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ADE Assembler – managing a large number of output expressions (file-based approach?)

baltaci

Hello,

I am working with ADE Assembler and in many of my tests I define a large number of output expressions. These outputs are often Calculator-based expressions, and some of them are quite complex.

As the number of outputs increases, the Outputs setup in ADE Assembler becomes difficult to manage:

  • The Outputs table gets very long

  • It becomes hard to read, edit, and maintain

  • Reusing the same set of outputs across multiple tests is cumbersome

What I would like to achieve is a cleaner and more scalable workflow, for example:

  • Defining most (or all) output expressions in an external text file

  • Introducing this file into a specific ADE Assembler test

  • Having the test automatically evaluate all those expressions as outputs, in addition to any outputs still defined directly in the Outputs setup

Ideally, this would allow:

  • Centralized maintenance of output expressions

  • Easy reuse across tests

  • Less manual interaction with the Outputs GUI

My questions are:

  1. Is there a recommended and supported way in ADE Assembler to define output expressions externally (file-based)?

  2. If so, is there a step-by-step guideline describing:

    • Where such a file should be introduced in ADE Assembler

    • How it is associated with a specific test

    • When it is evaluated during the run

    • How to access them after the simulation

  1. Where can I find the official syntax for writing these output expressions?

  2. Is it possible to use Calculator expressions (or Calculator-style syntax) in such a workflow, since this is already the primary way I define outputs today?

Any guidance, documentation references, or best-practice workflows would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Can

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  • Andrew Beckett

    Can,

    You have the ability to save and load outputs in both Explorer and Assembler. In Assembler there's a save icon above the output table which will save the outputs to a CSV and you can then see the format. It supports all the outputs and expressions as normal and then after editing you can import them back in again. In fact, in IC25.1 ISR3 there's an edit button which will save, launch an editor and then re-load after the editor is closed.

    That's the simplest. There's nothing really to support having a file of external expressions which is kept as an external file (well, you could add an OCEAN script output, which can generate multiple outputs and have them appear in the output table - that would be another possibility).

    I'd probably just use the export/import (or save/load) approach.

    Andrew

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  • Andrew Beckett

    Can,

    You have the ability to save and load outputs in both Explorer and Assembler. In Assembler there's a save icon above the output table which will save the outputs to a CSV and you can then see the format. It supports all the outputs and expressions as normal and then after editing you can import them back in again. In fact, in IC25.1 ISR3 there's an edit button which will save, launch an editor and then re-load after the editor is closed.

    That's the simplest. There's nothing really to support having a file of external expressions which is kept as an external file (well, you could add an OCEAN script output, which can generate multiple outputs and have them appear in the output table - that would be another possibility).

    I'd probably just use the export/import (or save/load) approach.

    Andrew

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