Just as you can copy texts, images and so on in other software, you can copy and paste in xxllnc Expertsystemen. Because there is a difference between how texts, nodes, graphs and actions are copied, we made different sections for them, except for texts.
The model you create in xxllnc Expertsystemen can be viewed in the xxllnc Expertsystemen Runner. However, eventually you will want to publish your model. At this point, the layout of your model is no longer done by the Studio. Instead, the model is styled with a presentation layer. This presentation layer can be made specifically for your company by either yourself or by xxllnc Expertsystemen (please contact us if you want more information). If you are wondering what the possibilities are for the layout of your model, you can check the demonstrations on the website.
In order to create documents with xxllnc Expertsystemen, you will need to have both a Word template and a model.
The basics of document assembly are explained in Introduction to document assembly.
Here, we explain how to link your template to the model.
We will do so with an example model that will be used throughout the document assembly articles.
Many people use xxllnc Expertsystemen to create documents, a process which is called document automation.
In the following sections, we will explain how you can create your own documents.
These documents can be anything from simple reports stating a few facts to complex legal contracts.
In xxllnc Expertsystemen you can make use of datasets. Generally speaking, a dataset is a collection of structured data. Most people are more or less familiar with datasets as they appear in spreadsheet software, like Microsoft Excel. For example, consider the following example in Excel:
Jumplists can help you and the end user to keep track of where you are in the application. To make your application more organised, as well as a little easier on the eye, we will jumplists to the nodes. The repeat logic keeps track of how many times it is used in the jumplist window, but as soon as you start to enter more than five employees, the overview that you gain with jumplists is quickly lost. To bring back that organisation, we can give each employee a number.
In order to add repeated actions you will have to follow a particular sequence. The first thing you will have to do, is to add the repeat logic itself. You can do this by clicking Actions > Repeat in the menu. For now, add a counter by the name of counter, as it basically counts the number of times that we are repeating. Press [OK]. The Actions window now shows a flow statement fenced off by two items in the list: repeat … until. Actions that you will later on insert between those two will be repeated.
In this part, you’re going to learn another trick that can be of great use in the making of models: repeats. We advise you to finish the guided tour first. It is also advisable to be familiar with model structure.
This is your one-stop-shop for all of the Basic Video Tutorials from our Guided Tour and Document Assembly. In this series you will receive an introduction to xxllnc Expertsystemen. Is this your first time using xxllnc Expertsystemen? Then the Basic Tutorial series is a good place to start.
Testing your xxllnc Expertsystemen model is relatively easy with the xxllnc Expertsystemen Runner (see Running your model). However, eventually you will want to test the model online. To do so, you need to publish it. Notice that it is possible to give your model its own layout and style - see branding for more information.
Conditions are important to understand in xxllnc Expertsystemen. They can be used for all kinds of things, such as guiding a user through a specific path or creating conditional sections in a document.
Functions basically are pre-made formulas that do a specific thing. For example, if you want to know the age of someone, you don’t need to figure out yourself how to calculate that. You can just use our age() function!
xxllnc Expertsystemen models are structured in graphs. A graph is a group of nodes that are connected to each other. Every graph has exactly one start node where it starts, but can have multiple end nodes. The nodes in their turn have the actions that make up the functionality of your model.
In xxllnc Expertsystemen, there are three options on how to show the next screen. The different options are explained below. Note that you can cycle between the three options using the Screen mode button under Layout, as shown in the picture.
xxllnc Expertsystemen is the modelling environment where you will develop your own decision tree. In the Guided Tour tutorials we will refer to xxllnc Expertsystemen as Studio.