Delements element type in data = N

Format 1: Delements = type

Delements = N

all element identifiers in the data are element numbers in Labels=. Element identifiers like "1-4" are treated as ranges of elements: 1,2,3,4

Delements = L

all element identifiers in the data are element labels in Labels=. Element identifiers like "1-4" are treated as the labels of single elements: "1-4". Element numbers without labels in Labels= are matched on the numerical text of the numbers. Null elements can be matched on the Null element number or its element label.

Delements = NL

Warning! This can cause unintended matches. It is safer to use Format 2.

all element identifiers in the data can be both element numbers and element labels in Labels=. Element numbers are matched first. If the element identifier in the data does not match any element number for the specified facet, the identifier is matched with the element labels. Element identifiers like "1-4" are treated as ranges of elements: 1,2,3,4

Delements = LN

Warning! This can cause unintended matches. It is safer to use Format 2.

all element identifiers in the data can be both element numbers and element labels in Labels=. Element labels are matched first. If the element identifier in the data does not match any element label for the specified facet, the identifier is matched with the element numbers.  Element identifiers like "1-4" are treated as the labels of single elements: "1-4". If the element label "1-4" is not found, then the element identifier 1-4 are treated as ranges of elements: 1,2,3,4

Format 2: Delements = Facet number + type, Facet number + type, ...

Example: Delements = 1N, 2L, 3NL,4LN,0L

1N

facet 1 element identifiers in the data are element numbers in Labels=

2L

facet 2 element identifiers  in the data are element labels in Labels=

3NL

facet 3 element identifiers in the data can be both element numbers and element labels in Labels=. Element numbers are matched first. If the element identifier does not match any element number for the specified facet, the identifier is matched with the element labels.

4LN

facet 4 element identifiers in the data can be both element numbers and element labels in Labels=. Element labels are matched first. If the element identifier in the data does not match any element label for the specified facet, the identifier is matched with the element numbers

0L

When a facet in the data is skipped with Entered=1,0,2, the element identifiers in the data for facet 0 may be numbers, labels or both. 0L specifies that they are labels so that element identifiers like "1-4" are to be treated as single elements, not ranges of elements.

Format 3: Delements = Facet number + type + label-matching location

Example: Delements = 3LS2W3

1NS2W3, (substring is ignored)

facet 1 element identifiers in the data are element numbers in Labels=

2LS2W3 or 2NLS2W3 or 2LNS2W3

facet 2 element identifiers  in the data are in the element labels in Labels=. They are S2W3, starting in column 2 of the element label with a width of 3 columns.

Delements = L or N or NL or LN - Matching element identifiers in the data with Labels= element labels

Delements=

When matching an element identifier in the data with element numbers or labels in Labels=, the priority is:

N or NL

or LN (if no element label match)

The identifier in the data is matched with the element number in the facet list

Facet 1: "7" in the data matches element number "7" so the element number for analysis is 7

Labels=

1, Grade level

7= Grade seven

*

Data=

7, x21, boy, run, M, 1

Facets = 5

Labels=

1, Grade level

7= Grade seven

*

2, cohort

8= myx21pq

*

3, gender facet

2 = boy: male student

*

4, activity facet

4 = run

*

5, school facet

8= Marymount

*

Data=

7, x21, boy, run, M, 1

2LS3E5 or 2LS3W3

or

2LNS3E5 or 2LNS3W3

or

2NLS3E5 or 2NLS3W3 (if no element number match)

The identifier is an exact match to the segment of an element label specified with S..W.. or S..E..

Facet 2: "x21" in the data matches "x21" in columns 3,4,5, so the element number is 8

Labels=

2, cohort

8= myx21pq

*

Data=

7, x21, boy, run, M, 1

L or LN

or NL (if no element number match)

The identifier is an exact match to the part of an element label before : (a colon)

Facet 3: "boy" in the data matches "boy:". so the element number is 2

Labels=

3, gender facet

2 = boy: male student

*

Data=

7, x21, boy, run, M, 1

L or LN

or NL (if no element number match)

The identifier is an exact match with an element label without a  : (a colon)

Facet 4: "run" in the data matches "run:". so the element number is 4

Labels=

4, activity facet

4 = run

*

Data=

7, x21, boy, run, M, 1

L or LN

or NL (if no element number match)

The identifier is a leading-character match with an element label that has no : (a colon)

Facet 5: "M" in the data matches the leading M in "Marymount", so the element number is 8

Labels=

5, school facet

8= Marymount

*

Data=

7, x21, boy, run, M, 1