G-Station 5.x - Custom Design Center

Gladiator Custom Design Center
Training
Overview
Custom design center

Ability to create new
reports in Gladiator
Ability to customize
existing reports
Reports can be produced
in
Excel or HTML files
Custom Design Center

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Overview
Three ways to access CDC

Icon in Toolbar
From Menu
Tools Custom Designer
Center
F10 shortcut key

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Overview

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Main menu
Allows ability to manage CDC
reports such as:
Open: allow user to open a
existing report.
Create new: enable user to
create a new report.
Delete: allow user to delete a
existing report.
Copy: enable user to make a
copy of the report and assign
a new name to it.
Rename: allow user to rename
the report.
Import/Export: enables user to
import or export a report and
share them across different
machines.
Overview
Five items to configure
Data Source
To create devices for Scanner and
Phone
Parameter Tables
To create input parameters for the
report
Procedures
To create calculations, statistics and
Histograms, etc
Outputs
To create tables, graphs and map
Layout
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To create layouts
Data Sources
Data Sources are used as inputs to the report

Data sources can be seen as generic devices from a
certain technology and drive test tool
For each data source created, the user will need to
specify a device when running the report
System data sources can be used to process system data.
It is possible to correlate drive test and system
information using both types of data sources

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Data Sources
Right click on the Data

source node and select
New Device
Choose the equipment,

technology, and Device
type

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Parameter Tables
Parameter Tables are used to create input parameters for
the report
Several parameters of different types can be created in a
parameter table
Use different parameter tables in order to better organize
parameters. Parameters can be grouped by type, or by
functionality within the report
Parameters
from the same
parameter
table will be
grouped in the
report
execution GUI
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Parameter Tables
Right click on the
Parameter tables node and
select New Parameter
table
Right click on a parameter

table and select one of the
options from the menu

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Parameter Types
Text can be used to add any user specified text to the
report layout.
Integer integer numbers that can be used almost
anywhere in the report. For example, as a reference value
for a KPI.
Float floating point numbers that can be used almost
anywhere in the report. For example, as a threshold for a
statistics procedure.
Boolean A true/false parameter that can be used to
control report options. For example, to save or not a map
to the workspace. In the report execution GUI it is
displayed as a checkbox.
Color color parameters can be used almost anywhere
where a color can be set. For example, to set the color of
graphs.
Custom Design
Center
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Parameter Types
Date dates can be used in several ways inside the
report. They can be used to filter data from a certain
period of time, for example.
Vector can be used to add user selected vectors to a
map
System can be used to add user selected systems to
a map
Map can be used to select a map area for map
zooming
Polygon can be used to filter data by a specific
region. The polygon for the desired area must be
created in advance
There are also some pre-defined parameters that can be
used as information on the report.
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of11the parameters described above can be used by just
Data Sets
Data sets represent the information that will be gathered
for processing in the report.
Several types of data sets are available. Each of them will
be described in detail.
Data sets are always in the first level in the tree view
below the procedures node. They are used as input for
the procedures below.
Tips for using data sets more effectivelly:
Always think of a data set as a table containing some
relevant raw data that is going to be further
processed within the report
Datasets can comprise of any of standard frame of
(Tables starting with G_) or any other table in the
workspace
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Data Sets
To create a Data set

Right click on the
Procedures node and
select one of the options
from the menu

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Custom Data Set

A custom data set can be used in order to build a custom
table by selecting columns from several original tables.
The available original tables are listed according to the
technology and drive test tool selected from the data
source.
Many columns from different tables can be combined in a
single data set.
Users can change the internal name of the columns to be
used within the report by clicking the properties button.
The order of the columns can be changed using the up
and down arrows.

