Oracle Configurator Constraint Definition Language Guide

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Preface

Introduction

Overview of the Constraint Definition Language (CDL)

Relationships Expressed in CDL

Terminology

Syntax Notation

Principles of CDL

Before You Begin

      What Model Structure Nodes and Properties Are Participants in the Rule?

      Is the Model Structure Likely To Change Often?

      What Does the Rule Need To Do?

      What Types of Expressions Define the Relationships or Constraints You Need?

Anatomy of a Configuration Rule Written in CDL

      Rule Definition

      Rule Statements

      Comments and Whitespace

      Case Sensitivity

      Quotation Marks

Data Types

Model Example

The House Model and its Window Submodel

Example Explicit Statements

Example Iterator Statements

CDL Flexibility

      Incremental Rules

      Alternative Rule Designs

CDL Elements

CDL Statements

      Explicit Statements

      Iterator Statements

      Multiple Iterators in One Statement

Expressions

Keywords

      CONSTRAIN

      CONTRIBUTE...TO

      CONTRIBUTE...TO with Decimal Operands and BOM Option Classes or Collections

      COMPATIBLE...OF

      FOR ALL....IN

      WHERE

      COLLECT

Operators

      Predefined Operators Supported By CDL

      Operator Results

      Operator Precedence

      LIKE and NOT LIKE Operators

      Text Concatenation Operator

      COLLECT Operator

Functions

      Arithmetic

      Trigonometric

      Logical

      Set

      Text

      Hierarchy or Compound

      Function Overflows and Underflows

Operands

      References

      Model Object Identifiers

      Simple Model Node References

      Compound Model Node References Showing Context

      Property References

      Formal Parameters

      Local Variables and Data Types

      Local Variables and References

      Literals

      Numeric Literals

      Boolean Literals

      Text Literals

      Collection Literals

Separators

Comments and Whitespace

      Comments

      Whitespace and Line Terminators

CDL Formal Grammar

Notation Used in Presenting CDL Grammar

      Examples of Notation Used in Presenting CDL Grammar

Terminal Symbols

      Keyword Symbols

      Operator Symbols

      Literal Symbols

      Separator Symbols

      Identifier Symbols

      Comment Symbols

      Whitespace Symbols

Nonterminal Symbols

EBNF Source Code Definitions for CDL Terminal Symbols

CDL Validation

Validation of CDL

      The Parser

      Calling the Oracle Configurator Parser

      The Parser’s Validation Criteria

      The Compiler

      Calling the Oracle Configurator Compiler

      The Compiler’s Validation Criteria

The Input Stream to the Oracle Configurator Parser

      Unicode Characters

Name Substitution

      Name Persistency

      Ambiguity Resolution

Common Glossary for Oracle Configurator

Index