Scripting

Script Tree

The script tree is intended to facilitate working with scripts. There you will find predefined functions and examples, which can be used by double-clicking on the cursor.

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Data

Here you can find all data sources created in the Explorer as well as the characteristic functions.

For example, a time data source contains functions such as “Format” or “Lua Date”. Via “Format” the date can be changed analogous to the format function of a control, as described here.

Variable

Here you can find all variables and lists created in the Explorer, as well as their characteristic functions.

For example, for a variable of type Number the corresponding “to String” function.

Dataflows

Here you can find all dataflows created in the Explorer as well as the characteristic functions.

For example, the previously aggregated column of a dataflow can be called here.

Screens

Here you can find all controls created on the screen that have a control name, as well as the functions characteristic of the control.

Resources

Here you will find all resources created in the Explorer, as well as their characteristic functions

Timer (Timer script only)

Here you will find relevant functions for the timer

Types

Here you can find functions for visibility or coloring of controls.

Runtime

Functions for the Peakboard Runtime.

Functions

Standard functions included in the script editor. With the help of the script Global Functions you can create your own functions at any time.

Peakboard

Enables output to the log of the Peakboard Runtime using peakboard.log(), for example.

Control

Includes a simplified function to make a control visible or invisible.

Date

Here you can find common functions to work with a date or time. However, these functions do NOT replace the time data source. Rather, they extend the range of preconfigured functions for time manipulation.

String

These functions are mostly used when it comes to filtering certain text values within a Dataflow.

Math

Contains some functions for handling numbers. For example, the “To number” function can be used to convert a number from the String datatype to the Number datatype.

SQL

The functions listed here are mainly used for writing to SQL.

SAP

The functions listed here are mainly used for writing to SAP.

Mail

Here you will find preconfigured functions for sending e-mails via the Peakboard.

Brush

Function to color something using a hex code.

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