Use the Invoke Function dialog box to assign values to the parameters named in a function you are invoking in a rule or global condition definition.
Option
| Description
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Function
| Name and description of the function being invoked.
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Return Type
| Data type of the value returned by the function.
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References section
| Lists the components that are available for use in the rule being defined.
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Show All checkbox
| When selected, all available study objects as well as their properties appear. When not selected, only the available study objects appear.
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Data tab
| The available study objects appear in a tree structure similar to the Project Explorer.
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Functions tab
| The available functions appear in a tree structure organized by class.
Note: Functions are defined in the Study Editor or Library Editor.
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Constants tab
| The available constants appear in a tree structure organized by class.
Note: Constants are defined in the Study Editor or Library Editor.
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Globals tab
| The components of the available mappings appear in a tree structure similar to the Project Explorer.
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Parameter Description section
| Lists the parameters that have been defined for the function, along with spaces in which to specify their values in the rule or global condition expression.
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Parameter
| Name of the parameter.
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Data Type
| Data type of parameter.
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Value
| Value the parameter takes in the rule or global condition expression:
- An explicit number or string.
- A study object, constant, or data series dragged in from the Data, Constants, or Globals tab of the References section.
- A function that returns a value of the required data type (for example, the GetValue() function).
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