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In an example, a method comprises defining an object comprising a plurality of discrete components, each of which comprises a set of discrete formulas having a predefined order. The method initiates an evaluation of each discrete component by looping over each formula of that discrete component to produce a result set according to the predefined order by evaluating without specifying a dimensionality to produce the result set with a single row, or evaluating the formula with a specified dimensionality to produce the result set with a plurality of rows. The method displays a calculation user interface, determines that an action exists that is associated with at least one formula of at least one discrete component, displays a user-selectable element corresponding to the action, and automatically pauses computation of at least a portion of the evaluation until input selecting the user-selectable element is received.