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Since the Public API is using the C3.ai suite as its back-end, it can be useful to know certain aspects of the C3.ai
suite ai suite especially if you have access to the suite documentation. The best example of this is Expression Engine Functions
which Functions which are used in various places throughout C3.ai, such as the 'filter' field of the fetch spec. These functions can
allow can allow the scientist to create much better filters to ensure only the data they need is collected through the public API.
The full documentation for Expression Engine Functions can be found here if you have credentials to access C3.ai's
documentations documentation.
A few highlights:
Simple boolean expressions like 'X < 3' and compound expressions like '(X < 3) && (Y > 2)' are supported.
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