Saving matrices during procedure sequence execution

1.  On the toolbar, click the  Open 'Procedure sequence' window button.

The Procedure sequence window opens.

2.  To the procedure sequence, at the position of your choice, add the Save matrix procedure of the Matrices category (Setting up and starting the procedure sequence).

3.  In the row of the inserted procedure, click the button in the Reference object(s) column.

The Select matrix window opens.

4.  Select the matrix you want to save. Here, two methods are provided (Selecting matrices).

Element Description

Select matrix directly

From the list of all matrices, select the desired matrix by its number.

Select matrix by properties

Select a matrix by certain attributes and their values.

5.  Confirm with OK.

The selected matrix is listed in the Reference object(s) column.

6.  Make sure the added procedure is highlighted. Then, in the Operations section, click the Edit button.

The Select matrix format window opens.

7.  Make the desired changes:

Element Description

Format

In the list box, click the matrix format of your choice (Visum-specific matrix file formats).

Save column and row names

If the option is selected, the names of columns and rows of the matrix will be saved.

Note

The option can be used only for square matrices.

8.  Confirm with OK.

9.  In the row of the added procedure, click in the Variant/file column.

The symbol is displayed.

10.  Click the symbol.

The Save matrix window opens.

11.  Enter the file name and the path, if required.

12.  Click the Save button.

The file name appears in the Variant/file column.

13.  Execute the procedure (Executing procedures in the procedure sequence).

The matrix is saved.