Because asap is based on python, it easy for the user write their own scripts and functions to process data. This is highly recommended as most processing of user data could then be done in a couple of steps using a few simple user defined functions. A Python primer is beyond the scope of this userguide. See the asap home pages for a scripting tutorial or the main python website for comprehensive documentation.
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/computing/software/asap/tutorials http://www.python.org/doc/Introduction.html