Swing/Quickstep user manual
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1. i If no benchmark area is selected or more than one benchmark area is selected the total population of the areas being displayed is used ii Ifthe areas in question are being benchmarked against a single geographical area the user is presented with an additional possibility to use the population of the benchmark area geocompare 3 Confidence if the presentation contains sample variables for which confidence values are available these can be selected and displayed using this option It is possible that more than one option appears depending on what confidence data have been loaded into the database Typical values are 95 and 90 Confidence values are displayed as hi lo markers hairs on bar column and column in map presentations where they appear as text in a table or graph they are shown in square brackets after the value 4 Show averages used in combination with the benchmark option this option shows average values for the chosen benchmark areas e g Dwellings started count per local authority 2011 2012 Local Authority Bolsover Cumulative values based on 2011 Local Authority Belsower Region East Midlands Private 2011 110 i90 Enterprise 5012 160 361 Housing Associations 2011 5 26 2012 o 46 Local Authority 2011 o rat 2012 o 6 1 shows that within local authorities in the East Midlands on average 190 dwellings were started in 2011 5 If possible show totals controls the display of row or column totals in tables2. el ta hla eta ade 13 4 2 TheFRresentalons TAD acisre a ante ct yh Mace vehardorand a 13 Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 1 0 Basic layout When you first start Swing a largely empty screen appears This contains four panels used to control selection and presentation 7 SUJUN G Quickstep II 9 adull ma SWING functionalities it Demographics Housing it Health culture No wariables selected Economy Select a variable by expanding the tree on the left 3 Crime and Justice Wariables Presentations 4 This application is powered by Swing Onlinelversion 4 6 8013 3 Most recent database update 09 January 2013 In logical order the panels contain The theme tree where you select predefined reports or specific variables to display Period and area selectors which you use to restrict the time periods and geographical areas to display The presentation area and controls where you determine your display form Variable and presentation output controls used to build and save or export a presentation saat cae ea In the following sections we will explore how each of these is used to build a presentation Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 2 1 The theme tree We use the theme tree to select specific reports or variables You can expand or collapse part of the theme tree with and The theme tree contains several types of object 1 Predefined reports or displays incl
3. for variables periods and geo items If a total cannot be calculated a dash is shown Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 10 3 2 2 Layout options Clicking the Y icon reveals a dialogue box that controls presentation layout options with several tabs The tabs displayed are determined by the type of display At the bottom of the dialogue box is a row of buttons Cancel Default settings The Default settings button returns all settings to the default for the presentation chosen this is particularly useful when trying out alternative designs for a complex display The tabs that may appear are described below not all of these will appear in every case The first tab is dependent on the type of presentation selected and its contents fall into one of the following categories 1 Map 2 Pyramid 3 All other graph types bar column line area radar scatter plot etc 4 Table For category 4 table no options are available the other three are described in the first three sections below Map The user can determine how many classes are used in the map what boundary values are used and how classes are coloured A typical example is shown at the right Advanced colouring options include changing the colour template used and selecting a custom colour gradient The switch manual labels permots entry of a manual label for each class the switch manual borders allows manual entry of class boundari
4. Swing Quickstep user manual This manual is intended both for the first time user and for reference purposes It describes the main structure and functionalities of Swing as presented through the Quickstep browser based interface It does not describe the architecture of Swing nor the administrator s interface and procedures these are covered in separate documentation Contents O BaSic lAVOUU PE E E EE A E A A T E E A dies 2 te Thethem tree niie a Ea a a a aa AEE AAE a aa a a Eaa aae IE aaa 3 2 Pe r danda r a Selectors oeni a aa aaa a a araa aE 5 2 1 Fenod Selector a a a a a aa ce cin a e aE 5 2 2 REJON SEIS CIO Ns ernan cae ee teeSag tesa ceeee tenes eopseieeeesiete ou etie duntee oleate eee hee ade 5 2 3 The benchmalk SSIS CON ices a fs eh a rsa arti eases a a 6 2 4 Displaying Sub areas the SplitUp tO DOX cccccccccseeececcceeseceecceesececseeaseeeeeesaaeeeesseaeeeessaaeeeessaas 6 3 The presentation area and controls cccscseeeeeseeeeeeneeeeeeseeeeenseseeneeseeseeeeneeeeenseeeoesseeeoeneeeoeeneesonaees 7 3 1 nerd iSolay VDE SClSCIO Mh erste seeps ee ccecne ascent EA dace E caw aeeeeeeutanenecanenis 7 3 2 PONS IAN ODO ecr E a A 8 3221 A AIGUIQUIOM OOO S suana a a a a 9 322 LayouroplonS saa a Sa Sas we Ne Sates sy ee we Seca 11 4 Variable and presentation output controls ccceceeeeeseeeeeeenseeeeeenseeseeeesseeeseeensesseonensesseoeeseeesees 13 4 1 Whe Ware Dies tabr aana eee arta ee cee eral eu a
