Data configuration and object compatibility

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The Empirica Signal application checks the compatibility of data configurations with other data configurations or other objects. For example, when you re-run a data mining run using a different configuration, the application checks that the configuration you specified is compatible with the original configuration used.

Compatibility-checking for various types of objects is as follows.

Data mining runs

Note: Two variables match if they have the same variable name, the same variable type and subtype, and the same settings for use as a subset variable or stratification variable.

When re-running a data mining run, you can select from configurations with variables that match all variables in the original run's configuration. The configurations must also have the same setting for whether the database is timestamped.

Saved lists

Note: Two variables match if they have the same name, selection type, and Oracle data type.

When selecting a saved list, you can select from lists where the variable referenced by the saved list has a matching variable in the configuration associated with the object on which you are working.

Queries and reports

Note: Two variables match if they have the same name (ignoring underscores and spaces), selection type, and Oracle data type.

• When listing reports for a selected case series, the application lists only reports based on configurations with variables that match the variables in the configuration of the selected case series.
• When listing reports for cases that appear when you drill down on a count, the application lists only reports where the variables used by the report match variables in the configuration of the object from which you are drilling down.
• When running a query, you can select from configurations with variables that match all variables referenced by the query.
• When creating a query-based interactive report, you can select from queries where all referenced variables have a matching variable in the report configuration.
• When defining a custom term or database restriction, you can select from queries where all referenced variables have a matching variable in the run configuration.
• When running a query-based interactive report, you can select from configurations with variables that match the union of all variables referenced by the query and all variables referenced by the report.
• When running an All Cases Summary report, you can select from configurations with variables that match all variables referenced by the report.

Case series (not query-based)

Note: Two variables match if they have the same name and selection type.

When transferring cases to a case series, you can select from case series based on configurations with variables that match variables in the configuration of the object from which you are transferring cases.

Deleted data configurations

Note: Two variables match if they have the same name (ignoring underscores and spaces), selection type, and Oracle data type.

When deleting a configuration, you can transfer certain types of objects to another data configuration with variables that match the all variables referenced by the objects.