How To Work With Models With Metis Smart Modeling

Metis Smart Modeling allows the definition of models, which are then used in Metis Smart Quote to establish offers containing automatically generated positions (material and services) according to predefined parameters, rules and user input.  

A model is the building block of Metis. It allows the application to generate a list of material, service items and configure maintenance based on logic rules defined by the business.

| How to define models ?

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* Creating[[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|masks]]

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|Models]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

In Metis Smart Modeling, masks are one of the building blocks of the modelisation. Masks are defined in terms of layout and functionalities in Metis Smart Modeling and are then used in Metis Smart Quote for the users to define input values which will be then be used by the [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|models]] (logical part) to generate positions in an offer.

| How to create a mask ?

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* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks#Working_with_Groups_of_masks|group of masks]]  

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to insert a picture in a mask ?

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Inserting_a_picture_in_a_mask_OK.mp4‎</mediaplayer>

 

* Importing pictures into Metis Smart Modeling

 

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to insert a circular shape in a mask ?

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Related topics include :

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to insert a line in a mask ?

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:OLE_Tag_Suppport_Video.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to insert titles and texts in a mask ?

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:OLE_Tag_Suppport_Video.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to insert a drop-down list in a mask ?

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Related topics include :

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to insert a check-box in a mask ?

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Inserting_a_checkbox_in_a_mask_OK.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to insert a radio button in a mask ?

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Inserting_a_radio_button_OK.mp4</mediaplayer>

Related topics include :

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to conditional display of objects in a mask ?

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Activation Rule OK.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

| SHORT EXPLANATION

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|Masks]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

In the Metis environment a Group of Rules is a container for [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|rules]]. Those containers are also the main building block of a [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Modeling|model]]. As described in this section, it is based on those Group of Rules which [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Modeling|models]] can sequentially execute [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|rules]] and the full logic behind them. From a more technical point of view, Group of Rules are made of a name and the rules it contains.

| How to define a group of rules ?

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:CreatingAGroupOfRules OK.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

* Building blocks of a model

* [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules#Moving_a_rule_to_another_group_of_rules|Moving rules from one group to another]]

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Group_of_Rules|Group of Rules]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

In the Metis environment, a rule is a determinate method for performing a logical or mathematical operation and obtaining a certain result which is the building block of the modeling part (configurator). It is based on a simple structure and logic which can be used in an endless number of cases and will suit most of the requirements for material and service configuration.

| How to define a single selection type rule ?  

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Creating_a_single_rule_OK.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

* Creating and working with positions

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|Rules]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to define a table selection type rule ?  

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Creating_a_Table_Rule_OK.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

* Creating and working with positions

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|Rules]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to define a optimal selection type rule ?   

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Creating_an_optimal_rule_OK.mp4‎</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

* Creating and working with positions

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|Rules]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to define a maximal selection type rule ?   

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Creating_a_maximal_rule_OK.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

* Creating and working with positions

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|Rules]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to define a formula type rule ?   

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Creating_a_formula_based_rule_OK.mp4</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

* Creating and working with positions

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|Rules]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to define an external selection type rule ?   

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Creating_an_External_Rule_OK.mp4‎</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

* Creating and working with positions

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|Rules]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

| How to test rules ?   

| <mediaplayer width='400' height='300'>File:Testing rules and groups of rules OK.mp4‎</mediaplayer>

 

Related topics include :

* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules#Single_Selection|single selection type rule]]  

* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules#Table_Selection|table selection type rule]]  

* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules#Optimal_Selection|optimal selection type rule]]  

* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules#Maximal_Selection|maximal selection type rule]]  

* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules#Minimal_Selection|minimal selection type rule]]   

* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules#Formulas|formula type rule]]  

* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules#External_Selection|external selection type rule]]  

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|Rules]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

A variable is a symbolic name given to some quantity, for the purpose of allowing the name to be used independently of the information it represents. The scope of a variable is local to the [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|model]] it is used in. On the other hand, its extend is limited to the [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Group_of_Rules|group of rules]] its used as an input or output. The value linked to a variable may change during the execution of a [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|model]].

| How to create variables and groups of items ?  

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* Using Variables as input/output in [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|rules]]  

* Using variables in [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|masks]]  

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Variables|Variables]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

The Linked Values section allows the definition of values to be linked to basic Metis elements like the types of offers, [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Systems|systems]] and variants used in [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|models]]. These values affect the [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|masks]] and [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|rules]] used by the [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|models]] and allow them to use for example the type of an offer as an input in a [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|rules]].

| How to define linked values ?   

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| A linked value is basically a value given to a Metis Offer element in order for it to be used as an input for [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Rules|rules]] or [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Masks|masks]].

* Defining offer types

* Defining [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Systems|systems]]

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Linked_Values|Linked Values]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.

A debugger or debugging tool is included in Metis Smart Modeling. It is used to test and debug [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|models]] . The debugger also offer more sophisticated functions such as running a [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|model]] step by step (single-stepping or program animation), stopping (breaking) (pausing the program to examine the current state) at some event or specified instruction by means of a breakpoint, and tracking the values of some [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Variables|variables]].

| How to test ?   

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| Using Metis Smart Quotes to test a full [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|model]], importing the environment in Metis Smart Modeling and running the step-by-step execution on the it.

* Creating [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Models|model]]  

| Please refer to the section about [[Metis_Smart_Modeling_-_Debug|Debug]] from the Metis Smart Modeling Manual for additional information.