Parameters

Permissions and access

Minimum role: Lab manager
Client type: web client

Overview

The Data Governance > Parameters view lets you create parameters for defining and managing any type of factor that can be measured or counted in a research experiment.

Prerequisite

Parameters are required to be defined with a unit of measurement. Before you create a parameter, ensure that the unit of measurement that you want to assign to it already exists.

Parameters can be optionally associated to domains, which are used to categorize parameters. Unassigned parameters are categorized under "Unassigned parameters" in the list of domains.

The list of parameters can be sorted by clicking on the following column headings:

• Parameter Name - sort parameter objects alphabetically in ascending and descending order

• Data Type - sort parameter objects by their data type values alphabetically in ascending and descending order

• Modeling Type - sort parameter objects by their modeling type values alphabetically in ascending and descending order

• Unit - sort parameter objects by their unit name values alphabetically in ascending and descending order

Create a parameter

To create a parameter:

1. On the Data Governance > Parameters view, click or tap the New Parameter button.

   

   The New Parameter dialog appears.

   

2. In the Select Place in Hierarchy left panel, select a domain to be related to the new parameter.

3. In the Parameter Name field, type a unique parameter name.

4. In the Data Type field, select a data type from the drop-down list.

5. In the Modeling Type field, select a modeling type from the drop-down list.

6. For a unit defined with a numeric data type, select a unit of measurement in the Units field.

7. Click or tap Save.

   The new parameter is saved as related to the specified domain.

Edit a parameter

1. On the Data Governance > Parameters view, click or tap the Edit icon beside the parameter that you want to edit.

   The Edit parameter dialog appears.

   

2. Edit the details of the given parameter, as needed, and click or tap Save.

Delete a parameter

CoBaseKRM supports the ability to delete a parameter from the database.

Warning

Once you have deleted a parameter, you will not be able to recover it. A deleted unit of measurement will be removed from views and fields where it was previously available for use.

To delete a parameter:

1. On the Data Governance > Parameters view, click or tap the Delete icon beside the parameter that you want to delete.

   The Delete parameter dialog appears.

   

   Note

   To cancel the deletion, click or tap Cancel.

2. To proceed with the deletion, type the exact name of the parameter in the input field.

   Note

   The input field is case sensitive. CoBaseKRM checks for the exact spelling of the parameter name before it will allow you to proceed with the deletion.

3. Click or tap Delete.

   The parameter is removed from being displayed on the Parameters tab and is also deleted from the database.