The following python statistical functions are distributed with the Adapter for Python.
In the Reporting Server Synonym Editor, these functions are available when you create an expression. Right-click a measure field, point to New Expression, and click Apply Function or Advanced Expression. Click post-aggregation to gain access to the Python Statistical functions, as shown in the following image.
You can access the complete list of prerequisites when you configure the adapter by right-clicking the adapter name and clicking Prerequisites.
In the WebFOCUS Total Access Cloud, Python will be pre-installed and configured, and the required variables will be set.
PYTHON([app/]synonym, input1 [, input2 ...], output)
where:
Is the application and synonym name for the Python script.
Are the input arguments.
Is the output argument. This argument must match the name of a field in the OUTPUT_DATA segment in the Master File.
Each Python script used with the Adapter for Python must have a synonym (metadata object) that describes the input fields and output fields of the script. If a Python script contains multiple user written functions, and you want to be able to use more than one function within the script as a starting point, you must create a separate synonym for each function within the script.
The Add PYTHON to Configuration page opens, as shown in the following image.
Python is a high-level, easy to use, powerful, interpreted programming language suitable for scripting, as well as complex programming.
The Python standard library, an extensive collection of modules, implements the Python "batteries included" philosophy that gives programmers immediate access to sophisticated and robust capabilities that make it easy to write your own Python functions to be used in WebFOCUS.
