The ability to reference datapoints from within a Groovy script associated to a complex datapoint.
Summary: Steve McGarry, Steve McGarry, discusses the need for referencing existing datapoint values within a Groovy script in a module collection. This capability would allow for more detailed custom post-processing, enhancing the module's functionality without changing the collection script to avoid increasing support complexities. Current constraints limit data manipulation to using expressions, which lack adequate scope.
We have several use cases where we would greatly benefit from the ability to reference existing datapoint values returned from a module collection, from within a Groovy script configured for a complex datapoint.
Being able to perform additional custom post-processing functions to augment an existing modules capabilities would provide an extra level of granularity to manipulate data that is already collected periodically. Using expressions does not provide enough scope to manipulate data.
The only way to do this currently would be modifying the collection script to export another datapoint. This however raises support complexities...
