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 # PublishedParameter

 Last update: 16.07.2026 

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### *class* compolyx.PublishedParameter(name, parent, source\_object=None, source\_property='', user\_script='', category='input', acp\_type=None, description='', lower\_limit=None, upper\_limit=None, cyclic=False, float\_list=\[\], string\_list=\[\], unbound\_value=None)

Represents parameters which are linked to the Ansys Workbench application.

### Attributes

NameDescription[`PublishedParameter.acp_type`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.acp_type.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.acp_type)ACP parameter type.[`PublishedParameter.ansys_type`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.ansys_type.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.ansys_type)ANSYS parameter type where ACP parameter is mapped to.[`PublishedParameter.category`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.category.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.category)Should be one of: input, unbound\_input, output or expression\_output.[`PublishedParameter.cyclic`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.cyclic.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.cyclic)Whether a float value is cyclic or not.[`PublishedParameter.description`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.description.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.description)A human-readable description of the linked parameter.[`PublishedParameter.enabled`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.enabled.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.enabled)Indicates whether the object is enabled.[`PublishedParameter.float_list`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.float_list.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.float_list)A list of possible values for a float.[`PublishedParameter.is_dict_item`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.is_dict_item.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.is_dict_item)Indicates whether the object is an item in a dictionary.[`PublishedParameter.is_list_item`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.is_list_item.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.is_list_item)Indicates whether the object is an item of a list.[`PublishedParameter.link_path`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.link_path.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.link_path)Root path of the current node in the tree for links to this object.[`PublishedParameter.lower_limit`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.lower_limit.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.lower_limit)The lower limit for numeric values.[`PublishedParameter.name`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.name.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.name)Name of the object.[`PublishedParameter.parent`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.parent.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.parent)Parent object in the tree.[`PublishedParameter.root_path`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.root_path.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.root_path)Root path of the current node in the tree.[`PublishedParameter.source_object`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.source_object.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.source_object)[`PublishedParameter.source_property`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.source_property.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.source_property)[`PublishedParameter.string_list`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.string_list.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.string_list)A list of possible values.[`PublishedParameter.unit`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.unit.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.unit)The unit associated with the actual parameter value.[`PublishedParameter.upper_limit`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.upper_limit.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.upper_limit)The upper limit for numeric values.[`PublishedParameter.user_script`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.user_script.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.user_script)[`PublishedParameter.value`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.value.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.value)The current parameter value.[`PublishedParameter.wb_value`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.wb_value.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.wb_value)The parameter value as it is represented in the ANSYS workbench.### Methods

NameDescription[`PublishedParameter.find_parent`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.find_parent.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.find_parent)(type)Steps up the tree and returns the first parent with given type.[`PublishedParameter.get_source_str`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.get_source_str.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.get_source_str)()Returns the active source string.[`PublishedParameter.serialize`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.serialize.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.serialize)()Serialize to Python string.[`PublishedParameter.update`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.update.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.update)()[`PublishedParameter.user_script_default`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.user_script_default.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.user_script_default)()[`PublishedParameter.visit`](compolyx.PublishedParameter.visit.md#compolyx.PublishedParameter.visit)(visitor)Walk through the tree and let the visitor perform action on every descendant node.