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1. Figure 39 Sample graph setup for an event specific report Quick Results e 29 9 0 Close the Edit window 10 0Save the changes to the new report using File Save 11 0Repeat these steps for each event specific report that may be used Display the GCD files in each event specific report 12 0Select the appropriate report format such as pre op or crutches 13 00pen all of a subject s GCD files using the Open GCD Files dialog box Figure 40 Be sure to select the files twice if they include data for both left and right sides 30 e Quick Results Report Generator User Manual GCD Files fp Jp MENE Figure 40 GCD Files plots dialog box 14 0Close the Open GCD Files dialog box Quick Results e 31 Menu Command Descriptions File Menu Boo CTRL N To select data for display refer to the Open GCD Files command on the File menu Boo CTRL R To select data for display refer to the Open GCD Files command on the File menu E sorcu CTRL O You can display up to 120 data sets GCD files in one report 32 e Menu Command Descriptions The File Menu can always be selected from the left side of the Menu Bar This menu contains commands that open print save and export reports Additionally data files may be opened from this menu New The New Report command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window or via a key
2. GCD File CAProgram inwalk 3 gcd CAProgram Anwalk 3 gcd 46 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual Figure 52 Edit Line Attributes dialog box This dialog box has the following controls Line Select the Line called a Pen in the window to display or edit Upon selection the other controls will automatically display the current properties of this line There are 120 possible Pens to draw the permitted maximum number of GCD files plus there is a selection for box that is used to draw a graph s frame Color This is a drop list box It shows the color with which a line is drawn This list has the 16 standard Windows colors These colors are Black Red Green Yellow Blue Magenta Cyan White Dark Red Dark Green Dark Yellow Dark Blue Dark Magenta Dark Cyan Light Grey Dark Grey Thickness This is a spin button that allows you to choose the thickness with which a line is drawn Note that a value of O and 1 both will draw a line with a width of one pixel Style This drop list box allows you to choose the style dashed dotted etc with which a line is drawn Identifier This allows you to choose a geometrical shape that is drawn at equal intervals on the line GCD File This shows you the GCD file for which the line that is selected is applicable If there are no GCD files being plotted for the selected line number this box will display No GCD File
3. Figure 37 Sample GCD file text for an event specific report 2 0 Edit each GCD for a subject as desired Create an event specific report 3 0 Open the report format using the following steps which you want to use as the basis for your event specific report e Select Format from the Tools menu e Select the desired report RPT format from the file selection window e Close the file selection window e Select Refresh F5 from the View menu The selected report will be displayed 4 0 Save the report file to a user defined name such as pre op data only e Select File Save As e Enter a user defined name such as pre op data only Include the RPT extension after the filename 5 0 Select the Graphs button the Edit RPT Format dialog box Figure 38 will open 6 0 Select the General tab for the report 7 0 Enter the section name of the GCD file e g Key Value which contains the event specific variables e g pre op or crutches into the Graph Key box Figure 38 Report Generator User Manual Edit demo report Times New Roman 12 Black Arial 8 Black C Program Files MLS Rgen muscle ini Figure 38 Sample graphs setup for a report s general page for an event specific report 8 0 Go to each graph page and edit each individual graph that you want to display the event specific data Enter the event specific identifier e g pre op into the field Key Value Figure 39
4. J Make Blank Graph Figure 56 Dialog Box for graph specific Information This dialog box has the following fields Graph Title This is the title of the Graph It appears at the top of the graph Graph Variable This is the variable that is selected for plotting Variables may be selected using the drop list box or may be typed in directly if known Note that if a specific file s variable is not available from the list you can add the variable to the list using Edit GCD Variables page 40 Note that if you enter MLSLegend as the variable name then the application will print out the file name data in the COMMENTS section of the GCD file or the trial comments variable and the line style used for the GCD file As many entries as will fit into the box will be printed You can enter a title if you want into the Graph Title box All other fields are not used in this case Ordinate Unit This is the unit of the X axis and is written to the left of the graph Ordinate Upper This is the label which is present at the top of the X axis Menu Command Descriptions e 53 Label Ordinate Lower Label Scaling Type Minimum Maximum Increment Overlays Key Value Bar Variable 54 e Menu Command Descriptions This is the label that is present at the bottom of the X axis This is the frame that encloses all the controls for data scaling This drop list shows you the type of scaling that is in effect The possi
5. Same As Screen This command sets all Printer Pen settings color thickness style and identifier for all Pens to the same settings as those selected for the Screen Pens Black amp White This command changes the Printer Pen color setting for all Pens to black The style and identifier settings will be set to default values Graphs This command can be used to edit all the pages in the report and can be used to change all the defining information on a specific page to include font styles graphs and key tables This command opens the General Page Figure 53 of Edit Property Sheet which encompasses several pages that are used to edit a report Refer to General Page page 46 for more information General Page The General Page contains the information that is applicable to all the pages of the report and it lists all pages defined within the report so you can add or delete pages to the report Additionally it contains a one property page tab for each page Figure 55 that is present in the report Menu Command Descriptions e 47 Edit demo report x General Joint Angles Foot Alignment Overview Moments Title Font TimesNewRoman12Black Axis Font fail Black O BarFile C Program Files MLS Rigen muscle ini Section NomalEMG De Aspect X E Aspect Y fp Graph Key Kesvalue Foot Alignment Overview Figure 53 General Page of Report Graphs The controls within this dialog box in
6. Figure 26 Default page of the Edit Report window 3 0 Select the report page that you want to edit by selecting the appropriate tab e g Moments 4 0 Double click on the graph that you wish to edit The Graph definition window opens Figure 27 Report Generator User Manual Graph 2x Graph Title Knee Flexion Extension OK GCD Variable kneeFlexEx zl X Cancel a Degrees Ordinate Unit g A Help Ordinate Upper Label Fix Ordinate Lower Label Ex Type Normal Scaling y Minimum 15 Maximum s Increment 15 Scaling Di Overlays y Key Value Bar Variable v J Make Blank Graph Figure 27 Graph definition window completed definition 5 0 Edit the component of the graph such as Minimum and Maximum values as needed 6 0 Select the OK button to close the Graph definition window 7 0 Select the Close button Your changes will be automatically applied 8 0 If you wish to save these changes to the report format permanently select either File Save or File Save As Place Report Graphics into a Word Processing Document These steps begin after the user has displayed the desired data in a report 1 0 Select the Export option on the File Menu The Export to Bitmap window Figure 28 opens Quick Results e 21 Export to Bitmap x C Full Page Y OK Pelvic Obliquity Pelvic Tilt Pelvic Rotation Hip Ab Adduction Hip Flexion Extension Hip
7. When any variables other than these three are specified in a key table the program obtains them from the selected GCD file Note When the program accesses a GCD file for variables to be printed in a key table according to what is specified in the Plots Selection box it searches for both text and numeric variable names with the prefix Left or Right such as LeftHipFlexExtMoment However certain GCD text variables such as the two optionally written into the GCD file during averaging Name and Comments have no Left or Right prefix Any RPT reference to a GCD variable whether text or numeric which will never have the prefix Left or Right should start with the character This applies wherever variable references are made in an RPT file For example Name Comments Footer An optional set of page footer assignments creates a page footer table divided into 4 columns of fixed width Each page footer assignment creating a single line of the footer has the form Footer lt footer line number gt lt text string gt lentry e g Footer Double Support DoubleSupport In each page footer row the left hand column contains the text string The three remaining columns contain entries for each of the GCD files selected for the report Entries are taken from the same set as for a key table see Table 2 e key variables e GCD variables e Parameter variables Note that Page Footers which appear only on the page for
8. Thickness t1 t2 t3 t120 tn is 0 10 points 1 72 or device pixel width Color c1 c2 c3 c120 where cn is the 0 7 red green blue RGB color as described below 0 Black 4 Blue 1 Red 5 Magenta 2 Green 6 Cyan 3 Yellow 7 White Style s1 s2 s3 s120 where sn is 0 4 line style as described below O solid 1 dashed 2 dotted 3 dot dashed 4 dot dot dashed Report Generator User Manual StyleEx s1 s2 s3 s120 where sn is 0 9 extended line style as described below 0 normal 5 filled triangle 1 star 6 circle 2 square 7 filled circle 3 filled square 8 diamond 4 triangle 9 filled diamond For example Printer Thickness 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Color 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 Style 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 StyleEx 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Screen Thickness 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Color 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Style 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 StyleEx 0 1 3 0 4 0 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 9 0 0 1 2 Figure 66 Example of the Screen and Printer groups in an RPT file Graphs Group The Graphs group must be present in all RPT files and must contain at a minimum a list of the names of pages in the report In addition the Graphs group may contain e The font size and name for all graph titles and axes e The default aspect ratio of all graphs e The name of th
9. font click on the Fr button This will open the standard Windows Font dialog box where you can make your selection Layout There are two controls here horizontal and vertical Enter the number of graphs you would like displayed horizontally in the first box Enter the number of graphs you would like displayed vertically in the second box The product of the two gives you the total number of graphs that will be printed on the page When changing the values note that Report Generator does not make changes to the report when you only enter new values You must click on the Update button for your report to reflect these new values When Report Generator applies your changes it will check to see if the new number of graphs is less than that already present If the new number is less Report Generator will prompt you to continue and delete the last 50 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual Aspect X Aspect Y few graphs or cancel the operation Otherwise if the new number of graphs is more than those present new graphs will be added and identified as Not Used in the Graphs list This is the X value of the aspect ratio with which the graphs will be plotted The aspect ratio is the ratio of the length of the X axis to that of the Y axis Ifa value is entered here it overrides the value that is used in the General Page This is the Y value of the aspect ratio with which the graphs will be plotted Ifa value
10. Print Setup command 37 92 e Index Print Setup dialog box 37 printing options 36 program componenets 6 workspace 6 program components 5 6 user interface 6 program defaults 8 display 8 program description 5 program instructions 8 program options 23 58 59 interpolation 59 standard deviation display 23 standard deviation line 59 standard deviation shading 59 R Refresh command 56 Register command 60 registration key 60 Regsiter dialog box 60 Repeat report command 31 report 9 10 28 31 create event specific 28 how to create 9 how to define 10 repeat last one used 31 Report command 41 report format 25 57 change file 57 how to change 25 report page 48 report source code 40 display 40 retrieve a session 18 Retrieve Session dialog box 41 RPT file format 66 73 74 graph assignments 73 key table 74 S save a session 18 Save As 34 Save command 34 Save Session dialog box 41 scroll bars 85 select active report 60 session 18 41 how to retrieve 18 how to save 18 retrieve 41 save 41 Session command 40 Report Generator User Manual shading in average plots 59 Source command 40 standard deviation data 23 how to display 23 standard deviation line 59 standard deviation shading 59 Standard toolbar 55 Status Bar 56 T Tile windows command 60 title bar 85 toolbars 55 56 edit 56 standard 55 status 56 Tools menu 57 V View menu 55 W Window menu 60 Report Generator User Manual Index 9
11. from the View menu The selected report will be displayed Display Kinematic Data over an EMG Plot RGEN provides the means to overlay kinematic or kinetic data with EMG plots e g Figure 33 Left Medial Hamstrings HF Figure 33 Example of an overlay plot 1 0 Open a report formatted to display EMG data e g EMG rpt If the EMG report is not the open report refer to Set Displayed Report to User s Choice page 8 for instructions 2 0 Open a GCD file that contains EMG data e g emg data gcd Refer to Display a Data File in a Report page 17 for instructions Quick Results e 25 3 0 Select the Graphs button or right click on the screen and select Graphs from the menu The Edit report window opens Edit Emg report Demonstration Electromyography Report Times New Roman 16 Black Landscape i m p mar G1 Left Anterior Tibialis G2 Right Anterior Tibialis G3 Left Anterior Tibialis Envelope G4 Right Anterior Tibialis Envelope G5 Left Medial Hamstrings G6 Right Medial Hamstrings G Left Medial Hamstrings Filter G8 Right Medial Hamstrings Filter G9 Left Soleus G10 Right Soleus Figure 34 Edit report window 4 0 Select the tab for the page that contains the graph to be edited 5 0 Double click on the graph name that you wish to overlay with kinematic data The graph definition window Figure 35 will open 26 e Quick Results Report Generator User Ma
