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App Resource Files

Three categories of resource files can be provided for the model: model resources, client resources, and app attachments.

Resources can be included in a new app by loading an app zip file. Resource files can be updated in place from within FICO® Xpress Workbench.

Model Resources

Model resources are made accessible to the model during the execution of a scenario. These resources are copied to the working directory of the executing model and can be accessed by the standard data access functions of the model.
Note Non-default security settings for an execution worker may prevent model resources from being accessed by the model. Model resources can be flagged in the companion file as available only during the scenario load phase, which can then be used to avoid transferring large data files to the execution worker for subsequent runs.

User Interface Resources

User interface resources, also known as client resources, define the user interface for the app. They are typically HTML and JavaScript or VDL source files used to view and interact with scenario data.

App Attachments

App attachments are files that are associated with the app and that are end user visible and editable through the app attachments dialog in the web client. They can be provided in the initial app ZIP file, and they can be created and modified via the Web Client and Xpress Workbench. The Mosel module mminsight and the Python package xpressinsight provide procedures for retrieving app resources and copying them into the working directory of the executing model so that they can be accessed using the standard data access functions of Mosel and Python.