Understand how Cord turns your data and assumptions into reusable results.
A function is saved business logic. It reads data, applies rules, and produces results you can rerun or use in an app. For example, a demand planning function can total each buyer’s target GPU hours and apply a growth assumption.
Term
Meaning
Example
Function
The logic and its version.
Sum target GPU hours by buyer.
Data setup
Saved sources and default input values. Shown as Saved inputs in the function header.
Demand Opportunity, Capacity Buyer, and a demand factor of 1.
Run
One execution with a record of its inputs and results.
Run with a demand factor of 1.1.
Output
A result from a run, such as a table or value.
Target and adjusted GPU hours for each buyer.
A function can read your ontology or outputs from other functions. Inputs let you change assumptions without rewriting its logic.
Demand planning summary and its output in US Compute Inc.
Ontology data + inputs → function run → saved outputs → apps or other functionsApps use these outputs for tables, charts, and decisions. Audit explains how output fields are derived and traces them to source properties.
