Define Parameters
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, allowing you to report, select,
and modify drillholes that match the criteria. When the command is
executed, the below dialog will appear.
You may check up to 18 parameters at a time. 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. A complete
list of standard attributes is shown below, but may also be shown
by clicking the Set button.
Notes on specific attributes are provided below.
It is important to note that you may use asterisks (*) as wildcard
characters.
This command is case-sensitive.
Strata Parameters
- Thickness: Thickness of the sample in the
drillhole
- Depth: Bottom depth of the sample in the
drillhole
- Top-Elev: Top elevation of the sample in the
drillhole
- Bottom-Elev: Bottom elevation of the sample in the
drillhole
- Name: The name of the strata or the bed group. It is
important to note that this can be used as an alternative to the
Strata Name column of the main dialog. For example, the below
configurations of tests will yield the same result. It is important
to note that if you use this Name parameter rather than using the
Strata Name column, the program will prompt you at the command line
if the parameter tests must pass for all strata or if passing for a
single strata will suffice.
- Bed: The bed name of the strata. This will allow you to
restrict the test to a stata name that might repeat to a specific
bed. For example, if you have many samples with a strata name of
"Coal" distributed across three different beds, you could add this
BED parameter to restrict the tests to only check Bed "A".
- Key: The Key/Nonkey status of the strata. A value of 1
relates to a key strata, whereas a value of 0 relates to a nonkey
strata.
- Contain: This is used to check for existence of a strata
name in a drillhole. This allows you to check for the existence of
a strata name. Note that this check is very similar to using a NAME
parameter check.
Drillhole Parameters
- Name: The name of the drillhole. You may use asterisks
(*) as wildcard characters to select all drillholes with a similar
prefix/suffix
- Elev: The surface elevation of the drillhole.
- Type: The integer value relating to the type of the
drillhole as defined in the Drillhole Lookup
Database command. You should not refer to the drillhole type by
name. For example, if you have defined drillhole Type 2 as a
"Corehole", you should check for a value of "2" rather than the
name "Corehole".
- Desc: The text description of the drillhole.
- XY_Qual and Z_Qual: The integer
value relating to the XY or Z Quality (method of measurement of the
drillhole coordinates) as defined in the Drillhole Lookup
Database command. You should not refer to the Quality by name.
For example, if you have defined the Quality of 3 as "GPS, you
should check for a value of "3" rather than the name "GPS".
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.
Pulldown Menu Location: Drillhole > Parameter
Compliance
Keyboard Command: pardef
