Returns a List<object> containing upstream data for a given type. For example:

upstreamData =
          container.GetInputDataByType(InputType="MeshingMesh")
meshFileRef = None
upstreamDataCount = upstreamData.Count
if upstreamDataCount > 0:
    meshFileRef = upstreamData[0]

Returns a Dictionary<string, List<DataReference>> holding the task's output types. For example:

outputRefs = container.GetOutputData()
meshOutputSet = outputRefs["SimulationGeneratedMesh"]
meshOutput = meshOutputSet[0]
meshOutput.TransferFile = meshFileRef

Obtains the custom data entity from a container based on the entity's name and type. If the name and type are not specified, the default ACT object is returned. This object contains the properties defined by the workflow task from the elements <propertygroup> and <property>.

entity = ACT.GetCustomEntity(container)

This query returns the value of a property defined on a custom data entity.

inputValue = ACT.GetCustomEntityPropertyValue(entity, "Input")

Users can also directly access properties off of a task object.

This command handles the setting of a custom entity's property value.

ACT.SetCustomEntityPropertyValue(entity, "Output", outputValue)

Users can also directly set properties off of a task object.

This command accesses the data model to facilitate task searches. A usage example appears in the figure at the end of this section.

ExtAPI.DataModel.GetTaskByName(taskName)

This command accesses the data model to facilitate task group searches. A usage example appears in the figure at the end of this section.

ExtAPI.DataModel.GetTaskGroupByName(taskGroupName)