5. area as background bars This option appears only in the benchmark selector Benchmark geo item is checked Pie chart this option appears when at least 2 areas periods or complementary variables are selected A maximum of 4 pies with a maximum of 14 segments each can be displayed Scatter XY chart plots two numerical variables against one another for 1 750 areas A regression line appears by default Pyramid this is a special form of a mirrored bar chart used for demographic displays It requires variable categories male and female couples with age cohorts e g Males age 5 9 to be selected It can graph up to 4 time periods Radar chart this allows 3 8 variables with the same units to be graphed The lines in the chart may show up to 8 different time periods or areas depending upon the data selections made Display options The display options controls enable further tailoring of the chosen display The options that appear are dependent on the data selection and the display chosen The icons that may appear in this row are AOPBF OMACTH ACE vel Da Calculation options include taking percentages transformations as well as the display of total and averages see below for a detailed description of the dialogue box that appears Layout options see below for a detailed description of the dialogue box that appears Turn map layers on and off Switch columns and rows Switch between a vertical co
6. as a base period Growth values absolute as b but shows the absolute values instead of percentages Average growth as b but shows the average growth over all periods since the base period The option previous period as a base period does not appear as this would be trivial Index value shows each value as an index relative to the value in the base period which is treated as index value 100 e g growth of 12 since the base period would give an index value of 112 a b Bolsover 001 Bolsover 002 Bolsover 003 Bolsover 004 Bolsover 005 Bolsover 006 Bolsover 007 Bolsover 008 Bolsover 009 Bolsover 010 Females total 49 7 51 2 51 3 50 9 51 8 51 9 50 7 50 9 49 9 49 7 Off the absolute values selected are shown Variable shows the percentage for each subdivision of the variable selected of the total for each geographical area displayed e g Population in general 0 2010 Middle Super Output Areas outgoing Local Authority Bolsover Males total 50 3 48 8 48 7 49 1 49 2 48 1 49 2 49 1 50 1 50 3 Population in general 0 2010 Middle Super Output Areas outgoing Local Authority Bolsover Bolsover OO1 Bolsover 0 a O bd M Bolsover 0 Bolsover 004 Bolsover 0 Bolsover 0 o a a I om on Bolsover 0 Bolsover 008 Bolsover 009 Bolsover 010 Total Females total 12 0 Sra Td 6 7 10 6 9 6 11 8 10 5 9 9 11 2 100 0 Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx Ma
7. e most recent period to be selected for display a 3 By checking or clearing the boxes for specific periods a custom 2005 selection can be made 2006 O 2007 2 2 Region selector 2008 7 2009 x E K Cancel The selection made here determines what geographical level type appears in the lower selector below it Here we will use the example Regions Clicking the arrow at the right of the lower box now yields the following Geo items Splitup to All Regions E iw All geo items Contains North East North West Yorkshire and The Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England ondon South East South West El De select multiple geo items with CTRL or SHIFT OK Cancel This box determines the geographical area or areas to be displayed It is possible to select only one area by clicking it multiple areas using control click or all areas by checking the all geo items box You can search for a specific area in a long list using the search box at the top right For the remainder of this example we will select the region West Midlands Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 5 2 3 The benchmark selector You can compare the variables for the selected area with benchmark values for a higher or equivalent level area Checking the box Benchmark geo item reveals a new drop down list box Benchmark geo item Benchmark geo item m England r Ea W England Clicking the selector arr