12. Baton Rouge LA 70816 Intemet web page at http Av emgsmus com email address sales emgsrus com Contact Motion Leb Systems for registration information For Help press FL Page 1 of 4 15 Start Figure 4 RGEN application window The Report Generator workspace provides the capability to view specific information about the plotted data such as its data source or a specific value To view this information move the cursor over the data line and click on a precise point of the line the application will open a window Figure 5 that will show you the Report Generator User Manual source file for the data the selected point s value and the position of the value within the Gait Cycle Pelvic Tilt 12 Up 10 Degrees C Program Files ICONSTUTORGCD 0000703 qed alue 8 8050 Cycle 47 2 Post Figure 5 Tool tip showing the selected file and data values For additional information regarding specific commands refer to Menu Command Descriptions page 31 Program Essentials e 7 Quick Results This section provides detailed instructions to guide you through the required steps for frequently used MLS RGEN activities Unless a starting point is otherwise stated cach activity assumes that you are starting with a report open on your screen Note that the first time RGEN is run a report may not be automatically displayed During subsequent use RGEN will automatically open with the last used Report Set Displa
13. Flexion Extension Knee Rotation Legend Dorsi Plantarflexion Foot Progression SIVLIWLWAWWSILICSILS Figure 43 Export to Bitmap dialog box This dialog has the following controls Full Page Selected Graphs Graphs Help OK Cancel 36 e Menu Command Descriptions Select this button to export the whole page to a bitmap If this button is selected only the graphs that have been selected in the Graphs box will be saved as individual bitmap files This list control shows you all the graphs on the active page You can select or deselect the graphs that you want to export This button opens help text pertinent to the Export command This button closes the dialog box and asks you to choose a location where the bitmap files can be saved This button closes the dialog box without creating bitmap files Report Generator User Manual Print This command is used to print the report to the selected printer This command opens the standard MS Windows Print dialog box where you may specify the range of pages to be printed the number of copies the destination printer and other printer setup options Print Dialog box The following options within the standard MS Windows Print dialog box Figure 44 allow you to specify how the report should be printed by the application r Printer Name EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Properties Status Default printer Ready Type EPSON Stylus CO
14. Key tables provide the means for you to enter text information i e comments and database variables into a space allotted for a graph This function allows pertinent trial information to appear in the body of the report amongst other graphs Figure 15 rather than in a footer or text document associated with a graphical report Patient Number L R trial walk 7 Cadence 105 882 Step Lenath 77 681 Patient Number L R trial walk 6 Cadence 104 348 Step Lenath PR RAT Figure 15 Key table information plotted in a report 1 0 Open the report s specific page Figure 16 that requires graph definition General Angles Moments Kinetics Title Kinetics Title Font Times New Roman 14 Black Printer Orientation Default y Lou Je Xi Minimum O Maximum fico Aspect X Aspect Y Interval 125 Label g Gait Cycle M Show Events Graphs Page Footers Change Style G7 Not Used G8 Not Used G9 Not Used G10 Not Used G11 Not Used G12 Not Used Figure 16 Edit report window specific page 2 0 Select the graph number that you wish to define as a key table and press the Change Style button RGEN will prompt you Figure 17 to confirm that you wish to change the style of the graph Note that once you change the style of a graph the graph will no longer display Not Used Report Generator User Manual ReportGenerator Figure 17 Graph style change confirmation window 3 0 Double click on the ke
15. a history of the GCD file list and its order to the application database so a duplicate report could be created at a later date When selected the Save Session dialog box Figure 48 opens Enter a name for the session Note that spaces are permissible in the naming convention Save Session x Select Session gt Y OK X Cancel Figure 48 Save Session dialog box Retrieve This command allows you to retrieve a session record from the application s database in order to duplicate the report that was originally created When selected the Retrieve Session dialog box Figure 49 opens You may select the preferred session from the drop list box or type the session s name into the command line Retrieve Session ES Select Session gt o X Cancel Figure 49 Retrieve Session dialog box 42 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual The size of the header will vary with contents Report This command provides several options for editing the active report format Header Footer Line Attributes and Graphs These options provide the means to customize every aspect of a report to meet the specific needs of an individual report Header The Edit Header command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window This command allows you to create a header section within a report and edit its contents When this command is selected the Header
16. box has the following controls Variables Add Add Line Delete Move Up Move Down 56 e Menu Command Descriptions This is a tree control that contains the variables that will written to the key table The tree has three levels Level 1 This is the GCD file number for which the variables will be reported This can range from 1 to 120 since 120 GCD files can be plotted The Up and Down buttons have no meaning at this level Clicking on the Add button with this level selected will add another entry of the same level Clicking on the Add Line button will create a new line for this level Level 2 This is the line number This is the order in which the variables are written in the table At this level you can click on the Add Line button to add a new line Level 3 Each line can have text justified left center and right and this is represented at this level You cannot add or delete entries at this level This button is enabled only at Level 1 and it adds another entry to the key label At Levels 1 and 2 it adds a line to the selected level You can delete any item at Level 1 or 2 using this button You can move up any entry that is at Level 1 or 2 You can move down any entry that is at Level 1 or 2 Report Generator User Manual View menu The View menu provides commands to customize the appearance of the application interface to apply changes made to the active report format and to maneuver through the a
17. by selecting Format from the Tools menu 3 0 From the Edit menu select Report Graphs Alternatively select the Graphs button from the Edit Toolbar This opens the report Edit window to the first page of the report Figure 7 General Angles Moments Title Title Font Times New Roman 16 Black Fr Font Printer Orientation Landscape y Laa gt ff X is Minimum o Maximum fi DO Update Aspect X i Aspect Y js Interval 20 Label g Gait Cycle M Show Events Graphs Page Footers G1 Pelvic Obliquity G2 Pelvic Tilt O Aad G3 Pelvic Rotation G4 Hip 4b Adduction G5 Hip Flexion E stension G6 Hip Rotation G7 Knee Yarus Valgus G8 Knee Flexion E xtension G9 Knee Rotation G10 Legend G11 Dorsi Plantarflexion G12 Foot Progression Figure 7 Default page of the Edit report window 4 0 Select the General Tab This opens the Edit report section that contains general information about the report Figure 8 Quick Results e 9 10 e Quick Results Edit demo report Normal EMG F Zz FS Figure 8 General section of the Edit report window 5 0 Click the Add button This opens the Page Selection dialog box Figure 9 Page Section Figure 9 Page Selection dialog box 6 0 Enter the appropriate page name e g Kinetics into the Page Selection dialog box and close the window The entered name will appear in the Pages list 7 0 To add
18. carried out although the option may be selected This command affects only the active report Use the Tools Options command to change this option for all reports Use Shading to Indicate SD This command will shade the standard deviation SD area for those plots that contain SD information and were marked with a Yes in the Standard Deviation column of the GCD Files dialog box refer to example figure page 32 The color used for shading is a lighter version of the pen color that is used to draw the line for a monochrome printer the shading is done with various levels of gray When standard deviation data is plotted it is interpolated using a cubic spline to achieve a smooth shaded region This command affects only the active report Use the Tools Options command to change this option for all reports Use Data Line style for SD If this command is selected the line style used to draw the standard deviation lines will be the same as that of the data lines This command affects only the active report Use the Tools Options command to change this option for all reports Window menu This menu contains commands that are useful in arranging the open windows in the application workspace Cascade This command arranges multiple opened windows in an overlapped fashion Menu Command Descriptions 61 Help menu Tile This command arranges multiple opened windows in a non overlapped fashion Arrange Icons This co
19. dialog box Figure 50 opens so you can customize the contents and format of the header information for the active report Close Title Children s Hospital A Help Title Font Times New Roman Bold 18 Red Fr Font uralan Helvetica 8 Black Fr Font F BoxOn Data N O Add Delete Movement Analysis Laboratory Figure 50 Edit Report Header dialog box This page has the following controls Title This control allows you to set the title for the report Title Font This control shows you the font name style size and color with which the title of the header footer is written This is a read only box To change the selected font click on the Fr button This will open the standard Windows Font dialog box where you can make your choices Lines Font This control shows you the font name style size and color with which the lines of the header footer of the report are written This is a read only box To change the selected font click on the E button This will open the Font dialog box where you can make your choices Box On If this box is checked a box is drawn around the header footer Menu Command Descriptions e 43 Data Footer This tree control with two levels is displayed once information is added using the Add button The first level shows you the line number and the second level shows you the text which is to be displayed Left Justified Right Justifi
20. entered into the General Page for the active report This variable contains the event specific identifier e g crutches that you entered into the GCD file to define specific GCD files for plotting Refer to General Page page 46 for more information about the Graph Key variable and Create Event Specific Reports page 28 for specific instructions for using this variable This variable contains information about the ON OFF state that is to be called from the Barlni file This variable e g Tibialis Anterior should match the variable e g Tibialis Anterior that has been selected for plotting Note that the variable names may not match but the source of the data Report Generator User Manual should The data for this variable will be drawn at the bottom of the graph Bar Color This is a drop list box where you can set the color with which the bar is drawn Bar Thickness This is a spin button that allows you to control the thickness with which the bar is drawn Make Blank Graph If this check box is marked all the data in this graph structure will be removed as a result of which the graph will not be plotted on the page Graph Overlay dialog box The Graph Overlay dialog box Figure 57 allows you to select the overlay graphs for an existing plot specifically this feature is used to primarily overlay EMG graphs with kinematic data This dialog box is opened using the following steps 1 0 From the Graph dialog box select
21. entry entry entry entry 2 entry entry entry entry entry entry 3 entry entry entry entry entry entry For example G13 1 name PatientNo Side Date Each entry in a Key table can be any concatenated combination of e key variables e text characters e GCD variables e parameter variables Note that variables in key table entries are distinguished from text by enclosure in brackets Any number of rows within the space available can be used for each table Each row can have up to 3 entries separated by characters justified left center and right Any entry can be omitted but the separators must then remain to indicate a blank entry field Key tables use the same font as graph axes Three key variables are used in key tables to identify graphs They are e side e motionfile e gcdfile varabiepescrpton poas TT Report Generator User Manual side The side left right of the patient The value is determined by the to which the plot applies Left Right selection made for each plot in the Plot Selection box motionfile The file C3D which was This is the filename only portion of processed to produce the report filespec the path plus filename stored in the trial parameters and written to the GCD and C3D files gcdfile The file GCD within which the This is the filename of the GCD file results are stored for each plot Table 2 Key table variable descriptions