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Custom Data Set

Define the
Data source
Available
measuremen
ts
Preview the
data set
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Select
measuremen
ts
Selected
measuremen
ts
Define the
order and
properties for
the columns
Save the
preview
table to
the
Result
node in
open
Workspac
e
Shows query
in SQL
KPI Data Set

KPI data sets can be used to take advantage of several
pre-defined KPIs existing in Gladiator.
The KPIs listed depend on the technology of the selected
data source.
Some KPIs already provide the final result for the report,
hence no need for further processing.
Some other KPIs, called optimization KPIs, provide
tables from which the final KPIs can be calculated. These
raw tables can be used to draw maps, for instance.
All thresholds can be taken from parameters instead of
directly typing the number. This makes the report more
flexible, so the user can define the thresholds from the
GUI, when running the report.
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KPI Data Set

Define the
Data source
Define the
thresholds for
the KPI
Available
KPIs

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Preview the
data set
SQL Data Set

SQL data sets can be used by advanced users in order to
directly manipulate tables using SQL server
Three types of SQL data set are available:
Stored procedure can be used to call a stored
procedure from the database. Gladiator will read the
input parameters for the procedure and display them
in Gladiator. Users can directly type values or drag
and drop parameters to the corresponding fields.
Even data sources can be dragged and dropped to be
used as a File Id input parameter.
Table selects a whole table from the SQL server.
User just needs to type the name of the table (as it is
on the SQL database).
Query User can freely type any SQL query to be
executed in the database.
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SQL Data Set
Select the
type of SQL
dataset

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Preview the
data set
Type the name

of a stored
procedure,
table or SQL
Query
Define the
input
parameters
for the
procedure
ADS Data Set

ADS data set enables any ADS script to be used as a data
set, as long as it returns a table.
User can define the input parameters for the ADS script by
either typing them directly or draging and dropping from
parameters node.
Data sources can also be dragged and dropped to be used
as File Id.
Define the
input
parameters
for the
script. Drag
and drop.

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Define the
input
parameters
for the script
Select a ADS
script to be
used
Preview the data

set
System Data Set

System data set can be used in order to manipulate
system data inside the report.
In order for a system data set to be created, a system
data source must be defined first.
A list of all available parameters for the selected element
type will be displayed on the left side of the screen.
They can be selected to the right side in order to create
the data set, just like in the custom data set.
The order of the columns can be changed by using the up
and down arrows.

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System Data Set

Define the
system data
source
Define the
element
type
Available
measuremen
ts

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Select
measuremen
ts
Select a ADS
script to be
used
Selected
measuremen
ts
Preview the
data set
Merge Data Set

Merge data set enables the user to create a new data set
from merging the outputs of any existing procedures or
other data sets. The two procedures are merged veritically.
Columns with the same name are merged into one. The
other columns will be also added to the data set, but they
will just have blank values on the lines where data comes
from a table where they dont exist.
Select the
procedures
to be merged
Preview the
data set
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Join Data Set
Join data set can be used to join two tables by using one
column as reference. Tables are merged horizontally.
Note that only two tables can be joined at a time
The Where clause is the condition on which the tables
will be joined and it can be generated by choosing culoms
for each table and setting the codition.

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Join Data Set

The line return options are the following:
Return only matching rows only rows matching the
condition on the where clause will be returned.
Return all rows from first table All rows from first
table will be returned, but only rows matching the
where clause will be returned for the second table.
Return all rows from second table - All rows from
second table will be returned, but only rows matching
the where clause will be returned for the first table.
Return all rows from both tables returns all rows
from both tables, regardless of the where condition.
The rows where the condition is met will be presented
first.
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Join Data Set

Select tables
to join
Selec
the
op

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Preview the
data set
Procedures
Right click on a data set and
select one of the procedures
below:
Calculation
Compress
Copy previous
Statistics
Histogram
Joint histogram
ADS script
State machine
Note: Procedures are used to process a tableParsing

from a vectors
data set or from other
procedures.
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Calculation Procedure
Calculations allow further customization in the form of

functions to be performed on the input table.
Users can further remove columns from the input table or
rename them.
Other capabilities include filtering the table based on
certain criteria as can be done in Gladiators Table view
filter feature.
Users also have the power of performing familiar SQL
operations such as Group by and Top.

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Calculation Procedure Cont.
One of the most power features is the ability to completely

replace a column with an expression that can include any
combination of other column variables, mathematical operators
and excel like functions. For example the user can sum up
multiple column variables using the sum function, multiply it by
number x, and divide result by 100.
User can sort the result table by any column (ascending or
descending).
Parameters can be used in the expressions.
Columns can be reorganized using the up and down arrows.

