The Column Frequency by Frequency report provides the most
commonly occurring values in your project columns. The results include
a cumulative frequency total for the data values for the columns you
select.
The Column Frequency by Frequency report includes the
value, the frequency of the value, and the cumulative frequency of
values in the report, line by line.
The cumulative percentage
will only include the total percent through the values displayed in
the report. The summary will include the total record count as well
as the total records included in the report.
Parameters
Specify the parameters for the
report:
- Project Name
- Select the name of the project that contains the columns that
you want included in the report.
- Host Name
- Select the host name that has the columns that you want to be
included in the report.
- Data Store Name
- Select the data store on the selected host computer. A data store
is a virtual entity that has connection details to the source repository.
- Database Name
- Select the name of the database that you want to include in the
report.
- Table Name
- Select the tables that you want included in the report.
- Column Name
- Select the columns that you want to find frequency values for
that you want included in the report.
- Enter data collection parameter
- Select the columns that you want included in the report.
- Display notes
- Select this option if you want any notes associated with the column
included in the report.
- Show Custom Definitions
- Select this option to include aliases and definitions that you
created in the report.
- Frequency Limit
- Enter an optional frequency cutoff value to reduce the values
generated. To see all values enter 0. This will display values that
have occur 0 or more in the columns you select.
- Comments
- Enter any comments you want included in the report output.
- Locale specification [Language,Territory]
- Select the language and demographic region for the data included
in the report.
- Output format
- Specify the format that you want for your report. You can select
HTML, XML, RTF, PDF, or TXT.
- Expiration
- Specify when you want your report to expire.
- History policy
- Specify whether you want your report data to replace older versions
each time it is run, or if you want to archive each individual report
you run.
- Report name
- Specify a name for the report.
- Save report
- Select this option if you want to save this report so you can
run it again in the future. If you want to save your report, then
you must select the folder in which you want to save the report. You
have the option of adding the report to your favorites folder, and
of viewing the report after the processing finishes.
Content
The following defines the structure
of the report:
- Heading
- Column Frequency- Frequency by Frequency
- Main Section
- Column Level Summary
- Cardinality Count
- Null Count
- Actual Row Count
- Frequency Cut Off
- Total Rows Covered
- % Rows Covered
- Frequency Distribution Data
- Distinct Value
- Frequency Count
- Frequency %
- Cumulative %