HOW-TO
Getting Started
AIMMS Basics
Overview: Create a reliable and successful AIMMS application
Keyboard shortcuts for AIMMS
Share an AIMMS Project
Add AIMMS Libraries
Encrypt Projects to Protect Intellectual Property
Overview: Model Sources, Version Control and aimmspack Files
Program Settings
Export Code to Another Project
Display Line Numbers in the Editor
Change Syntax Highlighting and Display Options
Set Encoding Format
Adjust Engine and Solver Settings
Licensing
Transfer a Developer License to Another Machine
Resolve License Error: Nodelock file is read-only
Resolve License Issues
Register Named Users in Network License Manager
Install and Configure a Network License
Migrate the AIMMS PRO License Server
How to link a solver to AIMMS
Activate Machine Nodelock Offline
AIMMS Developer
Data Connection
Databases
Link an SQLite Database to a Project
Install Side-by-Side Drivers
Connection string for Access database files
Write Selected Database Tables
Adapt model when linked database table is modified
Exchange data with the AIMMS Cloud Platform
Excel and CSV
AIMMS Excel Library - AXLL
Read Columns of Data from Excel
Read and Write CSV Files
Other Functions
Create Email Templates
Overview: Email Client Library
Create an External Function with Visual Studio
Exchange Data with External Source
Run Executable Files
Run Batch Commands with AIMMS Command Line Tool
Link AIMMS with Tableau
Convert JSON to XML
Connect AIMMS with Gurobi
Data for Optimization Libaries
Overview: Linking to AIMMS
HTTP Library
Overview: HTTP Client Library
Extract Data from an XML File
Extract XML File from a Server with the HTTP Library
Retrieve Geographic Data with Google Maps API
Retrieve Geographic coordinates with Google Maps API
Extract Photos Using the Flickr API
Convert Audio File with IBM API
Use the IBM Image Recognition API
Mathematical Modeling
Adapt Solve Procedure with Callbacks for GMP
Color a Map with Constraint Programming
Use Constraint Programming to Solve ROGO Puzzle
Optimize Shift Schedules
Reduce the Time Window for Scheduling Jobs
Optimize Scheduling for Project Planning
Use a Multi-Objective Approach
Minimize Objective Containing a
min
Operator
Model Variables with Limited Values
Various (integer) linear modeling tricks
Model a Rounded Variable
Debug an Infeasible Model
Speed Up MIP Solve
Initialize MIP Solution
AIMMS Language
AIMMS Language Basics
Standardize Random Data in Distribution Functions
Using LoopCount instead of explicit counting parameter in loops
Solve in a Loop
Overview: Set, Subset, Index and Element Parameter
Local Binding vs. Default Binding
Model category mapping of items
Create Infinite Set Values
Handling of Integer Sets and Operators
Select Constraints and Variables for a Math Program Declaration
Monitor Identifiers for Changes
Multiple indices for a set
Overview: types of Set
Convert string to numerical value
Overview:
NBest
Operator
Remove elements from a set
Write and Read AIMMS Data in Text Format
Interrupt Execution During a Single Statement
Generate random numbers
Overview: Calendars in AIMMS
Get Name of an AIMMS Case
Check Computations with Units of Measurement
Localize Units of Measurement per User
Save a Case from an AIMMS Procedure
Identify differences
Execution Efficiency
Analyze Long Execution Time
Measure Execution Time
Optimize Execution Time
Reduce Memory Usage
Investigate Memory in Use
Monitor Memory Usage and Leaks
Libraries
Test Driven Development using the AIMMSUnitTest Library
Retrieve Value of Dynamic Identifier
Repeat Data with Model Query and Model Edit
Use Formulas as Data
Solvers
Change the Frequency of Progress Updates
Retrieve Solver Log Files in AIMMS Developer
Retrieve Solver Log Files in AIMMS PRO
Overview: Generated Mathematical Programs
Set Stop Criteria for Math Programs
Generate Multiple Solutions with CP Optimizer
Use Alternative MIP Solutions with CPLEX Solution Pool
Automatic Benders’ decomposition
Solve with Benders Decomposition in CPLEX
Solve with Lazy Constraints
Debug Infeasible or Unbounded Results
Analyze Infeasible Nonlinear Problems
Change the Default Solvers Used
Create Local Solver Configuration
Solve MINLP problems with AOA
Check if variable values satisfy constraints
Use a Multi-Objective Approach
Tune CPLEX Options from AIMMS
Solve in parallel with Asynchronous Solver Sessions
Error Handling
Get Log Files
Get More Log Information
Handle errors and warnings
Customize Settings for Errors and Warnings
Identify error
Application UI
UI Features
Create Forms in WebUI
Zoom and Scroll in a Gantt Chart
Enable the Page Manager
Change Views of 2D Charts in a WinUI Page
Add Compressed Files for User Download
Using Sidepanels with the Old WebUI Theme
Selecting Pages for Workflow Panels
Combine Bar Chart and Line Chart
Styling
Change Widget Styles with CSS
Change Hover and Select Effects for WebUI Charts
Display an On/Off Switch in Widgets
Add a Custom Startup Image in WinUI
Align Objects in WinUI
Deployment
PRO Basics
Size AIMMS PRO Server Hardware
Create PRO User Groups
Overview: Best Practices for Operating AIMMS PRO
Investigate Behavior of AIMMS PRO Job
Investigate state server session
Control Folder Operations in PRO Storage
Deploy an Application on AIMMS PRO
Develop Multi-Platform Applications
Keep WebUI Active During Solve
Change AIMMS PRO account
Number of running and pending solver sessions
Migrate PRO Server to Another Machine
Cloud Platform Basics
Exchange data with the AIMMS Cloud Platform
Client-Server Communication
Troubleshoot Unresponsive Applications
Send and Receive Messages
Reduce Exchange Between Client Session and Server Session
Upload and Download Files on AIMMS PRO
Secure File Access
Load Server Session Results Manually
Use the Progress Window in WebUI
Show Intermediate Solutions
Interrupt the Server Session
Communicate Data Changes in WebUI
AIMMS PRO API
Start a Job via PRO API using Java
Start a Job via PRO API using C#
Schedule Regular Jobs
Collaborative Data Management (CDM)
Install CDM Service
Log CDM
Software Evolution
Convert a GAMS Model to an AIMMS Model
Overview: Deprecation of Compound Sets
Prepare for the Deprecation of Compound Sets
Convert Files from DAT to DATA
Using UNICODE in maintained AIMMS applications
Upgrade WebUI Page Actions
Upgrade Old WebUI Maps
Upgrade an AIMMS PRO Installation
Check Version Dependencies for AIMMS Developer and AIMMS PRO
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Collaborative Data Management (CDM)
Collaborative Data Management (CDM)
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This section offers guidance on installing and using CDM.
Install CDM Service
Log CDM
Last Updated: February, 2020
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