Design Export

This node extracts designs from a design container if the IDesigns or IMDBPath (monitoring database file *.omdb) input slot is connected and exports it as CSV format, JSON format, or as a Spreadsheet file.

CSV Format

The format of the exported *.csv files is:

The first line consists of # (design id), parameter names, response names, and criteria names. It is similar to the content of the design table.
All other lines contain the corresponding values for each design.
Values are separated by the delimiter value chosen in the CSV settings (tabs are selected by default).

JSON Format

The format of the exported *.json file is dependent on the following export settings:

Checkbox	When Selected	When Cleared
Use legacy mode	There is no extra section for dimension names, design values and names are exported side-by-side.	Dimension names are exported separately from design values. Along with design container values, design_status is exported, containing design_id, feasible state, design status, and the pareto_design flag for each design.
Use prettified mode	JSON is exported in a more readable format with line breaks and indentations.	JSON is exported in one line.

Spreadsheet File

The format of the exported *.ods, *.xls or *.xlsx file is:

The first row consists of # (design id), parameter names, response names, and criteria names. It is similar to the content of the design table.
All other rows contain the corresponding values for each design.
Values are placed separately in cells.
Sheet is named Sheet1 by default. There is no option to change this.

Additional Options

To access the options shown in the following table, click Show additional options.

Option	Description
Auto-save behavior	Select one of the following options: No auto-save Actor execution finished The project, including the database, is auto-saved (depending on defined interval) after calculating this node/system (either when the calculation succeeds or fails). By default, No auto-save is selected.
Retry execution	When selected, retries a node execution if it failed. Set the following options: Number of retries: Maximum number of retry attempts. Delay between attempts: Time in milliseconds between each retry attempt.

Option

Description

Auto-save behavior

Select one of the following options:

No auto-save
Actor execution finished

The project, including the database, is auto-saved (depending on defined interval) after calculating this node/system (either when the calculation succeeds or fails).

By default, No auto-save is selected.

Retry execution

When selected, retries a node execution if it failed. Set the following options:

Number of retries: Maximum number of retry attempts.
Delay between attempts: Time in milliseconds between each retry attempt.

Slots

Slot Name	Slot Type		Data Type	Description	Connection Required
Slot Name	In	Out	Data Type	Description	Connection Required
CSVDelimiter	x			Delimiter for data of CSV file. This can be a character, space, or tab separating the elements in each line.	x
MDBPath	x			Path location of the file which is to be extracted.	x
OutPath	x			Optional path of the csv file. Default "out.csv"
Design	x			A design to be exported.
Designs	x			Container of designs to be exported.
OutPath		x		Path of the extracted csv file.