8. eas Middle Super Output Areas Local Authorities If we now select Local Authorities the display below shows the values for all Local Authorities in the West Midlands region Geographical level Benchmark geo item Regions r C Periods Geo items Splitup to 2010 w West Midlands Local Authorities TOKT Population total count 2010 Local ou tegion West Midlands Population total Birmingham 1 036 878 Bromsgrove 33 441 Cannock Chase 94 674 Coventry 315 739 Dudley 307 362 East Staffordshire 109 447 Herefordshire County of 179 297 Lichfield 95 686 Mahrern Hills 75 381 Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 6 3 The presentation area and controls The large area at the lower right of the screen contains the presentation area and controls At the top of this are two rows of icons Left display type selector Right display options Ae G amp S ft AB e The icons actually displayed are determined by the choice of data to be displayed Controls appear only if they are valid for the data selected 3 1 The display type selector Table this option always appears A table can be created from any combination of variables periods and areas up to a maximum of 32 000 columns Statistical table this is possible for one variable and one or more periods or one period and one or more variables in combination with one or more areas and one or more benchmark areas The rows show statistical parameters for the selec
9. enables different variables to be selected for the periods and or areas already chosen ky To remove all selections and start afresh use the E symbol at the top of the theme tree 4 2 The Presentations tab Tables graphs and maps presentations displayed in panel 3 can be saved to be recalled later in a session or exported in several popular formats The first time the tab is selected during a Swing session it will appear like this Variables Presentations oF ia a a You can save presentation and expert them te Word or other ft Clicking the green cross iF adds the table graph or map currently displayed in panel 3 to the presentation list This enables the presentation to be recalled later in the session after making other selections If several presentations are added symbols appear next to the list Wariables Presentations nP a le a The red cross next to each item removes an item from the list the green arrows and move an item up or down in the list The red cross at the top right removes all items from the list The stored presentations can be exported in any of several popular formats Clicking the Lal button causes a menu to appear with the following possibilities Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 13 Select one of the following storage options Filet D inti fe 4 PDF document PDF To open among other Acrobat Reader Word document DOC To open among other Word from vers
10. ers it i i i Bag All variables in this theme City of London 001 l Barking and Dagenham 001 1 510 Po Barking and Dagenham 002 2 126 Population age 0 15 Barking and Dagenham 003 1 162 Population age 16 29 Barking and Dagenham 004 2 031 i ham 5 2 468 T Population age 30 44 Barking and Dagenham 005 4 Barbl inen and Manenham NNA 70353 Moving the cursor above a variable will cause a hyperlink to appear Clicking on this hyperlink will activate a pop up window with information about the variable e g Indicator information Features Availability Population age 0 15 Source ONS Population estimates Categories in which the indicator is used SWING functionalities gt Area levels gt LSOAs gt Population Demographics gt Population estimates gt Numbers Properties Data type _ Stock Code _ popoois Unit _ count Start year _ 2006 i Setting up predefined reports is an administrator task Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx A search box appears above the theme tree Typing text into this box will cause Swing to search for variables containing that text e g 65 Search es Ok E Select all lt lt Back to overview Population age 65 Population age 65 Males age 65 Males age 65 Females age 65 Females age 65 Panulation ane 65 69 qaqda Clicking the hyperlink Back to overview 4 the top right below the search box returns you to the theme tree Swing Quickstep use
11. es The switch equal classes adjusts the class boundaries so that as nearly as possible there is an equal number of areas in each class Pyramid The user can determine the colours used in the pyramid how the categories are labelled and whether the Y axis appears at the left or in the middle Clicking a colour reveals a colour picker that allows a colour to be selected in one of four ways a By clicking it using the coloured panels b By entering hue saturation value codes c By entering red green blue codes d By entering a hex web colour code The labels can be changed by using the manual options under categories for instance to change the default label females to girls or women Bar all variants Line Area Pie Radar Pyramid The user can change each colour that appears in the graph Clicking a colour reveals a colour picker that allows a colour to be selected in one of four ways a By clicking it using the coloured panels b By entering hue saturation value codes c By entering red green blue codes d By entering a hex web colour code If more than two colours appear in the graph a gradient option is also given The user can choose the first and last colour in the gradient and optionally also a middle colour e g for traffic light displays red yellow green Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx Map Parts ofthe image General Variables Benchmar
