You can save any private custom groups you have created to a file, and reload groups from a file. You can use this feature to share your custom group definitions with other Stat-Xplore users, as an alternative to using the shared folders feature. Other users will only be able to upload your saved custom group file if they have access to the same dataset as the one you used to create the custom group.
Save/Download a Custom Group
To save a custom group:
Click the Custom Data button at the bottom of the field list.
In the My Custom Data section, select the check box next to the group you want to save (you can only save one group at a time).
Click Download.
Depending on your browser, the file will either be saved to your default downloads folder, or you may be prompted to choose whether you want to Save or Open the file. For example:
Edit a Saved Custom Group
When you save a custom group, Stat-Xplore downloads a file in Comma Separated Values (CSV) format. You can open this file in a text editor or application such as Excel, and make changes if necessary.
The file format is similar to the following:
FactTableCode,FactTableName,FieldCode,FieldName,ValueSetCode,ValueSetName,ValueCode,ValueName,GroupName V_F_UC_CASELOAD_FULL,People on Universal Credit,AGE_CODE,Age (bands and single year),C_UC_AGE_BAND,Age Band,1,16-19,16-24 V_F_UC_CASELOAD_FULL,People on Universal Credit,AGE_CODE,Age (bands and single year),C_UC_AGE_BAND,Age Band,2,20-24,16-24
The first row contains the headings; each subsequent row represents a single item in the custom group.
You can add and remove rows (except the header row) to change the composition of the group, but you must not add or remove columns.
Stat-Xplore will display an error message when you try to reload the saved file if your modified custom group is not valid.
Load/Upload a Custom Group
If you have a saved custom group file, then you can load this into Stat-Xplore.
To load a custom group from a file:
Click the Custom Data button at the bottom of the field list.
Click Upload.
- Browse to the location where you saved the file on your computer and select the file.
If the upload is successful, Stat-Xplore displays a message indicating that the custom group has been successfully processed, and adds the new group to the list:
If there is a problem with the upload, Stat-Xplore displays an error message:
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