2.3.3.1.117. NXprocess

Status:

base class, extends NXobject

Description:

The :ref:`NXprocess` class describes an operation used to ...

The NXprocess class describes an operation used to process data as part of an analysis workflow, providing information such as the software used, the date of the operation, the input parameters, and the resulting data.

Symbols:

No symbol table

Groups cited:

NXdata, NXnote, NXparameters

Structure:

program: (optional) NX_CHAR

Name of the program used

sequence_index: (optional) NX_POSINT

Sequence index of processing, for determining the order of ...

Sequence index of processing, for determining the order of multiple NXprocess steps. Starts with 1.

version: (optional) NX_CHAR

Version of the program used

date: (optional) NX_DATE_TIME

Date and time of processing.

NOTE: (optional) NXnote

The note will contain information about how the data was ...

The note will contain information about how the data was processed or anything about the data provenance. The contents of the note can be anything that the processing code can understand, or simple text.

The name will be numbered to allow for ordering of steps.

PARAMETERS: (optional) NXparameters

Parameters used in performing the data analysis.

DATA: (optional) NXdata

The data resulting from the operation.

Hypertext Anchors

List of hypertext anchors for all groups, fields, attributes, and links defined in this class.

NXDL Source:

https://github.com/FAIRmat-NFDI/nexus_definitions/tree/fairmat/base_classes/NXprocess.nxdl.xml