Model Browser User's Guide

Loading the Data

Entering the Data Editor

To enter the Data Editor and create a new data object, select one of these options:

• From the Test Plan level, choose TestPlan -> Load New Data.
• Alternatively, from the Project node, select Tools -> New Data (or click the New data object toolbar button).

The Data Editor appears.

Note    You can delete data objects from the Project node. Select a data set in the Data Sets list and press the Delete key.

There is no plot until some data has been loaded.

By default the new data object is called Data Object. You can change this name by typing in the Name edit box at the top.

You can change the names of data objects at the Project node by select-clicking a data object in the Data Sets list or pressing F2 (as when selecting to rename in Windows Explorer) and entering a new name.

Loading a Data File

1. Click the Open File icon in the toolbar to load data from a file.

1. The Data Import Wizard appears to select a file.

2. Use the Browse button to find and select the Holliday.xls data file in the mbctraining folder. Double-click to load the file. You can also enter the file pathname in the edit box. The pop-up menu contains the file types recognized by the Model Browser (Excel, concerto, .mat). Leave this at the default, Auto. This setting tries to determine what type of file is selected by looking at the file extension.
3. Click Next.

   

4. The Data Import Wizard displays a summary screen showing the total number of records and variables imported, and you can view each variable's range, mean, standard deviation, and units in the list box. Click Finish to accept the data. (If you have data loaded already, you cannot click Finish but must continue to the data merging functions.)

The Data Import Wizard disappears and the view returns to the Data Editor, which now contains the data you just loaded.

Data Editor Tutorial

Viewing and Editing the Data