22. for different paper sources Specify the tray here Displays a dialog box where you can make additional choices about printing specific to the type of printer you have selected Choose this button to connect to a network location assigning it a new drive letter Note that this option appears only if your computer is on a network This command allows you to specify the type of paper to which the report should be printed and choose the paper margins When selected this command opens the standard Windows Page Setup dialog box Figure 46 Menu Command Descriptions e 39 Page Setup HE r Paper Size Letter 8 1 2 x11 in Source auto Sheet Feeder y r Orientation ooo Portrait Left fo s Right fos Landscape Top jos Bottom 0 552 Cancel Printer Figure 46 Standard MS Windows page setup dialog box This box has the following controls Size This is the size of the paper that is present in the printer Source This is the tray in the printer from which the paper should be used Orientation You can choose Portrait or Landscape for the orientation of the paper Margins inches There are four boxes where you can specify the top bottom left and right margins all in inches Printer The Printer option takes you to a secondary Page Setup screen where you can select the printer that will be used Exit Use this command to end your Report Generator session You can also use
23. for the screen will also be used for printing and previewing Printer always looks like Screen This command forces the application to prompt you Prompttor GCD Variables for variables that are present in the report file but could not be found in the GCD file When the report is being generated if a variable in the report is not found the Missing Variables dialog box Figure 42 page 33 will open in which you 60 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual can enter the data for the variable E This command saves new variables which were Add variables to GCD file added during a session to the GCD file If new GCD variables are added when first prompted Report Generator will not request these variables when they are needed at a later date Note that the new variables will not be added to the GCD file until the application is closed This command will apply all changes made to all open reports Apply Interpolate between Samples If the number of sample points is less than the number of horizontal pixels used to display a graph rather then automatically joining the samples directly you can choose to interpolate between the samples This command will create data points so that the number of sample points equals the number of horizontal pixels through a cubic spline interpolation Note that if the number of sample points available however is more than the number of horizontal pixels then this operation is not
24. or the VCM database the application allows you to print the present page number and the number of pages in File Formats e 71 72 e File Formats the report This can be done by using the variables page number and total number of pages respectively e g Linel NPage page number of total number of pages Line Font A line font is defined where lines are included in the footer using an assignment with the form Linefont lt valid font gt lt point size gt lt font color gt e g Linefont Times New Roman 12 There are 16 0 15 available font colors that correspond to the 16 standard colors Refer to the list of font colors and their appropriate assignment in Font Colors and Corresponding Values page 87 Miscellaneous The footer of the report can be enclosed in a box using the assignment Box lt Status gt Where status can be ON or OFF Screen and Printer Groups The characteristics of graphic lines in a report can be controlled by use of the Screen and Printer groups in the RPT file Thickness color and style and extended style can be set for each of the files selected for the report and for graph borders There are separate settings groups for Screen and Printer so that the output can be optimized for each device The assignments for each of these groups are the same Each assignment sets the relevant attribute for the Graph Border Plot1 Plot2 and Plot120 The assignments are
25. that defined by the aspect fields in the general page enter Aspect X and Aspect Y values Refer to Specific Report Pages page 49 for more information Only enter values in this window if you want the general values listed in the general tab of the Edit Report window to be overridden 7 0 To define the graphs refer to Define Kinematic and Kinetic Graphs page 12 and Define Key Tables page 14 Quick Results e 11 Define Kinematic and Kinetic Graphs 1 0 Open the report s specific page Figure 12 that requires graph definition Edit gait report G4 Not Used G5 Not Used G6 Not Used G Not Used G8 Not Used G9 Not Used G10 Not Used G11 Not Used G12 Not Used Figure 12 Edit report window specific page 2 0 Double click on the Not Used graph that you wish to define The Graph definition window Figure 13 opens 12 e Quick Results Report Generator User Manual Figure 13 Graphs definition window 3 0 Edit the graph information to produce the desired plot Refer to Graph dialog box page 52 for further information regarding each field in the window Refer to Figure 14 for a completed definition Graph Normal Scaling Figure 14 Graph definition window completed definition Quick Results e 13 Key tables may be called G tables in information distributed with VICON Clinical Manager 14 e Quick Results Define Key Tables
26. the No option under the Std Dev column This will change the response to Yes Selecting the Yes response will change it to No 29 GCD Files HE GCD Files Filename Side StdDev Color Ste Ex Style C Program nwalk 7 gcd Left No Green Solid Normal C Program nwalk 2 gcd Left No Red Solid Normal C Program normal sd gcd Left Yes Blue Solid Normal a g GCD Files Used in Session gt C Program Files MLS Rgen demo normal sd ged C Program FilestMLS Rgentdemotnwalk 2 ged C Program Files MLS Rgen demo nwalk gced C Program Files MLS Rigen demo test ged Session Y or ho Figure 31 GCD Files window select Yes to display standard deviation data 6 0 Close the Open GCD Files window The report will display the standard deviation data as either a shaded region Figure 32 or an encompassing line as setup by the programs options 24 e Quick Results Report Generator User Manual Pelvic Tilt Dear 0 o 20 40 60 80 100 Gait Cycle Figure 32 Graph with a shaded area representing the standard deviation Apply a Different Report RPT Format to Displayed Data RGEN provides the means to change a format of data displayed without having to recreate an entire report 1 0 Select Format from the Tools menu 2 0 Select the desired report RPT format from the file selection window 3 0 Close the file selection window 4 0 Select Refresh F5
27. the Close command on the application Control menu Report Generator prompts you to save reports with unsaved changes Edit menu The Edit menu provides commands to edit a report s format and to control automatic data processing specifically means to automatically call GCD variables and duplicate data processing steps 40 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual GCD Variables This command allows you to read variables from any GCD DST file and store them within the application s database so that they are automatically called when a GCD variable list is available for use e g within the Graphs dialog box When this command is selected the GCD Variables dialog box Figure 47 is opened GCD Variables Dialog Box Upon opening the GCD Variables dialog box Figure 47 displays all the variables that are stored by the application From this box you can e Remove variables from the applications database e Add variables to the database by typing in the new names e Add variables to the database from an existing GCD DST file GCD Variables x Variables ADDLONG AnkleAbAdductPower y GCDFile Remove h Help AnkleJointCentre AnklePower AnkleRotationPower AnteriorTibialis ANTTIB DorsiPlanFlex Y OK DorsiPlanFlexMoment DorsiPlanFlexPower EMG1 EMG10 EMG2 EMG3 EMG4 EMG5 EMG6 EMG EMGS New Variable o O Add Figure 47 GCD Vari
28. to the database and will be available for future use unless you choose to manually remove them Display Temporal Data from Selected GCD Files Key Table Refer to Define Key Tables page 14 for information Display Standard Deviation Data RGEN provides two options for displaying standard deviation data as a shaded area Figure 32 or a data line that encompasses the region You may make and change your selection through the Options window as directed below 1 0 Select Options from the Tools menu The Options window Figure 30 opens Quick Results e 23 I Interpolate between Samples Y OK IV Use shading to indicate SD X Cancel Use Data Line Style for SD J Printer always looks like screen 7 Prompt for GCD Variables IV Add variables to GCD File Figure 30 Options dialog box The standard deviation 2 0 Select either the box for shading or data line style As this is not an display option may also be automatic toggle deselect the option that you do not wish to use selected from the Tools Menu 3 0 Apply your changes by selecting the Apply button if any were made and close the Options window by selecting the OK button 4 0 Open the GCD Files Window Figure 31 and select the desired data files Refer to Display a Data File in a Report page 17 for more information 5 0 For those files that contain standard deviation data that you would like displayed highlight the filename by selecting the line and then click on
29. 045 Old Hammond Highway Baton Rouge LA 70816 Figure 51 Edit Report Footer dialog box This page has the following controls Title Title Font Lines Font Box On Data This control allows you to set the title for the report This control shows you the font name style size and color with which the title of the header footer is written This is a read only box To change the selected font click on the Fe button This will open the standard Windows Font dialog box where you can make your choices This control shows you the font name style size and color with which the lines of the header footer of the report are written This is a read only box To change the selected font click on the E button This will open the Font dialog box where you can make your choices If this box is checked a box is drawn around the header footer This is a tree control with two levels that displays information added using the Add button The first level shows you the line number and the second level shows you the text which is to be displayed Left Justified Right Justified Center Justified Menu Command Descriptions e 45 Level 1 This level shows you the line number You can perform the following operations at this level Allows you to add a new line EJ Allows you to delete the selected line 4 Allows you to move the selected line up by one as along as it is not the first line Allows you to move the select
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32. LOR 600 Where LPTI Comment r Print range Copies All4 pages Number of copies f1 C Pages from 1 to 4 Colla e Selection pl z Cancel Figure 44 Print dialog box Printer This is the system s name for the active printer and printer connection Select the appropriate printer from the dropdown list Setup Displays a Print Setup dialog box Figure 45 so you can select the appropriate print options e g orientation Refer to Print Setup page 37 for more information Print Range Specify the pages you want to print All Prints the entire document Selection Prints the currently selected text Pages Prints the range of pages you specify in the From and To boxes Copies Specify the number of copies you want to print for the above page range Collate Copies Prints copies in page number order instead of separated multiple copies of each page Menu Command Descriptions e 37 Print Quality Select the quality of the printing Generally lower quality printing takes less time to produce Print Preview Use this command to display the report as it would appear when printed When you choose this command the main window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format The print preview toolbar offers you options to view either one or two pages at a time move back and forth through the document zoom in and out of pages and in
33. Motion Lab Systems software products You can also contact Technical Support directly from this Web Page About Report Generator The About Report Generator dialog box provides information about the application and some information about the resources on your system Menu Command Descriptions e 63 About ReportGenerator Figure 63 The Help About window Specific information displayed includes the following information e The Name of the Application with the Application Icon e The Name and Organization of the registered user e The Version Number of the Application e Whether you are using an Evaluation Copy or a Registered Copy of the Application 64 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual File Formats This section describes the different file formats that are used by Report Generator DST or GCD Files GCD files are text files written under the specifications for DST formatted files GCD files are the files from which Report Generator plots data A DST file consists of a string of 7 bit ASCII codes divided into a series of lines Each line is delimited by any number of Carriage Return Line Feed or Form Feed characters ASCII codes 13 10 and 12 respectively Lines can be of any length Each line is either a Header a Data Line or may be part of a Comment The file consists of a number of sections Each section begins with a one line header followed by an arbitrary number of data lines A sec
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35. Rotation Knee Varus Valgus N Knee Flexion Extension Knee Rotation Legend Dorsi Plantarflexion Foot Progression LILIA Figure 28 Export to Bitmap window 2 0 Select the graphs to export to a bitmap file and click on the OK button A standard MS Windows file selection dialog box opens 3 0 Select the folder in which to place the bitmap files RGEN automatically assigns graph specific names e g JointRotationAngles AnkleDorsiPlantar to the graphics files 4 0 Place the graphic files BMP into the desired document using the package specific steps e g Insert File Display File Specific GCD variables RGEN provides the option to add file specific GCD variables to the database of variables maintained by the program To invoke this option 1 0 Select the GCD Variables option from the Edit menu When this command is selected the GCD Variables dialog box Figure 29 is opened 22 e Quick Results Report Generator User Manual GCD Variables x Variables Y OK AnkleRotationPower AnteriorTibialis x ANTTIB DorsiPlanFlex DorsiPlanFlexMoment DorsiPlanFlexPower New Variable ad Figure 29 GCD Variables dialog box 2 0 Select the GCD file button The standard MS File Open dialog box opens 3 0 Select the GCD file that contains the variables you would like added to RGEN s database 4 0 The variables will be added
