Clone Field

In the Clone Field dialog box you can specify how many copies of the selected field to create, and how each copy is named. It is useful to have multiple copies of fields when investigating compounded effects, for example interest or growth rates over a number of successive time periods.

The title bar of the dialog box contains the name of the selected field.

Number of copies to make. Contains the number of copies of the field to create. Click the arrows to select the number of copies to create. The minimum number of copies is 1 and the maximum is 512. The number of copies is initially set to 10.

Copy suffix character(s). Contains the characters that are added to the end of the field name for each copy. These characters separate the field name from the copy number. The suffix characters can be edited by typing in this field. This field can be left empty; in this case there will be no characters between the field name and copy number. The default character is an underscore.

Initial copy number. Contains the suffix number for the first copy. Click the arrows to select the initial copy number. The minimum initial copy number is 1 and the maximum is 1000. The default initial copy number is 1.

Copy number step. Contains the increment for the suffix numbers. Click the arrows to select the increment. The minimum increment is 1 and the maximum is 255. The increment is initially set to 1.

Fields. Contains a preview of the field names for the copies, which is updated if any of the fields of the Clone Field dialog box are edited. This text is generated automatically and cannot be edited.

OK. Generates all the copies as specified in the dialog box. The copies are added to the Simulated Fields table in the Simulation Generate node dialog box, directly below the row that contains the field that was copied.

Cancel. Closes the dialog box. Any changes that have been made are discarded.