Numeric Value Extraction Input Properties

Here are the input properties required to add a numeric value extraction instance:

Name

Description

Descriptive Label

The label describing the numeric value extraction instance

Look in

Specify which lines should be considered for numeric search by selecting any one of the option from the drop-down list:

▪

All lines

▪	Lines matching the RegExp below

Regular Expression

Enter the string or RegExp to be searched for.

Extract the Numeric value located

Indicate the location of the numeric value:

▪	After the string

▪	Before the string

▪	In the following column number

String/Column number

Enter a string or a column number in which the numeric value is located.

Example for column number: 2 or 3 or 7.

Column Separator

Specify the characters that act as column separator:

▪	Default separator is a semi-colon: ;

▪	Pre-defined separator values:

•	\s for any number of spaces (spacebar) or tabs.

•	\t for tabulation

•	\b for any number of spaces (spacebar)

Expected format

Select the expected format of the numeric value from the drop-down list.

If Several Numeric Values Found

Specify what should be done if several numeric values that match your criteria are found:

▪	Keep the first value found

▪	Keep the last value found

▪	Calculate the average

▪	Keep the lowest value

▪	Keep the highest value

▪	Add up all the values

Re-scaling

Select an option from the drop-down list:

▪	No re-scaling

▪	Divide the value by

▪	Multiply the value by

Re-scaling Factor

Enter the factor with which the numeric value extracted is to be re-scaled in order to have a more readable graph.