Integrate Calculations Defined In Spreadsheets Into Java Apps
Let your users model the calculation of key values in spreadsheets, but integrate the computations natively into your Java applications. Users get familiar and versatile modelling. You get little effort, high performance, no deployment hassles, and GPL or commercial licensing.
Calculation of certain key values often varies from user to user, and over time. For example prices and shipping rates in order entry, asset valuations in portfolio management, or insurance premiums in sales force apps.
| A | B | |
| 1 | Customer Rebate | 3% |
| 2 | Article Rebate | 6% |
| 3 | Customer Category | 5 |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | Rebate | 6% =IF(B3=1.0,SUM(B1:B2),MAX(B1:B2)) |
Don’t add endless configuration options to your code for this. Use the power and familiarity of spreadsheets instead. Users model their calculations in Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc.
Using AFC your application compiles the spreadsheet files into Java classes that compute output values, then uses them with actual input values within its business logic.
The classes are plain, thread-safe, and high-performance so you can recompute the valuations of thousands of assets or the wages of thousands of employees. And for financial applications you can compile for BigDecimal instead of double.
AFC does not need Excel, OpenOffice, or a JDK to be installed, so you can deploy on any platform supported by Java. It is available under the GPL and a commercial license (details).
What now?
- Download Abacus Formula Compiler for Java.
- Try a full example with our quick start guide.
- Learn more about the goals, the design, the API, and the supported functions.