16.1 Tables View

Tables are created and maintained via the Tables View.

To open the Tables View:

  • Choose Views > Tables from the toolbar.

Within the Tables View, there are two sets of data and associated controls

  • List of tables and table controls to the left.

  • List of table entries and table entry controls to the right.

When a table is selected in the list, the table entry data and controls apply to that selected table.

The table property toolbar controls are described below from left to right.

  • Edit: Edit the selected table from the list.

  • Add: Create a new table.

  • Delete: Deleted the selected table(s) from the list.

  • Duplicate: Create a copy of the selected table and edit it as a new table.

  • Copy table: Select the row with the table(s) you wish to copy. Click the copy icon to copy the table(s) into the clipboard. See the Variables View for details about copying/pasting.

  • Paste table: Copy table(s) (as above from another model) and click the paste icon to paste the table into the active model. See the Variables View for details about copying/pasting.

  • Import: Import table(s) from a global table file (*.tblx) into the model.

  • Export: Export table(s) from the model to a global table file.

  • To Excel: Copy the selected table and its data to Excel for editing.

  • Graph It: Create a graph from the selected table's data.

  • Report: Create the Tables Used Report which displays all the tables that exist and/or are referenced in the tree. The "Unused" column indicates that a table exists in the tree but is never referenced. The "Missing" column indicates that a table is referenced in the tree, but does not exist.

  • Convert Table: This converts tables between different types including Probability (Mortality) Table to Cumulative Probability Table.

  • Highlight: Highlight the table within the model in the Tree Diagram Editor.

  • Find references in tree: This will find where the highlighted table is referenced

The table data toolbar controls are described below from left to right.

  • Delete: Delete the selected table entries from the table.

  • Add: Add a new table entry to the table.

  • Copy: Copy table data with headers and rows to clipboard.

  • Paste: Paste table data with headers and rows from clipboard to table. Existing data is replaced.