Gekko User Manual > User manual introduction

This section describes some of the basic concepts used in Gekko. Beware that Gekko also has a user guide, which is intended as an easier introduction with less details (for new users). For new users, it is perhaps best to start with the user guide, to avoid too many details.

The present introduction contains the following sections:

•Basic concepts. An overview of some of the main capabilities and concepts of Gekko.

•Time periods. Explaining how global time and local time works.

•Databank search. Describes how databanks are searched for variables in Gekko.

•Wildcards. Explains the special rules concerning wildcards and type/frequency symbols.

•Naked list. Explains the logic of 'naked lists' like #m = a, b, c;.

•Dynamic statements. How to handle statements like x = x[-1] + 1;?

•Missing values. The logic of missing values.

•Filenames. How filenames and paths are handled in Gekko.

•Help system. Description of the in-built help system.

•Restore session. How restoring a session works.

•Under the hood. A short section on some of the main technologies/components used in Gekko.