Display sequence in a column

The variable instances can be displayed in ascending or descending alphabetical order. This sequence will be used in a column chosen by you.

For this, click on the area that contains the name of the column in question which determines the sorting order. After that the corresponding arrow will turn blue.

Sorting in descending alphabetical order in the column Name

Sorting in ascending alphabetical order in the column Type

Display the elements of an instance of the "derived" type

To show the elements that belong to an instance of the "derived" type (structure or array), carry out the following steps:

Step

Action

1

Select the Variables tab in the data editor.

2

Enable the DDT check box.

2

Click on the + beside the instance of the desired structure or array type and this will then be shown on screen.

3

Run the operation again if you want to display an interlaced element.

Example: Display the instance Person_1 of the structure type IDENTITY.

Displaying the instance attributes

For anunopened field Data Properties :

Step

Action

1

Select the Variables tab in the data editor.

2

Select the desired instance.

3

Select the Properties command from the shortcut menu and the attributes will be displayed in a window.

Example:

For a window that is already open Data Properties:

After the instance has been chosen, the window Data properties is updated automatically with the display for the attribute in question.

Sorting the variable instances

See Filtering of Data