App Development & Publishing

To prepare an AIMMS project for use on the AIMMS Cloud Platform, perform the following steps:

• Add the AIMMS PRO Client and GUI libraries to your project.

• Modify the procedures that need to be executed on the server side.

• Add an action to your GUI that opens the Request Manager page.

• Create a .aimmspack file and publish it to the Cloud via the Portal, as described in Apps (AIMMS Application Management).

Each of these steps is described in the sections below. In addition, we describe the additional features offered by the AIMMS PRO framework that allow you to create customized workflows between your client application and a server-side session executing your (optimization) requests.

• Getting the latest AIMMS Releases on AIMMS Cloud Platform
  • How it works
• Adding PRO Libraries to your Project
  • Install AIMMS PRO System libraries
  • Downloading the AIMMS PRO Client library
• Basic AIMMS Cloud Workflow
  • Basic Usage
  • Other Workflows
  • Modify Procedures
  • Displaying the Request Manager
  • Create a .aimmspack File and Publish
• AIMMS Cloud and Data Management
  • Where to Locate Data
  • Cloud Data Considerations
  • PRO Central Storage
  • PRO User Cases
  • PRO Shared Cases
  • Central Case URLs
  • Checking Files and Folders in PRO Storage
  • Transferring Files
  • Manipulating PRO Files and Folders
  • Access Rights
  • Using a Database
• Advanced AIMMS Cloud Workflows
  • Determining the Application State to Transfer
    • Specifying Case Content
    • Optional action to be taken after case load
    • Saving Log Files
  • Advanced Usage of pro::DelegateToServer
    • pro::DelegateToServer arguments
    • Timing out Requests
    • Timed-out Sessions
    • Asynchronous…
    • …Versus Blocking
    • Using a Shared Input Case
    • Distributing Work
    • Overriding the License Profile
    • Adjusting the Job Priority
    • Scheduling a Session in the Future
  • Communication Between client-side and Server-side Sessions
    • Bidirectional Communication Between Sessions
    • Current Session Info
    • Message Flags
    • Waiting for Messages
  • Using Messages in Your PRO Applications
    • Implementing a Message Bus
    • Creating a Queue
    • Connecting to a Queue
    • Communicating the Queue to Other Users
    • Sending Messages
  • The PRO Progress Window
    • Preparing the Use of the PRO Progress Window
    • Opening the PRO Progress Window
    • Implemented Using Messages
  • Using Solver leases instead of DelegateToServer
    • Solver lease concepts
    • Limits and best practice
    • Specifying the solve using solver leases
• Debugging Cloud-enabled Projects
  • Connecting With the Cloud
  • Opening the Project
  • Logging on
  • Debugging the Client Session
  • Server-side Session Debugging is Hard
  • Server-side Debugging in Developer Mode
  • Debugging a Server-side Session