JavaScript and the Scripting API allows you to create complex functions in:
- Business Rules - business logic that can include actions, conditions, function, and libraries. For more information, refer to the Business Rules documentation here.
- Match Codes and Matching Algorithms - functionality for identifying and handling duplicate product, entity, asset, and classification objects in STEP. For more information, refer to the Matching, Linking, and Merging documentation here.
Refer to the following topics to understand how to use JavaScript within STEP:
- Java vs. JavaScript - the difference between the public Scripting API and JavaScript here.
- JavaScript Considerations - functionality that should be considered when using JavaScript here.
- JavaScript Exception Handling - proper use of 'try...catch' statements here.
- JavaScript Binds - access to STEP data using the functionality exposed in the public Java API here.
- Scripting API - access to the STEP Public Java API methods, available by clicking the Technical Documentation button on the Start Page.
Users should consider the following:
- Parallel streams are forbidden in STEP. This is because of the code complexity involved. It can be difficult for customers to control and analyze resources when looking into, e.g., performance problems. Such coding, and any associated troubleshooting efforts, are not supported by the Stibo Systems R&D team