36. User Manual MOTION LAB KAKA SYSTEMS Printed November 14 2002 Motion Lab Systems Inc 15045 Old Hammond Highway Baton Rouge LA 70816 U S A Phone 1 225 272 7364 http www motion labs com Printed in the United States of America Motion Lab Systems Inc ii e Contents Report Generator User Manual Contents INEA AAA O 1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS O ta does pudes deci ted 1 EVALUATION MODE caceres A a ence oe heen ete dada 2 EROM HERE Stand td e A ee a RA A A Re St 3 PROGRAM ESSENTIAL E EE concssoasesacedebesessnevessssencesodsecsesesuestesnasodsesssnesencossecweseasastesesdessecnantes 5 OVERVIEW LO 5 THE USER INTERFACE cose ces ceeds dhe E aa anat 6 APPLICATION WORKSPACE a guardo 6 QUICK AAA DON 8 SET DISPLAYED REPORT TO USERS CHOICE ici a didas 8 CREATE A NEW REPORT MODIFY EXISTING REPORT ssccsseeeseesseesseeseeeseceseceaecnsecseecaeeeseseneeeeseesseeeeeesecaeenaecaeeceeeneeses 9 Greate G Report PAG a ar ur atada A E Ceira apoie ondas det Lado aU SUS tr ees 9 Define Report Page tidad in 10 Define Kinematic and Kinetic Graphs c cccccccccccccecesssesessevsecsseeecuseescesesseeeceeeeaseeecsseeseesecseeeceeeeceeeeseeaeeseesesneveeenteeren 12 Define Key Tables AAA A A en asa 14 DISPLAY A DATA FILE IN A REPORT cccssccesssscecsssececesscecsssesecesssececseaeecsesaesecsesaeeeceeseecsesuesecsesseseceesecsesaeseceesaeeseneneeses 17 SAVE A DATA FILLED REPORT SESSION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE s
37. ables dialog box This dialog box has the following fields Variables GCD File Remove New Variable This list box shows you all the variables stored by the application not the variables found in the open GCD files This button allows you to select a GCD DST file in order to add any additional variables that are present in the GCD file but not the application When a GCD file is selected the application reads the name of numerical variables that contain more than one sample i e variables excluding temporal variables and adds them to the application list This button allows you to remove the selected variable from the list and application s database This edit box allows you to enter the name of a variable you want to add to the list You then need to click on the Add button to add Menu Command Descriptions e 41 this variable to the list This button adds the variable you entered in the New Variable edit Add box to the list of variables Source This command opens the code for the active report in Notepad or your default text editor Session Report Generator provides the ability to save report information the data files displayed and the order in which they were displayed to the application s database as a session This enables the user to duplicate a report the format the specific data and the order of the data display in the future with minimal effort Save This command allows you to save
38. ain window and the position of the Toolbar will be the same The Report Generator program as are all MLS programs is a 32 bit Windows 95 NT application and will respond to all the standard commands for position and display control refer to Application General Usage Instructions page 87 The program can be represented on the screen in one of the three ways full screen maximized as an application icon minimized or within a window restored When the Report Generator program is started the application window will appear with a menu bar and Toolbar at the top of the window The application will try to open the last Report that had been used Additional information pertinent to the general characteristics of the application as a Window s based program can be found in Application General Usage Instructions page 87 Application Workspace 6 e Program Essentials The primary purpose of Report Generator is to produce reports therefore the primary screen of the program Figure 4 is an empty report This view provides the means to e Add data to a report e Review data plotted in a report e Review a modified report E ReportGenerator demo report rpt RE 3d File Edit View Tools Window Help a x Motion Lab Systems Report Generator Joint Rotation Angles Legend 0 2 50 510 0 2 50 5 10 Gait Cycle Gait Cycle 15045 Old Hammond Hwy
39. an Overlay plot e g OverlayA Not Used from the Overlay drop list box 2 0 Click the Edit button Graph Overlay KE Y OK Graph Title X Cancel GCD Yariable X Figure 57 Graph Overlay Dialog Box This dialog box has the following fields Graph Title This is the title of the Graph It appears at the baseline of the plot on the right side of the bounding rectangle The title that is shown is derived from what you enter here by taking all the uppercase characters and numbers in the title If that results in a blank name the first three characters are taken Graph Variable This is the variable that is plotted Key Table dialog box A graph may be redefined as a key table Figure 58 by changing its style within the Graphs list section of Edit Graph window The Key Table dialog box Figure 59 is is used to edit a key table Refer to Define Key Tables page 14 for specific instructions for creating a key table Menu Command Descriptions e 55 Patient Number Cadence Step Length Patient Number Cadence Step Length Sample walk 1 0 980 655 324 Sample walk 2 0 909 654 504 Figure 58 Example key table Key Table a x m Variables e s Close Add Line EE Linel E to Re Patient Number R Help Delete Le ae ee patno Shows the key table Line2 Line3 Step Length steplength E Figure 59 Key Table dialog box example This dialog
40. at the text lines in the section result from the concatenation of that number of similarly named text sections The data lines in a text section contain only the text except lines beginning with or where the first character must be repeated For example a text section might be Partner Name Professor Tommaso Leo Text sections in DST files have a completely free format and may therefore be of any length from one line text header only to many hundreds of lines e g a section of program code or a patient s medical notes If a number of string text variables are contained within a single DST text section any delimiters used to separate these variables must be defined in the relevant lexicon Numeric Sections A DST numeric section contains a block of numerical data Data within a numeric section is structured into a number of vectors each component of which must contain homogeneous data Each vector has an individual vector dimension Numeric sections have a header of the form SectionName dimension population size where Indicates optional item s Indicates an optional item repeated an indefinite number of times SectionName Is a unique numeric section identifier A numeric and text section can share the same name dimension Hyphen followed by integer indicates the dimension of a vector component The dimension of the only or highest vector is implicit and no dimension is include
41. b has a multiple column list box that lists the following e Names of the Data Source e Type of data source which can be User or System e Description of Data Source Choose the Data Source in the list box by clicking on it and then click the OK button C3dExport will now use this Data Source and display the contents of the selected database Data Sources e 81 Creating a new Data Source 82 e Data Sources The Database command should be chosen from the File menu The Database dialog box opens This box shows you the currently selected data source To change it or to create a new data source click on the Change button The Select Data Source dialog box opens This box has two tabs Choose the Machine Data Source tab This tab has a multiple column list box as shown below and which lists the following e Names of the Data Source e Type of data source which can be User or System e Description of Data Source Select Data Source EE File Data Source Machine Data Source dBASE Files User Excel Files User FoxPro Files User Paradox Files User Text Files User Visual FoxPro Database User Visual FoxPro T ables User 4 Machine Data Source is specific to this machine and cannot be shared User data sources are specific to a user on this machine System data sources can be used by all users on this machine or by a system wide service Figure 67 Selecting the Data Source Click on the New button to creat
42. bar 56 EMG activity bar 72 evaluation mode 2 event specific reports 28 Exit command 39 Export command 34 export graphics 21 34 Export to Bitmap dialog box 21 35 F File menu 31 Footer dialog box 43 Format command 57 G GCD file 59 adding variables 59 GCD file format 63 GCD Files dialog box 32 GCD variables 22 39 75 display file specific information 22 mathematics with 75 GCD variables dialog box 22 39 General page 46 graph 19 how to modify 19 Graph dialog box 51 graph key field 28 Graph Overlay dialog box 53 graphs 12 how to define 12 G table 74 H Header dialog box 41 Help menu 60 Help Topics command 60 Index e 91 installation 1 2 evaluation mode 2 interpolate between samples 59 K key table 14 16 54 define 14 example 16 how to define 14 Key Table dialog box 54 key value field 29 L Line Attributes dialog box 44 45 line style for SD 59 mathematics with GCD variables 75 Missing Variables dialog box 33 MLS Home Page 61 MLSLegend 52 modify a graph 19 muscle file format 77 N New report command 31 Next Page command 56 O open a data file 17 open a new report 31 open GCD file 17 open GCD files 31 Options command 58 Options dialog box 23 58 Overlay dialog box 27 overlay graph 53 overlay graphs 25 74 P Page Section dialog box 47 Page Setup command 38 Previous page command 57 Print command 35 Print dialog box 36 Print Preview command 36 print preview toolbar 37
43. ble types are Normal Scaling Auto Scaling with Annotation and Auto Scaling without Annotation When Normal Scaling is selected the maximum and minimum values and the interval values are taken from the Maximum Minimum and Interval Controls When Auto Scaling with Annotation is selected the Maximum and Minimum values are determined at run times depending on the data within the GCD file being plotted The maximum and minimum values are annotated on the X axis When Auto Scaling without Annotation is selected the Maximum and Minimum values are determined at run times depending on the data within the GCD file being plotted The ordinate axis does not have the values written next to it This is the smallest value that will be plotted on the graph This control is available only if the scaling method is Normal Scaling This is the largest value that will be plotted on the graph This control is available only if the scaling method is Normal Scaling Tick marks are placed on the ordinate axis at this interval Annotations are made at these tick marks This control allows you to select up to four plots to place on top of an existing graph To enter information for an overlay select an overlay plot option using the drop list box e g OverlayA Not Used and click edit The Graph Overlay dialog box Figure 57 opens Refer to Graph Overlay dialog box page 54 for further information This variable is only active if a Graph key was
44. board shortcut This command allows you to choose a report to open using the standard MS Windows File Open dialog box The selected report will be opened in a new window Repeat The Repeat report command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window or via a keyboard shortcut This command opens a new copy of the last report file that was opened This blank report will be opened in a new window Open GCD Files The Open GCD Files command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window or via a keyboard shortcut This command is used to open GCD files and to add the data within to the active report via the GCD Files dialog box Figure 41 Ifall data within the GCD file matches up to the variables requested by the active report the data will be applied to the active report without user interaction However if there is a mismatch between the data and requested variables the Missing Variables dialog box Figure 42 will open for user intervention before processing can continue Refer to Missing Variables dialog box page 33 for further information Report Generator User Manual You can open GCD files stored in many different locations such as your computer hard disk or a network drive to which you are connected GCD Files dialog box This dialog box Figure 41 allows you to choose the GCD files up to 120 files to be plotted on a report Additionally th
45. ces e 83 84 e Data Sources VCM Paradox Driver Setup Instructions If the Paradox Driver was selected as the data source the ODBC Paradox Setup dialog box opens for you to enter required information e Enter the Name you want the Data Source to have in the Data Source Name box This is usually something short 8 characters that you will use to reference this ODBC link ODBC Paradox Setup E Emm Vicon Clinical Manager database Cancel Paradox 5 E Figure 70 The ODBC options dialog e Enter the Description for the Data Source in the Description box This step is optional but useful if you are using several different VCM databases as you can enter a long description e Uncheck the Use Current Directory box otherwise this will usually point to the wrong directory you need to specify the directory that stores the VCM database e Click on the Select Directory button This opens a Select Directory dialog box which you can use to browse the directory structure of the machine Choose the directory in which the VCM database files reside and click OK Select Directory dbextras db Gui patient db a vicon physicn db database report db session db trial db Figure 71 You must select the correct database directory Report Generator User Manual If you do not see the correct database entries you may have entered some information incorrectly and will need to either delete the entry or modify it using th
46. clude the following Title Font This font is used to write the Title of each page in the report This is a read only box To change the selected font click on the Fe button beside the Title Font line This will open the standard MS Windows Font dialog box where you can make your selection Axis Font This font is used to write on the axes of each graph that is present in the report This is a read only box To change the selected font click on the Fe button beside the Axis Font line This will open the standard MS Windows Font dialog box where you can make your selection Bar File This is a read only control that allows you to select a text file extension IND which contains details about the ON and OFF state of included variables Each file may contain several sections each section may contain a various number of variables with the associated ON and OFF data Refer to Muscle File page 79 for more information about the file and its format Click on the to change the selected file Bar Section This drop list box displays the sections present in the chosen Bar file Choose the section from which the variable should be read Aspect X This is the X value of the aspect ratio with which the 48 e Menu Command Descriptions graphs will be plotted Report Generator User Manual Aspect Y This is the Y value of the aspect ratio with which the graphs will be plotted NOTE To use the Aspect X and Aspect Y both control
