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- Review the current annotation definition in the Assign Definition page, Current Annotation Definition section. Click Cancel to return to the Define Fields... page.
You can still initiate a search for another annotation definition in the Search for an Annotation Definition section on the browser page if you choose to change the definition. See the following figure. See also #Searching for Annotation Definitions. Click Save to retain any changes. - To enter a new name annotation, or any other information about the annotation definition, click the New button and enter the information described in the following table.
Annotation Field
Field Description
Name
Enter the name for the annotation.
Definition
Enter the term(s) that define the annotation.
Keywords
Insert keyword(s) that could be used to find the annotation in a search, separated by commas.
Data Type
Select a string (default), numeric, or date.
Apply Max Number Mask
This field is available only for numeric-type annotations, or when a new definition is created. This feature is unavailable when permissible values are present.
Select the box and enter a maximum number for the mask, such as "80" for age. When you query results above the value of the mask, then the system displays the mask and not the actual age.
Note: If you enter masks of both "max number" and "range", caIntegrator applies both masks at the same time.
The Data Dictionary page now has a Restrictions column that shows restrictions whenever a mask has been applied.Apply Numeric Range Mask
This field is available only for numeric-type annotations, or when a new definition is created. This feature is unavailable when permissible values are present.
Select the box and enter a width of range for the mask, such as "5" representing blocks of 5 years. For example, if you enter a width of 5, the query only allows age blocks of 0-5, 6-10, 11-15, etc.
When you query results above the value of the mask, then the system displays the mask and not the actual age ranges.
Note: If you enter masks of both "max number" and "range", caIntegrator applies both masks at the same time.
The Data Dictionary page now has a Restrictions column that shows restrictions whenever a mask has been applied.Permissible/Non-permissible Values
Note: The first time you load a file, before you assign annotation definitions, step #3 in #Assigning An Identifier or Annotation, these panels may be blank. If the column header for the data is already "recognizable" by caIntegrator, the system makes a "guess" about the data type and assigns the values to the data type in the newly uploaded file. They will display in the Non-permissible values sections initially. Use the Add and Remove buttons to move the values shown from one list to the other, as appropriate.
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