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| <TITLE>Optimization Solver component</TITLE> |
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| <META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="Niklas Nebel"> |
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| <H2>Short description of a possible Solver (optimization tool) |
| component</H2> |
| <P>A Solver component modifies a set of input cells in a spreadsheet, |
| observing the impact on result and constraint formula cells. The goal |
| is to find an optimal set of input values, for which the result is |
| minimized, maximized or approximated to a target value, while the |
| constraints remain within specified limits. There has to be a user |
| interface to select the input and result cells, constraints and |
| internal parameters. The component would then use the StarOffice API |
| to fill the input cells and read the resulting formula results. For |
| best results, a selection of algorithms (for example linear and |
| non-linear) should be available.</P> |
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