Identifying Variables

After loading the source data into TurboIntegrator, you must identify the contents of each field in the source.

Procedure

  1. Click the Variables tab.

    Some variables will use the Vn naming convention while others will use names corresponding to the first record in the source file.

  2. To simplify the editing process, rename all variables using the Vn convention. The first variable should be named V1, the second variable V2, and so on. When you are done, the Variables tab should appear as follows:
    screen shot of the Variables tab with 3 columns of data titled Variable Name, Variable Type, and Sample Value and appropriate examples in each cell.
  3. For each variable, select a type from the associated Variable Type drop-down list.

    For variables V1, V2, and V19, the type is Numeric. For all other variables, the type is String.

  4. For each variable, select a content type from the associated Contents drop-down list. Refer to the following table to identify the content type for each variable.

    Variable Name

    Contents

    Variable Name

    Contents

    V1

    Data

    V11

    Consolidation

    V2

    Data

    V12

    Consolidation

    V3

    Data

    V13

    Consolidation

    V4

    Element

    V14

    Element

    V5

    Consolidation

    V15

    Consolidation

    V6

    Consolidation

    V16

    Consolidation

    V7

    Consolidation

    V17

    Element

    V8

    Consolidation

    V18

    Element

    V9

    Consolidation

    V19

    Element

    V10

    Element

    V20

    Element