47. cscsesceseesceseeseesecseesececeecceaecaeeaecaeveecneeeceaeeneeneeaees 18 RETRIEVE A REPORT THAT WAS SAVED AS A SESSION c sccsssssseeesssececeeseececsnececsesaececsesaeeecaeeecsesseeeceesaeessseeessssaeeeseeaaeees 18 MODIEY A GRAPH 0 ii A ae ad os th ed 19 PLACE REPORT GRAPHICS INTO A WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT cccccssssceeessseecesseeeecssececeeaeeccsesseeecsssseceenseeeenssseees 21 DISPLAY FILE SPECIFICGCOD VARIABLES ci ai 22 DISPLAY TEMPORAL DATA FROM SELECTED GCD FILES KEY TABLE ccsccsssceseeeseeseecseeeseeeeeeeeceeeenseeeseenseenaeenseenaes 23 DISPLAY STANDARD DEVIATION DATA o dd is 23 APPLY A DIFFERENT REPORT RPT FORMAT TO DISPLAYED DATA ecssssceeeseesecseesecneeseceseceesaecateaecneeaecnaeereeaecatneeas 25 DISPLAY KINEMATIC DATA OVER AN EMG PLOT orooro o EE EEEE O A E E 25 CREATE EVENT SPECIFIG REPORT Shi cicer ieira rie er TEE E EEEE EAE EEE EASE EEEE EE EEE e iaae 28 Edit the GCD files to contain event specific labels ccccesccecsecceteseesesieesetseeeecnseescnsesseeseceseceeeeceseeseeaecseeeseeeeeteeteed 28 Create An eVent specifiC report ire eneit e eiaa nha aia eea as e 28 Display the GCD files in each event specific repott n sccssssscssiseeeerisisriririersrisisirrittssreststetistrrrstsrssrsrsrreesest 30 MENU COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS sssscsssacssestessnnssennsstecsssenseneesensosscessesesonnssdenesheceesasestsessusdesscvsesecoseesedussenseeccsesees 32 FILE MENU eso tte NE cs cds meet ed ga Pu ad e det da
48. ctive report Toolbars Report Generator provides two toolbars Standard and Edit to provide quick access to commands regularly used These toolbars are moveable but not customizable Standard Toolbar Use this command to display and hide the Standard Toolbar which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in Report Generator such as File Open A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is selected for display The Standard Toolbar when turned on is displayed across the top of the application window below the menu bar The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many tools used in Report Generator Click To Open a new report Open the last used report Open GCD files into the selected report Save the changes made to the active report E a Y E E Close the active report ES Move to the previous page or display the list of available pages in the report E Move to the next page or display the list of available pages in the report Print the active report Context sensitive help Edit Toolbar Use this command to display and hide the Edit Toolbar which includes buttons that can be used to editing the reports in Report Generator A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed The Edit Toolbar when turned on is displayed across the top of the application window below the menu bar The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many tools used in Report Generato
49. d for it in the header population size Is an integer indicating that the values in the section result from the averaging of that number of similarly named Report Generator User Manual Values in the data lines of DST numeric section are delimited by white space characters space ASCII 32 or tab ASCII 9 and by the permitted DST line separators carriage return line feed or form feed Values in the data lines of a DST numeric section can be integer or floating point both with optional sign Integers are by default decimal Decimal integers must not use an initial zero Octal and hexadecimal integers are permitted with the prefixes O zero and 0x zero x or zero X respectively Floating point numbers are always decimal with a decimal point ASCII 46 used as the integer fraction delimiter Exponent forms of floating point numbers are not permitted The values in a numeric section form a tensor multi vectorial array in which the components of the lowest vector change most rapidly and the components of the highest implicitly dimensioned vector change least rapidly If a variable has more than one vector line breaks must occur immediately following each occurrence of the highest component of the highest vector They may also occur immediately following each occurrence of the highest component of any vector If present line breaks must occur uniformly through the array Averaged GCD Files Averaged GCD fi
50. e 32 bit ODBC option in the Windows Control Panel Once you are back at the ODBC Paradox Setup you can use the Options button lower left corner to configure the rest of the ODBC link ODBC Paradox Setup x YCM Vicon Clinical Manager database ES Paradox 5 x m pls ASCII v Figure 72 ODBC Paradox Setup dialog box Click OK in the ODBC Paradox Setup dialog box This takes you back to the Select Data Source dialog box where you will see that the newly created Data Source is listed Choose the Data Source that you have just created and click OK EMG4VCM will now open the VCM database and display the database contents Data Sources e 85 Reference Material Application General Usage Instructions This section lists some general information about the Application Title Bar The title bar is located along the top of a window It contains the name of the application and document To move the window drag the title bar Note You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars The RGEN title bar also contains the following elements e Maximize button e Minimize button e Name of the application e Name of the document e Restore button Scroll Bars Scroll bars are displayed at the right and bottom edges of the document window If the size of the window is smaller than what it should be to display the contents of the window The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your v
51. e 23 Save Session dialog box 2 0 Enter the desired filename into the Save Session dialog box Note that spaces are permissible in the naming convention 3 0 Click the OK button 4 0 Close the GCD Files window to return to the RGEN application window Retrieve a Report that was Saved as a Session To open a report that was previously saved using the Save Session option 18 Quick Results Report Generator User Manual 1 0 Select the Open GCD Files button The GCD Files window Figure 24 opens GCD Files L21x Filename Side StdDev Cow Ste Ex Style ooo MEMOYE Figure 24 GCD Files Window 2 0 Select the Retrieve Session button to open the Retrieve Session dialog box Figure 25 Retrieve Session Figure 25 Retrieve Session dialog box 3 0 Enter the appropriate filename manually or by selecting it from the drop down list 4 0 Click the OK button 5 0 Close the GCD Files window to return to the RGEN application window Modify a Graph To modify an existing graph 1 0 Open the report file that you want to edit by selecting Format from the Tools menu Quick Results 19 20 e Quick Results 2 0 From the Edit menu select Report Graphs Alternatively select the Graphs button from the Edit Toolbar This opens the report Edit window to the first page of the report Figure 26 Edit gait report Times New Roman 16 Black G11 Dorsi Plantarflexion G12 Foot Progression
52. e GCD data file to be plotted against subject plots Page Names Each page must have a unique name which is used to reference a lt page gt group and is displayed and or printed in the report as a title at the top of the relevant page This is also displayed and used by the Report Generator program to identify the graph pages for display and printing The Pages assignment has the form Pages lt Pagelname gt lt Page2name gt e g Pages Overview RMS vs Raw Powers EMG Levels Title Font Each graph may optionally have a title which appears immediately above it The Title Font assignment has the form Titlefont lt valid font gt lt point size gt lt font color gt File Formats e 73 74 e File Formats e g Titlefont Arial 12 2 There are 16 0 15 available font colors that correspond to the 16 standard colors Refer to the list of font colors and their appropriate assignment in Font Colors and Corresponding Values page 87 Axis Font Each graph may optionally have two ordinate labels and an ordinate unit which appear to its left The AxisFont assignment has the form AxisFont lt valid font gt lt point size gt lt font color gt e g Axisfont Arial 8 15 When displaying a report on the video monitor the program will use the size of the report window and the resolution of the display to determine when to selectively reduce the size of and finally omit text to maximize the space available for
53. e a new Data Source This opens a dialog box that contains two radio buttons User Data Source and System Data Source e Choosing User Data Source will mean that the Data Source created will be available only to the user who creates it e Choosing System Data Source means that the Data Source will be available to all users on the machine Report Generator User Manual Select the Microsoft Paradox Driver db to connect to the VCM database Create New Data Source Figure 68 Selecting a Data Source Type After choosing one of the above click on the Next button Choose System Data Source unless you have a good reason for selecting User Data Source In most cases it will not make any difference which option you select at this point unless several different people use your computer This opens the Create New Data Source dialog which will give you a list of drivers present Select the appropriate source and click on the Next button Create New Data Source Microsoft Access Driver mdb 3 50 342800 Microsoft dBase Driver dbf 3 50 342800 Microsoft Excel Driver xls 3 50 342800 Microsoft FoxPro Driver dbf 3 50 342800 Microsoft Par 3 50 342800 Microsoft Tex t csv 3 50 342800 Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver 5 00 00348 SQL Server 2 65 0213 Figure 69 Selecting the Driver This opens a page that displays a little information about the choices Click on the Finish button to finish the process Data Sour
54. e is saved in a 1024 X 768 bitmap Data Type This is a drop list that you can use to describe the type of data you are entering Left and Right side Clicking on this check box ensures that the application same will assume that the value of the variable requested is the same on both sides This box should be checked for variables like Mass Height and Date while is should be left unchecked for variables like Cadence Do not prompt me Selecting this box ensures that you will not be prompted anymore for ANY for missing variables anymore variables Do not prompt me Selecting this box ensures that you will not be prompted anymore for THIS for the particular variable anymore variable Close The Close command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window Additionally you can close a report by using the Close icon on the document s window This command closes the active report If changes were made to a report during a session Report Generator will automatically prompt you to save changes to your report before you close it If you close a report without saving you will lose all changes made to that report since the last time the document was saved Save The Save command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window or via a keyboard shortcut This command opens the standard MS Windows dialog box for saving through this box the active report can be saved to its cu
55. e page hit the Cancel button The dialog has the following fields Section Name Enter the title for the new page section Menu Command Descriptions e 49 Specific Report Pages Individual tabs for each report defined page are included in the Edit Report Graphs dialog box Depending on the number of pages defined in a report and their related titles the number of page specific tabs and the titles displayed in the tabs will vary The title of the report page will correspond to the tab title Each report page Figure 55 may be edited through the appropriate tab Edit gait report x General Angles Moments Title Title Font Times New Roman 16 Black Fr Font Printer Orientation Landscape y an 3 4 Update X Axis 3 een O Maximum 100 Update AspectX Aspect Y 20 Gait Cycle Interval Label Graphs Page Footers G1 Pelvic Obliquity G2 Pelvic Tilt o Iv Show Events 4 U G3 Pelvic Rotation G4 Hip Ab Adduction Dow G5 Hip Flexion Extension G6 Hip Rotation Change Style G G10 Legend G11 Dorsi Plantarflexion G12 Foot Progression Figure 55 Specific Page of Report Graphs Title This is the title of the page and is centered above the graphs present on the page Title Font This font is used to write the Title of each page in the report This is a read only box To change the selected
56. ed Center Justified Level 1 This level shows you the line number You can perform the following operations at this level Allows you to add a new line EJ Allows you to delete the selected line 4 Allows you to move the selected line up by one as along as it is not the first line Allows you to move the selected line down by one as along as it is not the last line Level 2 You cannot perform any of the operations mentioned above at this level However you can edit the items by just clicking on it entering new values in the edit box To perform this editing click on the text once to select the item Once the item is selected click on it again and an edit box will open and you can edit the item The Edit Footer command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window This command allows you to customize the contents and format of the footer in the active report When this command is selected the Footer dialog box Figure 51 opens so you can customize the contents and format of the footer information for the active report 44 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual Title Title Font Line Font Data Down Ea Contact Motion Lab Systems for registration information K Help Times New Roman 10 Blue Times New Roman 8 Red T Box On Internet web page at http www emasrus com email address sales emgstus com 33 Line2 15
