Add a user defined record
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Add a user defined record

Create a new custom record, or duplicate and edit a current record.

  1. Add a new record
  2. Duplicate a record
  3. Add a user defined record to current data table
  4. Notes
  5. See also

Add a new record

To add a new user defined record:

  1. Click Tools>Add Record, and select which data table to add the record to. Do one of the following:
    • Select a table from the list of recently used tables.
    • Click Other, and select the table from the list of all data tables in the database.

    Your choice of data table sets the properties available on the datasheet, and sets which records are available for comparison within a selection project.
  2. In the User Defined Record dialog, enter a Record Name (required). Note that the User Defined Record dialog title displays the data table you are adding the record to.
  3. Enter (optional) information on the record, such as record color and notes.
  4. Enter the property values as required.

Duplicate a record

To create a user defined record with similar values to another record, you can duplicate a current record:

  1. Find the record you want to duplicate either in the Browse Tree, Results List, or on a Data Label on a chart.
  2. Right-click the record name, and click Duplicate Record.
    The user defined record is populated with the values from the current record.
  3. Enter a record name.
  4. Edit the property values as required.

When you duplicate a record, the following data types are not duplicated: short text, long text, and functional data.

Add a user defined record to current data table

To add a user defined record to the current data table:

  1. Right-click a chart or the results list, and select Add Record.
  2. Enter (optional) information on the record, such as record color and notes.
  3. Enter the property values as required.

This dialog only displays properties currently used in the selection project; a full list of properties is available to edit when you edit a record.

Notes

User defined records are saved within the project. They are not available outside of the selection project. They can only be compared with records within the same data table.

The attributes available to include in a user defined record are set by the data table and the selection attribute layout. If you wish to add an attribute and it is not initially available, try creating the record and then editing it to find the required attribute.

The maximum number of user defined records is 10.

For range data, if you enter a minimum value greater than the maximum value, then this will be marked as estimated data on the datasheet.

When you duplicate a record from a chart data label, all of the record data is copied, even though not all attributes are listed in the dialog.

See also