Pairing

Pairing

Overview

Pairing is the process allowing binding of result plates with definition plates. It allows browsing of the result plates while ensuring that the range names are resolved using the right definition plate.
Pairing is available (and useful) for layouts having at least one Range defined, with one or more defintions and results attached.
The pairing is maintained from the result plate to the definition plate: browsing the result plates will automatically select the paired plates for the related definitions.
Changing the definition plate however will not affect the result plate, leading to situation where the pair is referred to as broken. See below for details.

Pairing Form
This form is access by clicking the gear icon located in the Pairing options of the Data Panel (see the [Results] page).

The form lists all the validated results (1), as well as all the ranges for which definitions were attached (2).
The pairing table shows the list of plates available for the selected result file (3), and the status of the current pairing information (3a).

Manual pairing
Click the pen icon to manually edit the pairing for the corresponding result plate. This will open a form allowing selection of the desired plate from the selected definition (3b). Note that only one plate can be paired for a given definition, so previous data will be overwritten by the new selection.
A single result plate can however be attached to multiple definition plates, as long as they are from independent definition files.

Auto pairing (4)
Use these options to quickly pair plates from the selected result with that of the selected definition. Note that auto-pairing will replace any exisiting pair with the new value.
- By plate name: match plates using their names
- By plate index: match plates by index: the first plate with the first plate, the second with the second, etc...

Pairing status

Details about the pairing is indicated in the Data Panel. There can be 3 differents outputs:

Unpaired (1)
This means the current result plate has no pairing information available. Click the gear icon to access the pairing form.

Paired (2)
This means the current result plate is paired with at least one definition plate. The number of plates paired is indicated in parenthesis.
Leaving the cursor on the text will display a popup containing additional information regarding the plates paired: for each plate paired, the corresponding range name, plate name and plate index are indicated.

Pair broken (3)
This means the current result plate is paired with at least one definition plate, but at least one definition plate is no longer matching the pair that is set.
This happens when the definition plate is changed using the Plate View tool (see [Ranges]).
In this case, the correct definition plate can be re-selected to match the pair as defined using the reset button.
As in the case above, a popup containing additional information regarding the plates paired and the broken pairs will display when hovering the text.