Global

A global is a value that exists in the project but is not necessarily connected to a specific component. The global can be used, for example in Excel calculations and influence the calculation of an Excel indicator. A global is similar to an attribute but for the entire project rather than for a specific component. The name of the global is also the global ID that can be used in queries.

Global uses

Globals can be used, broadly speaking, to store and recall values. The most common application of this is in combination with excel sheets. Using TQL, the value of a global can be loaded into an excel sheet and used in calculations. The values of globals can also be set using TQL from excels. Globals can also be used to directly influence the budget of a specific stakeholder. Lastly, globals can be made visible in the 3D Visualization.

Properties of globals

A global is always made up of a name and a number. Based on the purpose of the global the number represents an amount or a value which is specified by the name.

Output

By using a SELECT_GLOBAL_WHERE_NAME_IS_GLOBALID query you can obtain the value of a global. This global's value can then be used in Excel calculations. It is also possible to connect the global to the budget of a specific stakeholder to directly influence the budget during a session. Positive values increase the budget, while negative values decrease it.

Input

There are 4 ways that a global's value can be set:

Each global has a starting value. At the start of a session, the global is set to this value.
A global can be updated using a TQL update statement, of the form UPDATE_GLOBAL_WHERE_NAME_IS_X.
A global's value can be changed by making use of a SET_GLOBAL_VALUE event.
A global can be directly linked to a TQL select statement, by setting the TQL property to a valid query.

Most methods are one-time updates. However, linking a global to a TQL select query or using a TQL update statement in Excel causes continuous updates every calculation cycle, overwriting singular actions like events.