How is a Matrix linked to a Calculation Procedure?

How is a Matrix linked to a Calculation Procedure?

• A. Adding a Matrix Lookup Calculation Step to the Calculation Procedure
• B. Dragging the Matrix Name from the Matrices palette
• C. Entering the Matrix Name in the Calculation Procedure's Matrix attribute
• D. None of the above

Answer: (A)

A Matrix is linked to a Calculation Procedure by adding a Matrix Lookup Calculation Step that references that Matrix. Calculation Procedures execute a sequence of steps, and to use a Matrix’s data during those calculations, you insert a Matrix Lookup Calculation Step and configure it to point to the Matrix. This step pulls in the matrix data at run time and provides outputs for subsequent steps to use. Dragging the Matrix from the Matrices palette or entering the matrix name in a separate attribute doesn’t establish the actual, executable linkage inside the procedure, so those actions don’t accomplish the integration. None of the above isn’t correct because the Matrix Lookup Calculation Step is indeed the mechanism to connect a Matrix to the Calculation Procedure.

A Matrix is linked to a Calculation Procedure by adding a Matrix Lookup Calculation Step that references that Matrix. Calculation Procedures execute a sequence of steps, and to use a Matrix’s data during those calculations, you insert a Matrix Lookup Calculation Step and configure it to point to the Matrix. This step pulls in the matrix data at run time and provides outputs for subsequent steps to use. Dragging the Matrix from the Matrices palette or entering the matrix name in a separate attribute doesn’t establish the actual, executable linkage inside the procedure, so those actions don’t accomplish the integration. None of the above isn’t correct because the Matrix Lookup Calculation Step is indeed the mechanism to connect a Matrix to the Calculation Procedure.