12. ion 2000 T he Word Document docx To open among other fw Word from version 2007 SP2 C Powerpoint document ppt To open among other a PowerPoint only graphical presentations C E OpenDocument Text odt To open among other F Word from wersion 2007 SPZ Ea OpenOffice C i OpenOffice Presentation odp To open among other al OpenOffice only graphical presentations C ae Swing worksheet swo Save as a Swing worksheet swx caki Clicking a radio button and then OK will cause a standard ffile save dialogue to appear What this looks like depends on your operating system The option Swing worksheet saves the presentation list as a so called Swing worksheet swx This enables the results of a session to be saved for later use for instance for further work later or for an interactive presentation The button is used to recall a saved presentation and causes the following dialogue to appear Choose a Swing worksheet swx file _Browse _ Iw Add to current presentationlist Open Cancel The tick box controls whether the contents of the worksheet replace the current list or are added to it Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 14
13. k Number of classes 5 Select a template Other Label gt lt bso e Moss Jeso Jess Mess ies feo is MM cess feo iss fe MMM ces ies Le E Manual labels E Manual borders C Equal classes Number Layout Color Fill Links Rechts Rechts Automatic Manual Categories Links K Automatic Manual Females Position y axis E Left Graph pyramid Wertical axis Horizontal axis Parts of the image l General i Variabl __Drag Markers To Pick A Color i C s Cy Cr C g C g o176eo F Vertical axis By default this box contains automatic settings for Title the title and for the vertical axis divisions An axis Automatic Manual title can be entered manually by clicking the manual radio button and entering a new title in Range the box The axis range and steps can be set Automatic Manual anlar A a Mar Miennel Minimum Step Maximum Horizontal axis This box is similar to that for the vertical axis but E Automatic Cc Manual contains one additional setting to alter the orientation of the axis labels The default label orientation is horizontal this changes i automatically to diagonal if the labels do not fit ao poe Parts of the image es ELEC This controls whether and how the title legend ee and source are displayed It also allows the Horizontal orientati
14. les total 175 Brd 7 l 5 6 10 1 11 8 10 4 10 3 11 6 100 0 a Taking percentages a Transformation W If possible show totals Total 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 Wariables Periods Geo items Totalize geo items ok Cancel Geographic shows the percentage for each geographical area displayed of the total for the subdivision of the variable s selected e g f Cumulative value shows a cumulative value usually a sum starting from the base period e g Dwellings started count 2011 2012 Regions Cumulative values based on 2011 sone Housing Associations Local Authority 011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 North East 3 040 6 930 1 150 1 660 160 430 North West 7 710 16 070 1 290 2 690 130 i90 Yorkshire and The Humber S290 15 390 1 000 1 580 200 430 Total 19 640 38 390 3 440 a 930 290 1 050 g Z score shows the z score the number of standard deviations from the population mean for the values chosen e g Population in general z scores 2010 Middle Super Output Areas outgoing Local Authority Bolsover Z scores 2001 Females total Males total Bolsover 001 1 2 1 5 Bolsover 002 0 8 0 8 Bolsover 003 1 4 1 4 Bolsover 004 0 7 0 6 Bolsover 005 0 4 0 2 Bolsover 006 0 1 0 3 Bolsover 007 1 0 1 1 Bolsover 008 0 4 0 4 Bolsover 009 0 0 0 2 Bolsover 010 0 7 1 1 Which population is available for use depends on the benchmark setting
15. lumn display and a horizontal bar display Switch dimensions displayed Show bars in a table Turn display in black and white on or off This is useful when producing a report that may be printed in black and white Graphs appear in black and white patterns instead of colours Show area names in a map Show values in a graph or map Save presentation see section on Variable and presentation output and controls below Print presentation Save presentation image not for tables Export to Microsoft Excel xIs Export to Open Document spreadsheet ods Export to XML tables only Show basic on line help Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 8 3 2 1 Calculation options Clicking the Pi button reveals a dialogue box that looks similar to the picture at the right The dialogue box contains a series of options Which options are shown depends on the characteristics of the data set that has been selected for display The possible options are as follows 1 Taking percentages this may offer the following options a b C 2 Transformation this may offer the following options Off the absolute values selected are shown Growth values shows the growth values of each subdivision of the variable selected expressed as a percentage relative to the value for a base period an additional option will appear allowing you to select the base period to be used It is possible to use the previous period
