To shift and copy categorical summary data to a different
descriptor or delete values for selected categorical states, select the
Maintain descriptive data tab and choose the tab
Categorical summary data. In this panel you operate on the categorical
summary data of the descriptions. If you want to shift or copy
categorical states between descriptors, please use
Maintenance - Categorical states.
Select the Project and the Source
descriptor. If you want to select a Target descriptor
that is different than the Source descriptor, check the box before
the Target descriptor and select a value. Click on Show categorical
state mapping
and all categorical state values
of the selected Source descriptor will be listed in the upper table
(see image below). Select the categorical states for which you want to modify the
summary data in column >>.
The following operations are available:
In case the summary data are moved or copied, all relevant data including modifier and frequency values and notes will be processed.
After adjusting the required operations for the selected
categorical states click on Check for categorical states
and all affected summary data
will be listed in the lower table (see image above). The Description restriction
and Description exclusion lists may be used for refinement of the
description selection (see Maintain
descriptive data). For each affected Description and State
of the categorical summary data the Action (DELETE, MOVE or INSERT)
and New state are specified. If you check the option No state
selected, you may search for descriptions that do not reference any
state of the Source descriptor and set a state of the selected
Target descriptor (see image below).
You may select or deselect all entries of the result list
for the database update by clicking the buttons
Select all rsp.
Select none. To perform the selected operations click on the
button. Instead of updating the database you may click Close form and check
list in database
to return to the main program
with the affected descriptions.