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MagicPlot Batch Processing allows to automatically process multiple similar data in the same way without programming (scripting) and recording of macro. One only have to ordinarily process the first data set manually and then use it as a template for processing of the rest data sets. Batch Processing includes the processing of data itself and semiautomatic fitting of the series of similar data.
Here is short video tutorial about batch processing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7RRraY6Dkc
Batch Processing idea is based on creating a copy of project components (Tables, Figures, Fit Plots) with formula links between them, pasting new data into the copy of source Table and recalculation of depending data using formulas.
The Table which contains the imported data from the first manually processed data set is called Template Table
.
For each file MagicPlot will:
Fitting of series dialog will be opened after batch processing. This tool allows you to fit multiple data with the same model.
It is supposed that you have a number of text (ASCII) files with similarly formatted source data to be processed.
The overall processing steps are:
Project → Import Text Table…
menu item) and process it. You can add new columns with formulas, calculate some derivative data (histograms, FFT, etc.), create Figures and Fit Plots with one simple restriction: Project → Import with Batch Processing…
menu item. In the opened file dialog select all rest files in the series except the first file which has been already processed. Use Shift
and Ctrl
to select multiple files. Batch Processing
dialog:Import Options
: Check the file format settings. Processing Template
: Specify the Table with data from the first file (already processed) as Template Table. The program will automatically show the derivative components with related data. You can also deselect some components to prevent cloning. Files Order & Values
: Set up the file names parsing to get some values to include into summary table. Select the files sorting. Note that the already processed file will always be the first. Batch Processing
button to start processing. MagicPlot will create a copies of Template Table and all derivative components and paste new data in the leftmost columns.Fitting Series dialog will be opened after batch processing finishes if some Fit Plots were created during the processing.
Summary Table will be created after finishing fitting series. This table contains the values of all fit parameters and standard errors for all processed data sets. You can use this data to create a Figure or Fit Plot or export it.
By default the values in Summary Table will be updated if the values of fit parameters on Fit Plots changes.
You can open Fit Series
dialog using Fit Series Summary → Open Fitting Series Dialog…
in summary table.