Use the ribbon commands to perform such tasks as add a new field variable or delete a variable.
This menu displays when you are in the Variables view.
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| New Field Variable
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Click this icon to create a new field variable.
When defining a metric, if a field to be used in a metric definition is unknown, then a variable field can be created. When an analysis is run, the user is prompted for the actual field to be assigned.
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| New Variable
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Click this icon to create a new variable value.
When defining a metric, instead of setting criteria based on a defined value, you can describe a metric in terms of a variable. At run-time, when an analysis is run, the user is prompted to enter a value for this variable which will subsequently be used in the calculations.
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| Delete
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Click this icon to delete the selected variable.
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