57. ed line down by one as along as it is not the last line Level 2 You cannot perform any of the operations mentioned above at this level However you can edit the items by just clicking on it entering new values in the edit box To perform this editing click on the text once to select the item Once the item is selected click on it again and an edit box will open and you can edit the item Line Attributes The Edit Line Attributes command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window Note that if you access this command by right clicking on a plotted line the elements displayed in the dialog box Figure 52 will belong to that of the selected line This command provides the means to change the Line Attributes of the printer or the screen When selected this command opens the Line Attributes dialog box Figure 52 which allows you to make the required changes The Line Attributes dialog box allows you to customize how the lines are drawn on the Screen or Printer There are two columns of controls one for Printer and one for Screen The controls in both columns behave in similar manners However the Printer settings include options for automatically matching the screen settings or for preparing a black and white report Line Attributes 2 x Screen Printer Line Pent y Pen 1 y Same As Screen Color al E Thickness Jo 0 sye EP ESSA Identifier E E
58. ed written after the graph number Each graph can also have four plots numbered as G1A GIB GIC and GID that are overlaid on the main plot Note that the A plot will be positioned at the top of the original graph You can perform the following actions from within this box e Edita graph by double clicking on it This will open the Graph dialog box refer to Figure 56 in Graph dialog box page The dialog opened will depend on whether you Menu Command Descriptions 51 4 Change Style Page Footers 52 e Menu Command Descriptions click on the main plot or on an overlay plot e Edit a key table by double clicking on the entry This will open the Key Table dialog box refer to Figure 59 in Key Table dialog box page 54 e Rearrange the order of the plots using the up and down arrows e Change the style of the plot from a graph to a key table Select this button to move the selected entry one level up Select this button to move the selected entry one level down As mentioned above you can have graphs and key tables on a page You can change the style of each graph by clicking on this button Each page can have one or more page footers Each footer consists of a label and a variable separated by 1 There can also be a number after the variable that shows the precision to which the variable should be calculated In the tree control there are two levels described below Level 1 This level shows you the foote
59. eferences for interpolation standard deviation display style printed quality and GCD variable processing This command opens the Options dialog box Figure 61 IV Interpolate between Samples IV Use shading to indicate SD Use Data Line Style for SD T Printer always looks like screen IV Prompt for GCD Variables 2 IV Add variables to GCD File Cancel Figure 61 Options dialog box This dialog box has the following fields This command will supply additional data points to those data sets that contain fewer samples than the plot area The additional data points will be created using cubic spline interpolation Refer to Interpolate between Samples page 60 for more information Interpolate between samples Note that this option can also be selected directly from the Tools menu bar For all data sets that contain standard deviation SD information a shaded region surrounding the plotted data will indicate the SD Refer to Use Shading to Indicate SD page 60 for more information Use shading to indicate SD Note that this option can also be selected directly from the Tools menu bar Fi For all data sets that contain standard deviation SD Use Data Line Style for SD information the standard deviation lines will be drawn with the same line style as the data lines Refer to Use Data Line style for SD page 60 for more information When selected this option ensures that the line attributes that have been selected
60. ertical and horizontal location in the document You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the document Font Colors and Corresponding Values The font colors that can be used are 0 Black 8 Maroon Dark Red 1 Red 9 Dark Green 2 Green Lime 10 Dark Yellow Olive 3 Yellow 11 Dark Blue Navy Reference Material e 87 4 Blue 5 Magenta Fuchsia 6 Cyan Aqua 7 White Acronyms 12 Dark Magenta Purple 13 Dark Cyan Teal 14 Light Gray Silver 15 Dark Gray Gray B amp W GCD MLS VCM VICON Clinical Manager 88 e Acronyms Report Generator User Manual Glossary of Terms aspect ratio The ratio of the length of a graph s x axis to that of the y axis e g 4 3 The results of adjusting this ratio is that it adjusts the perspective of the graph from square e g 2 2 to rectangular Aspect X This is the X value of the aspect ratio with which the graphs will be plotted The aspect ratio is the ratio of the length of the X axis to that of the Y axis Ifa value is entered here it overrides the value that is used in the General Page Aspect Y This is the Y value of the aspect ratio with which the graphs will be plotted graph key Report Generator provides the ability to define items in a GCD files as keys These keys may be later used to determine the eligibility of the data for plotting key table A text box that is generated in the space allotted for a graph Text entered into the box ma
61. f assignment e Title e Font e Line e Line font Note that unregistered or evaluation copies of the software will always display the header Motion Lab Systems Report Generator which cannot be modified When the software is registered the default header will be replaced by the header defined in the RPT file Title The title is optional and if present appears centered at the top of every page Itis intended to be used to display the name of the lab or hospital that generates and distributes the reports The title has the form Title lt text string gt e g Title The Children s Hospital Motion Lab EMG Report Note that any character except a semi colon may appear in the Title string The string will have all leading and trailing white spaces removed before centering and display Title Font The title font assignment sets the font used for the title If the title font assignment is missing then 20pt Times New Roman Bold will be used The font assignment has the form Font lt valid font gt lt point size gt lt font color gt e g Font Times New Roman Bold 20 0 There are 16 0 15 available font colors that correspond to the 16 standard colors Refer to the list of font colors and their appropriate assignment in Font Colors and Corresponding Values page 87 Line Up to ten lines of text may be included in a page header This text may include data items from the GCD file Data is specified by enclosin
62. g the entry in brackets The line assignment form is Line lt line number gt entry entry entry e g Linel Name name Hospital PatientNo lt line number gt is optional 1 10 and determines the order of the line below the header title with the lines being displayed in order 1 10 with Linel closest to the header and Line 10 closest to the center of the page If no line numbers are used then the lines will be displayed in the order in which they appear in the RPT file Lines are justified using backslash delimiters as left center and right File Formats e 69 70 e File Formats e g Line Left Edge of Page Center of Page Right Edge of Page Each line assignment entry can be any concatenated combination of e ASCII Text characters e GCD variables Line Font A line font is defined where lines are included in the header If the line font is not defined then 12 point Times New Roman font will be used The line font uses an assignment of the form Linefont lt valid font gt lt point size gt lt font color gt e g Linefont Times New Roman 12 5 There are 16 0 15 available font colors that correspond to the 16 standard colors Refer to the list of font colors and their appropriate assignment in Font Colors and Corresponding Values page 87 Miscellaneous The header of the report can be enclosed in a box using the assignment Box lt Status gt Where status can be ON or OFF Unregistered or e
63. graph plotting Plot Aspect All graphs in a report can be plotted with a fixed aspect ratio The Aspect assignment has the form Aspect lt horizontal gt lt vertical gt e g Aspect 4 3 Ifan Aspect assignment is not made then the aspect ratio is automatically adjusted to fill the available space The report program also scales the size of graphs independently for printer or screen window plotting In general it is a good idea to specify an aspect ratio since this enables the user to compare graphs with some confidence that the results have been plotted to similar scales EMG Activity Bar The application allows you to display a single bar at the bottom of the graph The data used to plot this is taken from the muscle file Refer to Muscle File page 79 for information about this file The most common use of a bar graph is the indication of normal phasic EMG activity for a muscle A Normal EMG bar is useful for comparison with an EMG activity envelope plotted in the same graph This is done using the BarIni assignment which has the form BarIni lt FileName gt lt Section gt e g BarIni D Apps Report Generator sammuscle ini Adult Rancho lt page gt Groups Each lt page gt group in an RPT file has the name for example Angles of one of the pages defined in the Graphs group There are seven possible assignment types in a lt page gt group e Title e Font e Aspect optional Report Gene
64. graphs to the newly created page refer to Define a Report Page page 10 Define a Report Page 1 0 Open the report file that you want to edit by selecting Format from the Tools menu 2 0 From the Edit menu select Report Graphs Alternatively select the Graphs button from the Edit Toolbar This opens the report Edit window to the first page of the report Figure 10 Report Generator User Manual Edit gait report Times New Roman 1B Black G1 Pelvic Obliquity G2 Pelvic Tilt G3 Pelvic Rotation G4 Hip Ab Adduction G5 Hip Flexion Extension G6 Hip Rotation G7 Knee Varus Valgus G8 Knee Flexion E xtension G9 Knee Rotation G12 Foot Progression Figure 10 A specific page of the Edit report window 3 0 Select the report page that you want to edit by selecting the appropriate tab e g Angles 4 0 Enter the number of graphs you would like displayed horizontally and vertically into the layout fields horizontal vertical e g 4 3 for a total of 12 graphs Refer to Specific Report Pages page 49 for further information 5 0 Click the Update button beside the layout fields RGEN will prompt you to continue with the update Figure 11 Ifthe total number of graphs was increased a list of Not Used graphs will appear in the Graphs section of the window ReportGenerator Figure 11 Graph layout update confirmation window 6 0 If you wish the graphs to have an appearance different than
65. he Open button will not be available for selection This box contains a list of all the GCD files that have been opened during a session Any file from this list can be added to the GCD Files box by double clicking on the filename This command allows you to choose a new GCD file to plot in a report It opens the standard MS Windows File Open dialog box from where you can choose the GCD files The application allows you to choose multiple GCD files by using a combination of the SHIFT and CTRL keys This command removes a GCD file from the plotted Menu Command Descriptions e 33 report One or more files must be selected before this button is available for selection This button opens a menu that allows you to change any of the attributes side standard deviation color or style associated with one or more files You can select one or more files from the GCD Files box and then choose the appropriate menu item Save Session This command allows you to save a history of the GCD file list and its order to the application database so a duplicate report can be created at a later date Refer to Edit Session page 41 for more information Retrieve Session This command allows you to retrieve a session record from the application s database in order to duplicate the report that was originally created Refer to Edit Session page 41 for more information When the OK button is selected Report Generator will process the data a
66. he data file must be listed in the GCD Files section twice and modified to reflect the different data 6 0 Select the OK button when all data files are selected The selected data will be displayed in the active report Note that if the Prompt for Missing Variables option is turned on and there is a mismatch between variable names in the GCD and RPT files the Missing Variables dialog box will open Refer to Missing Variables dialog box page 33 for more information Quick Results e 17 Save a Data Filled Report Session for Future Reference Report Generator allows you to save a precise list and its order of display to a Session file so that the exact report may be easily duplicated at any time The following steps assume that you have selected the files you wish to display and that the GCD Files window Figure 22 is open GCD Files 2 x GCD Files C Program nwalk 4 gcd Left Green Solid Normal C Program nwalk 5 gcd Left No Red Solid Normal 4 GCD Files Used in Session Gy Open E Remove C Program Files MLS Rgen demo nwalk 3 ged Side C Program Files MLS Rgen demo nwalk ged a y Ree Standard Deviation gt maa Color gt Save Session RetieveSe Style Extended Style PACHA Figure 22 GCD Files window 1 0 Select the Save Session button The Save Session dialog box Figure 23 opens Save Session E Select Session Figur
67. ich the GCD file is listed Report Generator User Manual Display a Data File in a Report Report Generator allows you to display up to 120 data GCD files To open a GCD file 1 0 Select the Open GCD Files button The RGEN specific GCD file open window Figure 21 will open GCD Files HE GCD Files C Program nwalk 4 gced Left Green Solid Normal C Program nwalk 5 ged Left No Red Solid Normal 4 GCD Files Used in Session QJ Open Remove C Program Files MLS Rgen demo nwalk 3 ged C Program Files MLS Rgen demo nwalk ged Side a 4 SARE Standard Deviation gt Color gt Save Session RetieveSe Style Extended Style Y OK RP Help Figure 21 GCD Files window Note that if files were previously selected the filenames will be displayed in the GCD Files Used in Session section of the GCD Files window Any of the files may be selected for display by double clicking on the filename 2 0 Select the Open button 3 0 Select the appropriate filename using the standard MS Windows Open dialog box The filename will be listed in the GCD Files section of the GCD Files window 4 0 Modify the display properties of the data file side standard deviation color style ex style for report specific requirements 5 0 Repeat steps 2 4 for each data file to display Note that to display both left and right side data stored in the same data file t