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Calculation Procedure
Allows to apply
filters
Create
Expressio
n
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Group by
option
Compress Procedure
Compress procedure compresses the input table identical
to the way a table can be compressed in Gladiators
workspace.
All Gladiator compression methods are available.
User can also define exceptions and exception groups.
Parameters can also be used to specify bin size.
Compression schemes can be saved and loaded. Same
compression schemes can be used in Gladiator
workspace or Custom Design Center.
Compression is useful when there is a need to compare
data that is sampled in different time intervals. Another
use is to make data lighter for drawing a map.

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Compress Procedure
Select a type
and method
for
compression

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Copy Previous Procedure
Fill null values

with previous
information
Before

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Statistics Procedure
Easy way to calculate Statistics
Select the column from which to calculate the statistics
Insert the Percentage at value and Value at
percentage thresholds. Parameters can be used in these
fields.

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Histogram Procedure
Histogram
Calculates the count, percentage and cumulative
percentage for each range.
Select the column
Select a Color
Scheme or type the
range
Range values are
separated by comma.
Text parameters can
be used as range.
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Joint Histogram Procedure
Ability to compare
different information in
the same Histogram
Very useful for creating
3D graphs
Select a Color
Scheme or
type the range

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Select
columns that
will be used
ADS Procedure
Select the ADS

script to be
used
Type the input

parameters
Any ADS procedure can be used to process a data set table

as long as it receives and returns a table.
The first parameter must be a table. This is automatically
assigned to the data set table.
The other parameters can be either typed directly or dragged
and dropped from the parameters node.
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State Machine Procedure

State machine procedure can be used to run a state
machine on each row of the input table.
For each row the condition will be checked and if true, the
following will happen:
State will be changed from the current state to the
one specified in Set state to.
Variables will be set according to the expressions
specified in Set variables.
Outputs will be set according to the expresisons
specified in Set outputs.
The output table will contain all columns from the
input table, plus one column for each specified
output.
The output values for each row will be included in the
corresponding output column.
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The conditions will be checked in the order they are

displayed. Order can be changed using the up and down
arrows.
When a condition is met, the state will be changed and
the state machine goes to the next row of the input table.
The conditions will start to be checked again from the
first one, considering the new state.
The state machine procedure is often used with layer 3
messages in order to perform some call analysis, but it
can be used with any other information as well.

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Create the
states
Create the
outputs
Create the
variables
Add
conditions
Set variables
and outputs
Preview
the
procedure

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Parsing vector procedure

Certain drive test tools report entries in rows as vector
entries
Since these rows are not parsed, the data cannot be used
for display in any of the Gladiator views.
A CDC procedure was developed to parse this data. It
allows the following functionality:
Parsing of data using two different methods: By
column or by row
Parsing using different parsing rules depending on the
type of data
User can specify invalid values to be omitted from the
parsing procedure

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Parsing vector procedure

Specify
delimiter
Specify
parsing
method:
By column
or by row

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Specify
columns to
be parsed
Specify
vector
indexes to
parse
Specify
invalid
values to
be
replaced
Outputs
Right click on the outputs node and
select one of the options below:
Table
Graph
Map
Disk
Output group
Outputs are used to present the results
of the report.
Any table coming from a data set or
procedure can be used in the outputs.
The outputs preview show how the data
will be displayed in the layout of the
report.
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Table Output
Allows users
to configure
table
formatting
options
Color
Borders
Fonts
User can
select which
columns will
be displayed
in the table

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Graph Output Types

Select graph
type
Available
graphs

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Graph Output Data Source

Select the
source data
for the Graph
Select the
series and
values
Identify the
columns to be
used
For line
column
graphs, select
which column
will be used to
draw the line
and column
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Graph source
Graph Output Colors

Select the
data color
Grid color
Select
background
color
Select the
Grid color
Information
color.
Background
color.
Colors can be taken from parameter tables.

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Graph Output Labels

Configure titles
and labels
Configure the
interval for the
values axis
Configure the
margins
User can
configure the
ranges
interval.

