Overview of databank package functions

Iris uses the standard Matlab structures (struct objects) as databanks that can store any types of data. The +databank package provides several functions to automate and streamline some of the most frequent data handling tasks.

Categorical list of functions

Creating, converting, importing, and exporting databanks

Function	Description
databank.toSheet	Save databank of time series to a XLSX or CSV file
databank.fromSheet	Load databank of time series from a XLSX or CSV file
databank.fromArray	Create a time series databank from a numeric array
databank.toArray	Create numeric array from time series data
databank.fromCSV	Create databank by loading CSV file
databank.toCSV	Write databank to CSV file
databank.withEmpty	Create databank with empty time series

Getting and visualizing information about databanks

Function	Description
databank.fieldNames	List of databank field names as a row vector of strings
databank.list	List databank fields adding date range to time series fields
databank.range	Find a range that encompasses the ranges of all or selected databank time series
databank.spy	Visualize availability of databank time series observations

Processing databanks

Function	Description
databank.addMissingFields	Create fields missing from a list, and assign them a default value
databank.apply	Apply function to a selection of databank fields
databank.batch	Execute batch job within databank
databank.clip	Clip all time series in databank to a new range
databank.copy	Copy fields of source databank to target databank
databank.eval	Evaluate an expression within a databank context
databank.filterFields	Get the names of databank fields that pass name or value tests
databank.merge	Merge two or more databanks
databank.retrieveColumns	Retrieve selected columns from databank fields

Creating and manipulating model databanks

Function	Description
databank.forModel	Create model specific databank
databank.minusControl	Create simulation-minus-control database
databank.plusControl	Create simulation-plus-control database