Manual Layout

So far the manual has given a basic introduction to the FICO Xpress Optimization Suite. The reader should be able to start the Console Optimizer command line tool and have the license verified correctly. They should also be able to enter some common commands used in Console Optimizer (e.g., READPROB and LPOPTIMIZE) and get help on command usage using the Console Optimizer help functionality.

The remainder of this manual is divided into two parts. These are the first chapters up to but not including Chapter Console and Library Functions and the remaining chapters from Chapter Console and Library Functions.

The first part of the manual, beginning with Chapter Basic Usage, provides a brief overview of common Optimizer usage, introducing the various routines available and setting them in the typical context they are used. This is followed in Chapter Problem Types by a brief overview of the types of problems that the FICO Xpress Optimizer can be used to solve. Chapter Solution Methods provides a description of the solution methods and some of the more frequently used parameters for controlling these methods along with some ideas of how they may be used to enhance the solution process. Finally, Chapter Advanced Usage details some more advanced topics in Optimizer usage.

The second half of the manual is the main reference section. Chapter Console and Library Functions details all functions in both the Console and Advanced Modes alphabetically. Chapters Control Parameters and Problem Attributes then provide a reference for the various controls and attributes, followed by a list of Optimizer error and return codes in Chapter Return Codes and Error Messages. A description of several of the file formats is provided in Appendix Log and File Formats.