Search and Mark Data Module

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Search and Mark Data Module

This module enables the user to select any number of Events based on their content, allowing for the automatic creation of a specific selection on which other routines can be applied.

The user can search for a single Code, multiple Codes in one pass, or even for specific characters or fragments within a Code or Transcript.

Workflow-SearchAndMark

The example image, selects all Events where Person 1 makes a pointing gesture, Person 2 is happy and the Code entered in the Class Person_2_Talk contains an 'r'.

The required syntax for this search is code: Class>>Code, like this:

code: Person_1_Gesture>> Point

code: Person_1_Emotion>> Happy

code: Person_2_Talk> >*r*

This search is applied to all data and only Events matching the specifications are selected.

When applied to the Demo document 'Multi purpose analysis demo', this results in a selection like this:

WFM_SearchAndMarkResultsSample

Such a complicated data selection can now be used for  routines from other modules, if their action is applied to the current selection only.

Basic Properties

All relevant Basic Properties are part of the Search specific sequences dialog:

Items to examine:

oExamineElements

AllElements : This module uses all data, existing Events and new lines created by the previous workflow modules.

MarkedOnly : This module uses only the currently selected Events.

NotMarkedOnly : This module uses only the currently NOT selected Events

Marking behavior:

oMarkbehavior

LeaveAsIs : This module does not change the current selection of Events.

UnmarkAll : This module clears any available selection

MarkAll : This module selects all currently available Events

MarkNewOnly : This module clears any previous selections and selects only the data resulting from its own operation.

KeepExistingAndMarkNew : This module keeps the previous selection and adds the data resulting from its own operation to the selection.

Check boxes:

oMatch case

False : all occurrences of the searched for characters are fou

True : only occurrences that match the specified case are found.

oForwardMarkedOnly

False : This module forwards all data to the next module.

True : This module forwards only currently selected Events to the next module.