68. is box provides the ability to select the specific data contained in the GCD file left versus right and standard deviation data and formats the plotting style GCD Files GCD Files Filename Side suDev Color Sywe Exsye CAProgram Anwalk Jgcd Left No Red Solid Normal CAProgram Anwalk 2 gcd Left No Dark Red Solid Normal CAProgram Anwalk 1 gcd Lett No Blue Solid Normal 4 GCD Files Used in Session BJ Open Remove C Program Files MLS Rgen demo nwalk 1 ged Sine gt C Program Files MLS Rgen demo nwalk 2 ged ore ao C Program Files MLS Rgen demo nwalk 3 ged Sesion Standard Deviation gt ession callar gt Save Session RetieveSe SIS Extended Style R Help Figure 41 GCD Files plots dialog box This dialog box has the following controls GCD Files GCD files used in Session Open Remove This window section shows a list of GCD files that are presently being plotted in the active report Additionally this box shows you and allows you to select the side for plotting if standard deviation data is to be plotted and the color style and extended line styles for each plot You can change the order of the files by dragging and dropping the filename Note that Report Generator will only open 120 GCD files Once 120 files are selected Report Generator will gray the data displayed in the GCD Files Used in Session and t
69. is entered here it overrides the value that is used in the General Page NOTE To use the Aspect X and Aspect Y both controls should have valid values whole numbers between 0 and 255 Note that this excludes the values 0 and 255 All the graphs on a page use the same X axis definition The labels and values of this axis are annotated on only those graphs at the bottom of a column The following controls in the X Axis box are used to define this common axis Minimum Maximum Interval Label Update Show Events Graphs This is the minimum value on the X axis This is the maximum value on the X axis This is the interval e g every 25 of distance defined by the maximum and minimum values at which tick marks are placed on the X axis This is the X axis label which shows the unit of measurement on the X axis When the Update button is selected the values in the four controls above are updated Note that the minimum value should be less than the maximum value the application will notify the user if the values entered do not meet this criteria When this box is selected tick marks will be placed along the top of cach graph indicating gait cycle events e g opposite foot contact This list box shows you all the graphs and key tables on the page The graphs have the graph number and the graph title while the key tables have the graphs number and the entire key table string Graphs that are not used have Not Us
70. itiate a print job Print Preview toolbar The print preview toolbar offers you the following options Print Bring up the print dialog box to start a print job Next Page Preview the next printed page Prev Page Preview the previous printed page One Page Two Preview one or two printed pages at a time Page Zoom In Take a closer look at the printed page Zoom Out Take a larger look at the printed page Close Return from print preview to the editing window Print Setup The Print Setup command can be used to select a printer and a printer connection This command opens the standard Windows Print Setup dialog box Figure 45 where you can select the printer and its connection and select the appropriate print options e g orientation Print Setup dialog box The following options within the standard MS Windows print setup dialog box Figure 45 allow you to select the destination printer and its connection 38 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual Print Setup Figure 45 Standard MS Windows print setup dialog box Printer Orientation Paper Size Paper Source Properties Network Page Setup Select the printer you want to use using the dropdown list Note that you install printers and configure ports using the standard MS Windows Control Panel Choose Portrait or Landscape Select the size of paper that the document is to be printed on Some printers offer multiple trays
71. les also contain two numeric values wherever the corresponding unaveraged GCD file contains one The first value is a mean and the second is a standard deviation In an RPT file the following variable references can be made For a non averaged GCD file SampleMean variable Is the mean value of the samples in a variable SampleSize variable Is the number of samples in a variable For an averaged GCD file StandardDeviation variable Is the standard deviation s of a variable PopuLation variable Is the population size of a variable Reference section All GCD files generated by VICON Clinical Manager include a text section with the name Reference containing one or more lines of text In averaged files this provides a cross reference to a list of those trials that are included in the average Only trials included in the Reference section can be removed from an averaged file This section also states the link from the GCD file to the VCM database File Formats e 67 Report Files The MLS RPT file is similar to the RPT format used by VICON Clinical Manager VCM but it is not identical RGEN can read RPT files generated by VCM but VCM cannot read those files that are generated by RGEN 68 e File Formats The Motion Lab Systems Report RPT file is a text file that contains information describing the content layout and fonts of graphical Report Generator reports Report Generator reads and opens a selected RPT file before f
72. mmand arranges the icons for minimized windows at the bottom of the main window If there is an open document window at the bottom of the main window then some or all of the icons may not be visible because they will be underneath this document window 1 2 command Report Generator displays a list of currently open windows at the bottom of the Window menu A check mark appears in front of the file name of the active window Choose a file from this list to make its window active This menu contains commands useful in finding Help and to register the application Help Topics This command opens an index of the help topics that are available for the application It is possible to search for a topic of interest Help is available by highlighting a menu item and then clicking the Fl key Help can also be sought by clicking the Shift Fl keys This transforms the cursor into a help cursor and the user can click on the item of interest to see the help topic associated with it Register This command enables you to register this application if you have previously downloaded an evaluation copy and subsequently purchased a registration key for the program This command opens the Register dialog box Figure 62 Motion Lab Systems registration keys consist of a User Name Organization Name and a sixteen digit serial number You must enter this information correctly before the application will export data from files with more than 100 frames Regis
73. nal editor or if you apply a new report format to open data Next Page The Next Page command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window or via a keyboard shortcut This command opens the next page in the active report There is a drop down arrow next to the Next button on the toolbar Clicking on the arrow will open a list of pages in the active report you can open any of the pages by selecting the required page Previous Page The Previous Page command is available on the Report Generator toolbar at the top of the application window or via a keyboard shortcut This command opens the previous page in the active report unless the first page is already currently displayed There is a drop down arrow next to the Previous button on the toolbar Clicking on the arrow will open a list of pages in the active report you can open any of the pages by selecting the required page 58 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual Tools Menu Specific Page Names The Title of each page for an active report is displayed under the View Menu You can click on the appropriate Title to open that page This menu provides commands to apply a different report format to any open GCD files to select a database with which to connect for advanced data input and to set options for advanced functions Format This command allows you to change the format of the active report This command opens the sta
74. nd display it in the active report If all data within the GCD file matches up to the variables requested by the active report the data will be applied to the active report without user interaction However if there is a mismatch between the data and requested variables the Missing Variables dialog box Figure 42 will open for user intervention before further processing can continue Missing Variables dialog box If Report Generator cannot find variables in the GCD file requested by the report while opening a GCD file the Missing Variables dialog box Figure 42 will open This dialog box is used to enter variables that are present in the report file but could not be found in the GCD file being plotted Missing Variable EE Please assign a value for the variable maxkneeflexion Left side N Data Data Type Numeric v V Left and Right Same I Do not prompt me any more for ANY variables I Do not prompt me any more for THIS variable Y OK X Cancel kh Help Figure 42 Missing Variables dialog box The dialog box will tell you which variable it is asking for and the side for which the information is needed This dialog box has the following fields Data Enter the name of the variable in the GCD file that equates to the requested data in the RPT file 34 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual Shortcut CTRL S Individual plots are saved in a 640 X 480 bitmap while the whole pag
75. ndard MS Windows File Open command for you to choose the new report format Data Source This command allows you to select a data source such as the Vicon Clinical Manager VCM database from which you can call data to display in the active report Note that this connection must be made if you want the information present in the database to be used in your reports This command opens the Database dialog box Figure 60 where you can make the selection of your data source See Data Sources page 81 for more information on creating and selecting data sources Database dialog box The Database dialog box Figure 60 shows you the name of the data source that is in use and allows you to choose a new data source ODBC Datasoure X Cie R Help Y OK Figure 60 Database dialog box This box has the following controls ODBC Datasource This control shows you the name of the selected data source Change This button allows you to select the new data source Selecting this button opens the MS Select Data Source window Refer to Data Sources on page 81 for more information Help This button brings you to the Help screen specific to the database dialog box Menu Command Descriptions e 59 OK This button closes the open data source and tries to open the data source that has been just selected by you Cancel This button closes the dialog box without making any changes Options The Options command allows you to set pr
76. nual Left Medial Hamstrings LeftMedialHamstrings Figure 35 Graph definition window 6 0 Select OverlayA from the Overlay dropdown list Note that four kinematic plots overlay A B C and D can be displayed for each EMG graph 7 0 Select the Edit button The Overlay dialog box Figure 36 opens Graph Overlay Figure 36 Overlay dialog box 8 0 Type in a name for the Graph Title e g KneeFlex Refer to Graph Overlay dialog box page 54 for instructions 9 0 Select the GCD variable e g KneeFlexExt that is to be displayed with the EMG plot 10 0Repeat steps 6 9 for each graph that you want to be represented against kinematic data Quick Results e 27 Create Event Specific Reports 28 e Quick Results RGEN provides the means to automatically display only those data files which are labeled with an event specific label so the user may simply select all of a patient s files but limit the display to those of a certain constraint e g with crutches In order to perform this advanced function three distinct steps editing the GCD file defining the specific event and displaying the new report must be performed as described below Edit the GCD files to contain event specific labels 1 0 Open a subject s GCD file using MLS Edit GCD or a text editing program Edit the file to contain a comment line e g pre op Figure 37 DST 2 0 GCD Motion Lab Systems KeyValue Pre op
77. on cono cnn can non nata nt santo nao sn roca non ieS 87 APPLICATION GENERAL USAGE INSTRUCTIONS ovio ces 87 TUMBA A E e a eee Cece 87 Vo E A SRD SS SPO RO E EROR DR AA RE ER RN eee 87 iv e Contents Report Generator User Manual FONT COLORS AND CORRESPONDING VALUES cccccccccesssssscececececssnseaecececsesesaaecececeesensaaeeececsesensaaeaecececsensaaeaecececsensanaeees 87 ACRONYMS EE E E E T E T E N 88 GLOSSARY OF TERMS CIA 89 INDEX E T T E E A EE A I N E RA 91 Report Generator User Manual Contents e v Installation Installation Instructions All Motion Lab Systems MLS software is available from the corporate FTP web site ftp emgsrus com or on the software distribution CD ROM The software may be installed under any 32 bit Window operating system using the Windows Add Remove Programs option in Control Panel Refer to the following steps for guidance 1 0 Close all programs 2 0 Left click on the Windows Start button point to Settings and then left click on Control Panel The Control Panel window Figure 1 will open 2 Control Panel OF x File Edit View Help E Add New Hardware Erin Add Remove Programs Date Time Display Find Fast GA Fonts e Joystick EM Mail EB Modems a Multimedia Es Network y ODBC Data Sources 32bit TA Passwords Power 12 Printers dy QuickFinder Manager d9 RealPlayer E Regional Settings E System Sets up programs and creates shortcuts a Figure 1 MS Con
