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# Insight 5 Python Developer Guide

Covered Topics

- Introduction
  Welcome to the FICO® Xpress Insight Python Developer Help.
- Getting Started
- Building a Basic Xpress Insight App
  This main section walks through the key steps in building an Xpress Insight app. They are typical of the stages through which all models progress as they are transformed into independent Xpress Insight apps.
- Fundamental Xpress Insight Concepts
  This section covers several important Xpress Insight concepts and principles.
- Developing a Python App on FICO® Platform
  When developing a Python app for FICO® Platform, you must specify the versions of Python and any other necessary packages that must be installed on the Xpress Insight worker.
- Using the View Designer and VDL to Create Custom Views
  The View Designer creates views in the View Definition Language (VDL), an extensible markup language that is a superset of HTML and follows the same syntax, along with additional elements.
- Using the JavaScript API to Create Custom Views
  The Xpress Insight JavaScript API provides another powerful means to create custom views, and access and manipulate the state of the system.
- Integrating Third-Party BI Visualizations in Custom Views
  This chapter describes how to integrate third-party business intelligence visualization tools in Xpress Insight custom views, including configuring the mirror database, and configuring and using Tableau with Xpress Insight.
- Accessing the Xpress Insight Server Using the REST API
  Xpress Insight supports a web services API for integrating with the operations provided by the Insight server.
- Custom Progress Reporting
  The Custom Progress Reporting feature in Xpress Insight apps enables progress information for scenarios placed on the shelf to be displayed while a scenario is executing.
- Advanced Topics
  This section covers several advanced Xpress Insight topics.
- Migrating from Xpress Insight 4 to Xpress Insight 5
  This chapter describes the changes that a developer may need to make to their app implementation compatible with Insight 5.

Parent Topic Xpress Insight 5 Help

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