16. nstance of Swing that covers the areas chosen Flow in map shows flows between up to 750 areas Flows are shown using arrows whose breadth is r hag determined by the size of the flow This display is only available for a single time period and a single variable Line chart used to graph up to 12 variables with the same unit or areas over 2 or more time periods Area chart used to graph up to 12 variables with the same unit or areas over 2 or more time periods a The values are stacked Column chart used to graph up to 80 columns in a maximum of 24 groups Can be rotated to show a bar chart using the option see below Stacked column can show up to 24 stacked bars This is useful for comparisons of distributions between areas or time periods Can be rotated to show a stacked bar chart using the option see below The length of each bar is determined by the Z score the number of standard deviations above or below the mean Bars for values with a Z score of 2 5 are truncated to 2 5 Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 7 3 2 Mirrored column used to graph comparisons benchmarks between two areas or time periods Can be rotated to show a mirrored bar chart using the option see below Profile bar chart compares 1 100 variables for an area against a reference area e g for a local authority against a region or the country as a whole Values for the selected area appear as markers values for the reference
17. on automatically changes to diagonal if the labels do not fit default colours for lines and text used in these parts of the chart and in a map if present to be changed General This provides various options to adjust the automatically generated title This can simply be replaced with free text or parameterised using codes The code options are explained in the tab Variables This allows the automatically generated variable names to be changed To change a name simply type the new name in the box that appears to the right of the automatically generated name Benchmark This allows a geographical area to be highlighted in a graphical presentation or table using lines fill pattern and text The examples shown below illustrate this for County Durham benchmarked against other Local Authorities in North East England Popu lation total count 2010 Local Population total count 2010 Local Authorities outgoing Region North East Authorities outgoing Region North ayo E o East E County Durham Fopulation total o Average o a 450 000 County Durham 510 804 AA Northumberland 311 991 E Newcastle upon Tyne 292 179 Sunderland 283 509 z oo North Tyneside 198 478 250 000 Stockton on Tees 197 289 200 000 Gateshead 191 690 ethno South Tyneside 153 670 100 000 Middlesbrough 142 370 Redcar and Cleveland 137 358 Ean Darlington 100 843 0 x x Hartla 91 304 A ss Fa S S as Pa amp ra Pod pon 1 EE a a ae Se Ae I oe Total 2 606 625 P
18. ow at the right of Sp ieee this box reveals a dialogue box Initially this will only show higher O maen zl geographical levels in this case England but checking the box North East Region Show other regions shows the region list again as shown at the Sere ane ay ee right East Midlands Region East of England Region ds London Region In this example we will select East Midlands as a benchmark i Seats East Eee i South West Region region and click OK This yields a display that looks like the r following Geographical lewel Benchmark geo item Regions J Region East Midlands gl Periods Geo items Splitup to De select multiple geo items with CTRL or SHIFT 2010 West Midlands O M Show other regions Faan Population total count 2010 Region West Midlands Region West Midlands Region East Midlands Population total 5455 179 3 778 423 Source ONS Population estimates This example is trivial but we will later explore functionality that shows how it can be used for instance to contrast population growth rates 2 4 Displaying sub areas the Splitup to box Checking the Splitup to box enables us to display data from a lower level within the area we have selected So using our West Midlands example if we uncheck the Benchmark geo item box and check the Splitup to box another selector appears Splitup to m Lower Super Output Areas Lower Super Output 4r
