API Changelog

Synthesis API Version 10 is now available. The following is a summary of the changes from Version 9.

Major Changes

• We've added several new methods to the Repository class and organized them according to the object type they apply to. This means that existing methods in the class have also been moved to the appropriate sections. For example, Repository.GetAllModels() is now Repository.Model.GetAllModels(); similarly, Repository.ImportBlockSimXMLFile is now Repository.BlockSim.ImportBlockSimXMLFile, etc. The Version 9 methods still exist so your code is not broken, but they are deprecated and may be removed in future versions of the API.
• In Version 9, you had to get all of a single resource (e.g., all models) from a repository before you could update a single one. In the latest version, we've added new methods that allow you to get just a single resource from the repository and update it.

Minor Changes

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What's New

Here's a complete list of all new functionality available in the latest version.

New methods in the Repository Class

Name	Description
Repository.Model.GetModel	Returns a cModel object that represents a given model resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the model does not exist or is not in the current project.
Model.IsModelUsed	Checks whether the model is used by other items in the project. Returns a Boolean value; when true, indicates that the model is in use.
Model.DeleteModel	Deletes an unused model from the current project. Throws an exception if the model is in use. Returns a Boolean value; when true, indicates a successful deletion.
URD.GetURD	Returns a cURD object that represents a given URD resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the URD does not exist or is not in the current project.
Variables.GetVariable	Returns a cVariable object that represents a given variable resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the variable does not exist or is not in the current project.
Task.GetCorrectiveTask	Returns a cCorrectiveTask object that represents a given corrective task resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the task does not exist or is not in the current project.
Task.GetScheduledTask	Returns a cScheduledTask object that represents a given scheduled task resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the task does not exist or is not in the current project.
Crew.GetCrew	Returns a cCrew object that represents a given crew resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the crew does not exist or is not in the current project.
Pool.GetPool	Returns a cPool object that represents a given spare part pool resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the spare part pool does not exist or is not in the current project.
Action.GetAllActionsDictionary	Returns a dictionary object that contains all available action resources in the current project. The dictionary syntax is Dictionary(Of Integer, cAction), where the ID numbers are the keys and the cAction objects that represent the action resources are the associated values. (.NET only)
Action.GetAction	Returns a cAction object that represents a given action resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the action does not exist or is not in the current project.
Control.GetAllXfmeaControlsDictionary	Returns a dictionary object that contains all available Xfmea controls in the current project. The dictionary syntax is Dictionary (Of Integer, cXfmeaControl), where the ID numbers are the keys and the cXfmeaControl objects that represent the controls are the associated values. (.NET only)
Control.GetAllXfmeaControls	Returns an array of cXfmeaControl objects that represent the Xfmea controls in the current project.
Control.AddXfmeaControl	Adds a new Xfmea control to the current project. Returns a Boolean value; when true, indicates a successful save.
Control.UpdateXfmeaControl	Updates the properties of a given control resource in the current project. Returns a Boolean value; when true, indicates a successful update.
Control.GetXfmeaControl	Returns a cXfmeaControl object that represents a given control resource in the current project. Returns nothing if the control does not exist or is not in the current project.
XFRACAS.XFRACASCommandTimeout	Gets or sets the wait time before terminating the attempt to execute an XFRACAS command.
XFRACAS.AddSystemMetric1	This can be used to insert reported run hours and the date of the reported run hours.
XFRACAS.AddSystemMetric2	This can be used to insert reported run hours, number of starts, and the date.
XFRACAS.AddSystemMetric3	This can be used to insert reported run hours, number of starts, kw run hours, and the date.