nice to clean up label-heavy axis. It is now possible to hide specific indexes from being displayed - which can also make legends and labels less cluttered and more useful. I see two nice use cases: similar to pivoting the identifier label to the totals; hiding auxiliary indexes that shouldn't be shown to end-user. Combination chart on non grid - now you can see that it is incompatible (isn't of just not showing up). Tooltips are now also supported on the Selectionbox, Multiselect and Legend widgets, by using a Tooltip Identifier for the relevant identifier(s) in your mo

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luispinto
Administrator
3 months ago
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