This command prepares an attribute parameter definition file (.par file) that defines the attribute names along with an operator and value. The parameter definition files are filters that are applied in the Compliance Drillhole Report, Compliance Areas and Mark Compliance Drillhole commands. There are two types of parameters: Strata and Drillhole. Strata parameters can be THICKNESS, DEPTH, TOP-ELEV, BOTTOM-ELEV, NAME, BED or any of the user-defined strata attributes such as BTU. Drillhole parameters can be NAME, ELEV, DESC, TYPE, XY_QUAL, Z_QUAL or any of the user-defined drillhole attributes such as Driller Name. The TYPE parameter is for the Drillhole Type and it should be referenced by the position number 1-9 and not by name. For example if drillhole type #9 is "Rotary", then in the Value field you should enter 9. Likewise XY_QUAL and Z_QUAL should be referenced by the XY Qualities and Z Qualities position numbers 1-6. Be sure to spell the attributes exactly the same in the parameter list as in the drillholes. The operators are less than, greater than, equal and not equal. When the parameter file is processed the strata attributes are checked with these definitions.
The Strata Name column is optional for assigning a strata name to a parameter. You only need to fill out the Strata Name column if you are analyzing multiple strata at once. For example, you could check THICKNESS on COAL2 strata name and THICKNESS with a different value on COAL3 strata name. If all the parameters apply to the same strata then when you run routines like Mark Compliance Drillholes, there is an option to test the entire drillhole or a specific strata. You can choose the specific strata option and then select a strata to process. Note: You do not fill in the strata name for the first or top parameter. The program will prompt you for the strata to process.
The And/Or field applies between the parameters in the current
row and the row above. The Process column allows you to turn off
processing for a parameter. Selecting the HELP button on this
screen brings up a list of Available Parameters that should be
used. This command is CAPS sensitive.
Pulldown Menu Location: Drillhole > Parameter
Compliance
Keyboard Command: pardef