Rule Options

 

Rules

A list of rules in conjunctive form.

 

Add button

Adds a new rule into the list box. When you click on the add button, the Build Rule dialog is displayed.

 

Edit button

Allows you to edit the rule currently selected in the list box When you click on the edit button, the Build Rule dialog is displayed.

 

Delete button

Deletes the rule currently selected in the list box.

 

Evaluate and display results

Choose this option to evaluate the rules and display the results on screen.

 

Filter in records (1 rule only)

Select this option to evaluate the rule(s) and select the records for which the precondition holds. If you select the individual evaluation option, only the rule that is selected in the list box is applied. The postcondition of the rule(s) is ignored if this option is selected.

 

Filter out records (1 rule only)

Select this option to evaluate the rule(s) and filter out the records for which the precondition holds. If you select the individual evaluation option, only the rule that is selected in the list box is applied. The postcondition of the rule(s) is ignored if this option is selected.

 

Classify records (1 rule only)

Select this option to evaluate the rule(s) and assign a classification score to the the records for which the precondition holds. If you select the individual evaluation option, only the rule that is selected in the list box is applied. The postcondition of the rule(s) is ignored if this option is selected.

 

Individual rules

Evaluate the rules one by one and display the results for each individual rule.

 

Disjunction

Evaluates all rules in disjunction (that is, rule 1OR rule 2, and so on). To use this option and display the results, all postconditions must be the same.

 

Import button

Imports rules from a text file or an XML data file. Rules are appended to those already in the list box.

 

Export button

Exports the rules in the list box. Rules are saved in either a generic format to a text file or to an XML data file.

 

SP Paste

Pastes a rule from the rule scratch pad. The best rule is stored on the scratch pad after completing a run of the simulated annealing search engine. Rules are appended to those in the list box.

 

SP Copy

Copies the currently selected rule to the rule scratchpad. This allows you to copy and paste rules between different rule nodes.

 

Display Format

Toggles the rule display format between generic (WITNESS Miner) format and SQL format.