19. r manual 2013 02 19 docx 2 Period and area selectors When one or more variables are selected several choices appear at the top right of the screen in panel 2 e g Geographical level Benchmark geo item 9 3 2 1 Regions r E Periods Geo items 2 2 Splitup to 1997 2011 All Regions w E 2 4 Using these choices you can determine what time periods 2 1 and geographical area 2 2 your display will cover whether you want one or more benchmark areas 2 3 and whether your chosen area should be displayed as sub areas 2 4 Making a choice may influence the type of display that appears Swing will only show possible combinations and possible display forms The following paragraphs describe how to use these controls 2 1 Period selector Periods Geo items 2010 All Regions 7 d Clicking the small arrow at the right of the field reveals a list of check boxes as shown at the right These check boxes work as follows C All periods C Most recent These two boxes select the geographical area or areas to be displayed Clicking the arrow at the right of the top box reveals a list of geographical level types Geographical lewel Regions al Middle Super Output Areas g 1 All periods checking this box this will cause all available periods to be D a selected for display Clearing this will cause all available periods to be D sees deselected M sco 2 Most recent checking this box will cause only th
20. ted variables such as maximum minimum and average Profile table this appears only when the benchmark selector Benchmark geo item is checked The areas to be compared appear in columns and the variables to be compared appear in rows The last column contains a comparison graphic e g Population estimates per local authority 2010 Local Authority Adur Local Authority Adur England Low Awg gt High Population age 0 15 17 7 18 7 Population age 16 29 14 9 18 8 E Population age 30 44 18 5 20 5 mA Population age 45 64 27 1 25 4 ai Population age 65 21 9 16 6 Map only available for a single variable and a single time period This can be created for one or more go geographical areas At least one map must be available in your instance of Swing that covers the areas chosen The map is coloured or shaded according to the values of the variable in each area If point data are available in your instance of Swing these can be superimposed on the map Column in map used to present the values of 2 8 variables in 1 60 map areas using small column ok graphs Can also be used for a single variable and 2 8 time periods At least one map must be available in your instance of Swing that covers the areas chosen Pie in map used to present the values of 2 9 variable categories with the same unit e g age cohorts a in 1 60 map areas for a single period using small pie charts At least one map must be available in your i
21. uding a Dynamic reports these are predefined reports for which you may be able to choose some parameters The example in the demo B Fact sheet population allows selection of a geographical area e g a local en and an area against which to benchmark e g region or another local authority b Predefined displays e g the example AB Pyramid Population pyramid in the demonstration We recommend that you start by exploring some of the predefined reports and displays these are indicated by a symbol other than a check box e g pg l4rea Household projections Regions 1993 2033 IH Bar Private Registered Provider rents per week H Bar stacked Population by age group g Map with pie Dwelling stock 2 fess Line Offences total Q1 2008 Q4 2011 2 Variables that can be selected or combined to create a custom display eg Males age 0 15 Selecting the tick box E next to one of these indicates that the variable is to be displayed in a table graph or map and causes a default display to appear in panel 3 at the right Search Ok R Geographical lewel Benchmark geo item Middle Super Output Areas a SWING functionalities Geo items Splitup to Demographics All Middle Super Output Areas w E Fact sheet population E Pyramid Population pyramid re Cae Map Population age 65 Population in general Population age 0 15 count 2010 Middle Super Output Areas E Population estimates Population age 0 15 Numb
22. x x r D S Source ONS Population estimates Additional Lines Line bar or column charts may contain two additional lines trend and average These only appear in graphs with a single data series Similarly a scatter plot XY plot may contain a regression line as well as average lines on both axes This tab allows the visibility and colour of these lines to be set Graph line Vertical axis Horizontal axis Parts of the image General Variables Benchmark Additional lines Trend Average Swing Quickstep user manual 2013 02 19 docx 12 4 Variable and presentation output controls The small panel at the bottom left of the screen has two tabs Variables and Presentations These have different purposes 4 1 The Variables tab A common requirement when browsing with Swing is to focus down on fewer variables than initially selected For instance one might wish to focus on age groups 45 Any variables selected appear in the Variables tab Clicking the red cross removes a variable in this example we remove three Wariables Presentations a Wariables Presentations a x Population age 0 15 x Population age 45 64 x Population age 16 29 Pas Population age 65 x Population age 30 44 ps Population age 45 64 x Population age 65 Clicking the red cross in the top right hand corner of this panel removes all variables from the selection but does not change any selection of periods and or areas that may have been made This
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