Conventions and function descriptions (SPSS Modeler)

Conventions in function descriptions

This page describes the conventions used throughout this guide when referring to items in a function.

Table 1. Conventions in function descriptions
Convention	Description
BOOL	A Boolean, or flag, such as true or false.
NUM, NUM1, NUM2	Any number.
REAL, REAL1, REAL2	Any real number, such as `1.234` or `–77.01`.
INT, INT1, INT2	Any integer, such as `1` or `–77`.
CHAR	A character code, such as `A`.
STRING	A string, such as `"referrerID"`.
LIST	A list of items, such as `["abc" "def"]` or `[A1, A2, A3]` or `[1 2 4 16]`.
ITEM	A field, such as `Customer` or `extract_concept`.
DATE	A date field, such as `start_date`, where values are in a format such as `DD-MON-YYYY`.
TIME	A time field, such as `power_flux`, where values are in a format such as `HHMMSS`.

Functions in this guide are listed with the function in one column, the result type (integer, string, and so on) in another, and a description (where available) in a third column. For example, following is a description of the rem function.

Table 2. rem function description
Function	Result	Description
`INT1 rem INT2`	Number	Returns the remainder of INT1 divided by INT2. For example, `INT1 – (INT1 div INT2) * INT2`.

Details on usage conventions, such as how to list items or specify characters in a function, are described elsewhere. See CLEM datatypes for more information.