User Guide

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Output Managem
ent System
Command Iden
tifiers and Table Subtypes
Command Identifiers
Command identifiers are available for all statistical and charting procedures and any
other comma
nds that produce blocks of output with their own identifiable heading
in the outline pane of the Viewer. These identifiers are usually (but not always) the
same or similar to the procedure names on the menus and dialog box titles, which
are usuall
y (but not always) similar to the underlying SPSS command names. For
example, the command identifier for the Frequencies procedure is “Frequencies” and
the underlying command name is also the same.
There are, however, some cases where the procedure name and the command
identifi
er and/or the command name are not all that similar. For example, all the
procedures on the Nonparametric Tests submenu (from the Analyze menu) use the
same underlying command, and the command identifier is the same as the underlying
command n
ame: Npar Tests.
Table Subtypes
Table subtypes are the different types of pivot tables that can be produced. Some
subtype
s are only produced by one command; other subtypes can be produced by
multiple commands (although the tables may not look similar). Although table
subtype names are generally fairly descriptive, there can be many to choose from
(parti
cularly if you have selected a large number of commands) and/or two subtypes
mayhaveverysimilarnames.
Findin
g Comm and Identifiers and Table Subtypes
When in
doubt, you can find command identifiers and table subtype names in the
Viewer window:
E Run the procedure to generate some output in the Viewer.
E Right-click on the item in the outline pane of the Viewer.