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Insert the titles

and label.
Set the
margins
Graph Output Legend
Define
Properties for
Legend
Location
Size
Margins
Font

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Graph Output Fonts
Define font
properties for
the titles and
labels

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3D Graph Output
3D properties
will be
enabled when
Pie or 3D
graphs are
selected
Rotation
properties
Perspectiv
e
properties

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Line Graph Output

Line
properties will
be enabled
when Area,
Line or Line
column
graphs are
selected
Smoothne
ss
Show data
points

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Map Output Data Source

Map data
source
System
and vector
layers are
parameter
s
Properties
allows to
configure color
scheme, icon
size and
Layer order:
legend
Use arrows to
assign layer
order. Higher
elements will
be on top
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Click on +
icon to add
Data, System
and Vector
layers to map.
Map Output Options

Output Name.
Configure zoom options
Configure where the legend will be displayed
Configure if legend will display and position

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Map Output Saving Options

Allows exporting to MapInfo.
Possibility to save the map into Gladiator workspace.
Boolean parameters can be user in order to define
these options. This lets the user choose if he wants
maps to be saved or not during report execution.

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Map Legend separate output

If desired the legend can be created as child output.
Hence can be placed conveniently outside of the map in
layouts.

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Output Group
Allows Outputs to be grouped
Allows user to toggle whether a group will be included in
report using a condition.
Boolean parameters are used to define these options.

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Layouts
Right click on the Layouts node and
select one of the options below:
HTML Layout
Excel Layout
HTML block
Layouts are used to organize the
outputs in the final report layout.
When report is run, all defined layouts
are saved in the selected report folder.
HTML layouts can be published on the web.
Excel Layouts can be used when there is a pre-defined Excel template.
Excel Layouts are also useful when data needs to be further manipulated by
using Excel formulas.
HTML block is an HTML layout that can be placed within the parent HTML
layout and allows the user to control under what conditions it will be shown.
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HTML Layout
Users can create the HTML layout directly in Gladiators

HTML editor or open an existing HTML file to be used as a
template.
Ouputs can be easily dragged and dropped to the layout
and repositioned or resized at any time.
Simple HTML Layouts can be quickly created within
Gladiator.
HTML Layouts are ready to be published on the web.

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HTML Layout
Use HTML
editor tools in
order to create
your HTML
Drag and drop
the outputs to
the desired
position in the
layout

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Freely resize
the outputs to
set their size
in the layout
Excel Layout
Excel layouts paste the results on an existing Excel
file and then saves it on the selected report folder.
Sheet name, row and column can be chosen for each
individual output.
Width and height can be configured for pictures
(Graphs and Maps)
Identify the
template
Select which
information
will be
exported to
Excel
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HTML block
HTML blocks are grouped outputs that are added to
the main HTML layout.
If outputs do not produce any data the user can
choose to have the block omitted from the main
HTML layout
Can specify to
show block if
all outputs
have data or
at least one
Drag and drop
to main layout
when finished
creating HTML
block
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Create an
HTML block as
you would an
HTML layout
Running the Reports
Select a report
to run
Set the input

parameters
Select the
devices
Choose folder
and report
name
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Three ways to access CDC

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Data Sources are used as inputs to the report

Custom Design Center

Right click on the Data

Choose the equipment,

Custom Design Center

Right click on a parameter

Custom Design Center

To create a Data set

Custom Design Center

Custom Data Set

Custom Design Center

Custom Data Set

KPI Data Set

KPI Data Set

Custom Design Center

SQL Data Set

SQL Data Set

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Type the name

ADS Data Set

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Preview the data

System Data Set

Custom Design Center

System Data Set

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Merge Data Set

Join Data Set

Custom Design Center

Join Data Set

Join Data Set

Custom Design Center

Note: Procedures are used to process a tableParsing

Calculations allow further customization in the form of

Custom Design Center

Calculation Procedure Cont.

One of the most power features is the ability to completely

Custom Design Center

Custom Design Center

Custom Design Center

Copy Previous Procedure

Fill null values

Custom Design Center

Custom Design Center

Joint Histogram Procedure

Custom Design Center

Select the ADS

Type the input

Any ADS procedure can be used to process a data set table

State Machine Procedure

State Machine Procedure

The conditions will be checked in the order they are

Custom Design Center

State Machine Procedure

Custom Design Center

Parsing vector procedure

Custom Design Center

Parsing vector procedure