Standard names in ELM are written using letters, numbers, and the underscore character. Most other symbols are reserved to the program for special uses.

Various places in the command line program will call for a name in "standard format". This format incorporates the names of variables, alternatives, models, nodes, and other structures directly into a single name string. Other than the primary name, which generally must come first, the names of the associated objects can appear in any order. The format will look like:

primary_name.table_name@node_or_alt_name$model_name

See Reserved Symbols for details on what symbols and names can be included in a standard name.