3.3. "Field selection" dialog box

To open the "Field selection" dialog box (Fig. 3.3.1), click the "Fields…" button in the "Select most correlated genes for specified gene set", "correlation analysis setup", "Tree calculation setup", "setup for clustering procedure", "setup for principal component analysis" dialog boxes or click the Analysis>Profiles map command (if you have no groups yet. This command is used to select fields from the main table.


Figure 3.3.1 "Field selection" dialog box
1. List of data types. 2. List of field groups (experiments). 3. The "Select all" button that selects all groups. 4. The "Unselect all" button that unselects all groups. 5. The "Invert selection" button that inverts selection of all groups. 6. List of fields. 7. The "Select all experiments" button that selects all fields. 8. The "Unselect all" button that unselects all fields. 9. The "Invert selection" button that inverts selection of all fields. 10. The "OK" button that confirms the selection and closes the dialog box. 11. The "Cancel" button that cancels the selection and closes the dialog box.

3.3.1. Dialog box elements

3.3.1.1. List of data types

The list becomes active if the "Field types filtering" box is checked. The list contains the following data types: WORD, IVALUE, STRING, and FVALUE. The data types selected in the list are filters applied to the fields and groups in this project.

If the "Field types filtering" checkbox is unchecked, the list remains inactive, and the groups and fields of all data types will be shown in the lists of groups and fields.

3.3.1.2. List of field groups

The list becomes active if the "Field groups filtering" box is checked. The list contains the names of field groups. The groups selected in the list are filters applied to the fields (experiments). Click the following buttons to manage groups:

If the "Field types filtering" checkbox is checked, list 3.3.2 will include the types of groups selected in list 3.3.1. If the "Field types filtering" checkbox is unchecked, list 3.3.2 will show all groups.

3.3.1.3. List of fields

The "Fields" pane displays a list of fields. The field list shows all fields that meet the restrictions defined in lists 3.3.1.1 and 3.3.1.2. If there are no restrictions, the list will show all fields. Click the following buttons to manage the list:

3.3.1.4. Control buttons