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7.7.0 Function Manager Overview
The Function Manager window provides information about the specialized calculations that are used for
material testing. Application-supplied functions are read-only. However, you can add, delete, and edit
user-defined (custom) functions.
Filter
You can open the Function Manager window within several contexts. For example, in the Multipurpose Elite
application, you can click the Function Manager button from the Specimen Geometry Editor. You can
right-click Test Definition in the Explorer. In the Fatigue Analyzer application, you can click the Function
Manager button on the toolbar.
The application filters the entries in the Function Manager window according to the context. For example,
when you access the Function Manager window in the Multipurpose Elite application from the Specimen
Geometry Editor, only geometry-specific functions appear in the table. You do not see those same functions
when you click the Function Manager button on the toolbar in the Fatigue Analyzer application.
Sort
You can sort entries presented in the Function Manager window based on any of the column headings. Click
the column heading to rearrange the rows. Click again to reverse the order based on the same column.
Define
Functions are defined in the Edit Function window using the Python programming language. Functions can
be simple or complex, based on the instructions you add for the function.
Function availability
Functions are available first from where they are created. Functions created in the Specimen Geometry Editor
are available through the domain, but are not available in the test definition. To make functions that were
created in the Specimen Geometry Editor become available in the test definition, click Update All in the
Function window. Once the functions are in the test definition, any tests run from that point are in the test
runs. In the analysis applications, the functions are included in the analysis definition, and you can also create
additional functions for analysis runs.
Properties
Function Manager Properties
Description Item
Specify a name to identify the function. The name cannot contain spaces,
begin with a number, or contain special characters. All user-defined functions
must follow Python naming rules. Function Name
List the arguments of the function. Arguments
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