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FlexPro Documentation 2025

origin

Read access to the origin of a data object. Read/write access to the origin of the current formula or FlexPro data.

Syntax

DataObject.origin

or

Data.origin

or

this.origin = origin

or

Data.origin = Origin

The syntax of the origin property consists of the following elements:

Element

Description

DataObject

The data object being accessed. Use this to access the current formula.

Data

A flexpro.Data object to which header information of the data object from which it originates is assigned.

Origin

String with the origin of the data object.

Available In

FlexPro Professional, Developer Suite

Remarks

Write access to the header information of a data object is only permitted for the formula in which the Python code is located. Instead of using write access, you should preferably edit the attribute on the General tab of the Properties dialog box.

Examples

this.origin

Returns in a string that describes the origin of the current formula.

flexpro.object(r’\DataSet’).origin

Returns a string that describes the origin of a data set in the root folder.