Difference between revisions of "Adding a dimension to a variable"

 
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1. Drag an index node, drop it a few inches on top of ‘car type’ index node. Type ‘Year’
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*Drag and drop another index node in the diagram
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*Type ‘Year’ for the index title
  
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[[Image:Diagram Car cost1.1.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Diagram Car cost1.1.jpg]]
  
2. Click on the key icon. Select ‘Description’ from the attribute popup menu.
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*Click on the key icon. Select ‘Description’ from the attribute popup menu.
  
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[[Image:Car cost Description.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Car cost Description.jpg]]
  
3. Type ‘Year of ownership’, press alt+enter. Select ‘Definition’ from the popup menu.
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*Type ‘Year of ownership’
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*Press alt+enter.
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*Select ‘Definition’ from the popup menu.
  
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[[Image:Car cost Definition.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Car cost Definition.jpg]]
  
4. Select ‘List’ from the expr popup menu. First cell is entered as 1, press Enter key twice to have 3 cells with appropriate nos.
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*Select ‘List’ from the expr popup menu.
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*First cell is entered as 1, press Enter key twice to have 3 cells with appropriate nos.
  
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[[Image:List Year.jpg]]
 
[[Image:List Year.jpg]]
  
5. Select ‘Maintenance cost’.
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*Select ‘Maintenance cost’.
  
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[[Image:Diagram Car cost1.2.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Diagram Car cost1.2.jpg]]
  
6. Click on the ‘Edit table’ button. Edit table window should come up. Click on the ‘index’ icon.
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*Click on the ‘Edit table’ button that shows on the attribute pane.
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*Click on the ‘indexes’ icon to bring up Indexes window
  
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[[Image:Edit table Maintenance cost.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Edit table Maintenance cost.jpg]]
  
7. Select ‘Year’ in the index lists. Click arrow >>, then press ‘ok’.
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*Double click ‘Year’ from the index lists.
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*Press ‘ok’ button.
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'''Expected: Edit table of Maintenance cost is now indexed by Year for the columns and Car type for rows '''
  
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[[Image:Indexes Year.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Indexes Year.jpg]]
  
8. Click on the 2nd column change units to ‘1500’ press arrow down key, type ‘2600’. Click on the 3rd column, enter ‘1700’ press arrow down key, enter ‘3000’.  Click the check button.
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*Click on column 2 row header small car
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*Change cell value from '1200' to ‘1500’
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*Press arrow down key, change this cell value from '2400' to ‘2600’.
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*Click on column 3 row header small ca
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*Change the cell value from '1200' to '1700'
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*Press arrow down key
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*Change the cell value from '2400' to '3000'
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*Click the check button.
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*Ctrl+r to bring up result table of Maintenance cost
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'''Expected: Result of Maintenance cost show the new changes on its cell values'''
  
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[[Image:Edit table Maintenance cost1.1.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Edit table Maintenance cost1.1.jpg]]

Revision as of 03:37, 4 July 2008

  • Drag and drop another index node in the diagram
  • Type ‘Year’ for the index title

Diagram Car cost1.1.jpg

  • Click on the key icon. Select ‘Description’ from the attribute popup menu.

Car cost Description.jpg

  • Type ‘Year of ownership’
  • Press alt+enter.
  • Select ‘Definition’ from the popup menu.

Car cost Definition.jpg

  • Select ‘List’ from the expr popup menu.
  • First cell is entered as 1, press Enter key twice to have 3 cells with appropriate nos.

List Year.jpg

  • Select ‘Maintenance cost’.

Diagram Car cost1.2.jpg

  • Click on the ‘Edit table’ button that shows on the attribute pane.
  • Click on the ‘indexes’ icon to bring up Indexes window

Edit table Maintenance cost.jpg

  • Double click ‘Year’ from the index lists.
  • Press ‘ok’ button.

Expected: Edit table of Maintenance cost is now indexed by Year for the columns and Car type for rows

Indexes Year.jpg

  • Click on column 2 row header small car
  • Change cell value from '1200' to ‘1500’
  • Press arrow down key, change this cell value from '2400' to ‘2600’.
  • Click on column 3 row header small ca
  • Change the cell value from '1200' to '1700'
  • Press arrow down key
  • Change the cell value from '2400' to '3000'
  • Click the check button.
  • Ctrl+r to bring up result table of Maintenance cost

Expected: Result of Maintenance cost show the new changes on its cell values

Edit table Maintenance cost1.1.jpg

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