Abstract: A system and method identifies a set of operations or tasks, such as functions, of a programming system or technical computing environment based on a selection of input data. The technical computing environment may have a plurality of operations that may be called and executed. The operations may operate on one or more input arguments that may need to satisfy certain constraints. Upon selection of input data, a matching engine may classify the input data, and compare the classifications of the input data to the input argument constraints of a plurality of operations. The matching engine may identify those operations whose input argument constraints are satisfied by the selected input data, as well as those operations whose input argument constraints are not satisfied by the selected input data. The matching and non-matching operations may be provided to an action unit, which may be configured to perform some task or action with regard to some or all of the operations.

Abstract: A computer-readable storage media for storing computer-executable instructions executable by processing logic causes the processing logic to receive data in a first format for conversion to a second format different than the first format, wherein the data includes information having a first type and information having a second type and display the data in the first format via a graphical interface. One or more translation rules are received relating to processing the information having the first type or the information having the second type. The one or more translation rules are pre-applied to the data in the first format. Effects of the pre-applied rules on the displayed data are displayed via the graphical interface. The data in the first format is converted to the data in the second format based on the one or more translation rules.

Abstract: A computer-readable storage media for storing computer-executable instructions executable by processing logic causes the processing logic to receive data in a first format for conversion to a second format different than the first format, wherein the data includes information having a first type and information having a second type and display the data in the first format via a graphical interface. One or more translation rules are received relating to processing the information having the first type or the information having the second type. The one or more translation rules are pre-applied to the data in the first format. Effects of the pre-applied rules on the displayed data are displayed via the graphical interface. The data in the first format is converted to the data in the second format based on the one or more translation rules.

Abstract: A method of diagnosing a malfunction of a process control system which includes at least one closed loop control loop comprising measuring a histogram of tracking error of the control loop, determining distortion of the tracking error relative to a Gaussian distribution, and indicating a malfunction in the process in the event a deviation from the Gaussian distribution of the tracking error exceeds predetermined limits.