78. r Click To Edit the Report Header Menu Command Descriptions e 57 Shortcut F5 i Shortcut Page Down Shortcut Page Up Edit the Report Footer Edit the graphs in the Report E grap Edit the attributes of the lines in the report Status Bar Use this toggle command to display and hide the Status Bar A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is selected for display The Status Bar which is a horizontal area in Report Generator at the bottom of the application interface provides information about the action to be executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button Specifically e The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them before releasing them If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button e The right area of the status bar displays the page number that is being viewed in the application Refresh command The Refresh command is available via a keyboard shortcut This command can be used to read the report from the file and re draw it on the screen This might be necessary when you want to discard changes you have made to the report if you have edited the report file in an exter
79. r with the required name Parameter names that are shared by two or more groups such as street phone and comments are always picked up from the lowest group so the reference phone locates to a patient s phone number not a physicians Report Generator User Manual Muscle File The muscle file is a text file that contains ON OFF timing information for included muscles The file s format is like that of configuration files INI files used by MS Windows There can be multiple sections within each file that could be used for example to document information for different age groups Each section contains entries for all the muscles for which you have ON OFF data A specific entry should be written in the following format MuscleName ValuelStart ValuelEnd Value2Start Value2End where ValuenStart and ValuenEnd are normally stated in percentage of gait cycle For example Adductor Longus 47 68 0 88 6 96 0 Adductor Brevis 48 0 62 0e Note that there should be an even number of values within each entry This is because every start value should have an end value In addition to the muscle name entries there are two entries that are present in each section They are Stance Value Stretch Value These additional entries are used by the MLS EMG Application and although they are not used have been retained in this file for future reference File Formats e 79 Data Sources This chapter deals with choosing a Data Sou
80. r number Level 2 This level has three entries D This shows you the label that will be displayed ab This shows you the variable that will be computed for each GCD file that is being displayed fe This shows you the precision to this the variable will be calculated If you do not want this used enter any value less than 0 There are four buttons to the right of this box They work as follows This button is available at all times and is used to add a new page footer 8 This button is available only when you are at Level 1 and it is used to delete a page footer 4 This button is available only when you are at Level 1 and it is used to move the selected footer up E Ly This button is available only when you are at Level 1 and it is used to move the selected footer down Report Generator User Manual This dialog box is used only for those graphs that chart data Graph dialog box This is the dialog box that opens when you double click on a graph name displayed in the Graphs box of report s specific page This box Figure 56 allows you to change the presentation of the graph that is plotted Graph 21x Graph Title Knee Flexion Extension OK Y GCD Variable kneeFlexEx zl X Cancel i i Degrees Ordinate Unit g R Help Ordinate Upper Label Fix Ordinate Lower Label Ex Type Normal Scaling y Minimum 15 Maximum 75 Increment fi 5 Key Value Bar Variable v Scaling
81. rator User Manual e Layout e X axis definition optional e G e Footer Title The page title appears as a subtitle below the Header at the top of the page The Title assignment has the form Title lt text string gt e g Title Joint Rotation Angles Title Font The page title font and size is individually controlled The Font assignment has the form Font lt valid printer font gt lt point size gt lt font color gt e g Font Times New Roman 18 4 There are 16 0 15 available font colors that correspond to the 16 standard colors Refer to the list of font colors and their appropriate assignment in Font Colors and Corresponding Values page 87 Layout Graphs and key tables on the page are plotted in cells in a matrix The Layout assignment has the form Layout lt horizontal gt lt vertical gt lt orientation gt For example Layout 3 4 Landscape generates space for 12 graphs in Landscape mode X axis All the graphs on a page have a common horizontal X axis The lowest graph in each column of graphs has its horizontal axis annotated and labeled The X axis assignment has the form Xaxis lt min gt lt max gt lt increment gt lt axis label gt e g Xaxis 0 100 25 Gait Cycle Graph G Assignments An individual definition must be made for each graph on the page The definition number determines the placement left to right then down of a graph or key table within the mat
82. rce and creating new Data Sources to enable you to directly access the information contained in the VCM database Setting up the data source can be a little tricky if you are not familiar with the Microsoft Open Database Connectivity ODBC feature However a little effort to get this working will pay off as you will then be able to browse through the VCM database and extract the necessary information into the GCD files without having to know what any of the files are called Instead you simply process data that is associated with a particular subject trial and then view the results in C3d Editor These instructions assume that you are using the current 32 bit ODBC application available directly from Microsoft If you are not then you may need to obtain an update from Microsoft All the operations described in this chapter are accessible through the 32 bit ODBC option in the Windows95 or Windows 98 Control Panel Selecting an Existing Data Source The Database command should be chosen from the File menu However note that a data source will have to be created before it can be selected You may create as many Data Sources as you have VCM databases and then switch between them instantly by using this command The Database dialog box opens This box shows you the currently selected data source To change it click on the Change button This opens the Select Data Source dialog box This box has two tabs Choose the Machine Data Source tab This ta
83. rix defined by the Layout assignment Graphs The G assignment for graphs has the form G lt graph number gt lt graph title gt lt GCD variable name gt lt ordinate main label gt lt min gt lt max gt lt increment gt lt ordinate upper label gt lt ordinate lower label gt File Formats e 75 76 e File Formats For example G6 PELVIC TILT PelvicTilt Degrees 10 30 10 Dwn Up Note that substituting the character for lt max gt lt min gt and lt inc gt causes autoscaling without axis annotation Substituting the character for lt max gt lt min gt and lt inc gt indicates autoscaling with axis annotation A minus sign in front of the GCD variable name inverts the graph Overlays Each graph can also have four overlay graphs on it These are of the form G lt graph number gt A B C D lt graph title gt lt GCD variable name gt For example G6A PELVIC TILT PelvicTilt The variable in definition A is plotted at the top of the bounding rectangle Key Tables also known as G Tables In addition to graphical data the program can also display numeric and text data in the form of a key table which each have an individual definition just like the Graphs on the page The definition number determines the placement left to right then down of both Graph and Key tables within the matrix defined by the Layout assignment The G assignment for Key tables has the form G lt graph number gt 1 entry entry
84. rrent name and location To change the filename of the report or its location use the Save As command Save As This command opens the standard Windows dialog box for saving a file to a custom name and location through this box you may save the open report to a user defined name and location Report Generator displays the Save As dialog so you can name your report To save a document with its existing name and directory use the Save command Export This command allows you the save the active page or select plots from the page to a bitmap You can specify the location where the images should be saved but the program will automatically name the files with graph specific names e The whole page will be saved with the page title as the name of the file e Ifyou selected to save individual plots one file will be generated per individual plot and its name will be the same as the title of the plot Menu Command Descriptions e 35 Upon selection this command opens the Export to Bitmap dialog Figure 43 box where you can make your selections and complete this operation Export to Bitmap dialog box The Export to Bitmap dialog box Figure 43 allows you to choose whether to export the whole page or specific plots to a bitmap Export to Bitmap x C Full Page v Ok a X Cance Pelvic Obliquity Pelvic Tilt Pelvic Rotation Hip Ab Adduction Hip Flexion Extension Hip Rotation Knee Varus Valgus bx Knee
85. s should have valid values whole numbers between 0 and 255 Note that this excludes the values 0 and 255 Graph Key This variable is the name of the user defined section created in a GCD file used to create event specific reports Refer to Create Event Specific Reports page 28 for instructions for using this variable Pages This is a list box that shows you the titles also called section names refer to Sections page 66 for more information of all defined pages in the report These names are unique no two pages can have the same section names You can add and delete pages These can be done with the following buttons that appear at the bottom of this control This button can be used to add a new page This opens the Page Section dialog box Figure 54 where you will need to give a section name for this page EJ This button allows you to Delete a page This action is unrecoverable You will be prompted before the page is deleted Page Section dialog box The Page Section dialog box Figure 54 opens when you select to add a new page to a report This box allows you choose a name for the section for the new page that will be created The section name should be unique Page Section EE Please enter a name forthe section in which the Page should be placed Section Name R Y OK x Cancel A Help Figure 54 New Page Section Dialog Box This dialog box should be unique If you do not want to create th
86. se 58 235956 KB Free on C Figure 3 RGEN About window for application running in evaluation mode Contact Motion Lab Systems Inc anytime during this evaluation period to purchase a registration key and manual From Here Once you have successfully installed the program Get started processing data Quick Results on page 8 View the program basics Program Essentials on page 5 View specific information about menu commands Menu Command Descriptions on page 31 Learn about file formats used by the program File Formats on page 65 Table 1 Next steps after installation Installation e 3 Program Essentials Overview GCD files are ASCII The primary purpose of the Motion Lab System MLS Report Generator RGEN formatted text files using the software is to read data from GCD files text files that provide gait cycle GCD lexicon defined by descriptions hence the GCD acronym and generate graphical reports The Report CAMARC CAMARC stands Generator software is unique in that it can read data from up to one hundred and for computer aided movement twenty 120 GCD files and plot as many data sets in a graphical report Secondary analysis in a rehabilitation functions of the software include controlling the presentation of data through context standard report RPT files providing access to data from various sources using open database connectivity ODBC and generating graphic files of the entire report or individ
87. ter dialog box The Register dialog box Figure 62 is used to register the application You enter your name and organization and the 16 digit code as given to you by Motion Lab Systems 62 e Menu Command Descriptions Report Generator User Manual Register a E El User Name Zaphod Beeblebrox User Drg Motion Lab Systems Inc xX Cancel Reg Num jLicensed Copy Contact MLS Sales at sales emastus com Figure 62 Register dialog box This dialog box has the following fields Enter the name of the User User Name User Org Enter the Organization of the user Reg Num Enter the 16 digit code provided to you by Motion Lab 8 Systems If Report Generator is already registered Licensed Copy will appear in this field OK Click on this button to validate the changes you have made and close the dialog box The modifications you made will be written to the registry and the code will be checked Cancel Click on this button to ignore all you changes and close the dialog box Note that if you enter invalid registration information RGEN will install successfully but it will run as an EVALUATION COPY MLS Home Page If you have an Internet connection and use the World Wide Web then you can launch your Internet Web browser directly from this item and visit the Motion Lab Systems Home Page http www emgsrus com You can check here for new updates to this application as well as download evaluation copies of other
88. ter group in the reports for unregistered RGEN copies Title The title appears centered at the top of the footer area of every page and is intended to display the address or contact information for the hospital or lab generating the reports The title assignment has the form Title lt text string gt e g Title 15045 Old Hammond Highway Baton Rouge LA 70809 Title Font The title font assignment has the form Font lt valid font gt lt point size gt lt font color gt e g Font Times New Roman 20 6 There are 16 0 15 available font colors that correspond to the 16 standard colors Refer to the list of font colors and their appropriate assignment in Font Colors and Corresponding Values page 87 Line Up to 10 lines may be included in footer The general line assignment form is Line lt line number gt entry entry entry e g Linel Name name Hospital PatientNo lt line number gt is optional 1 10 and determines the order of the lines below the footer title with Linel appearing above Line2 If no line numbers are used then lines are displayed in the order in which they appear in the file Lines are justified using backslash delimiters as left center and right e g Line Left Edge of Page Center of Page Right Edge of Page Each line assignment entry can be any concatenated combination of e ASCII Text characters e GCD variables In addition to the variables present in the GCD file
89. ter nica Tosa nts 68 The Header GroUpPriiin Go tive to dao ar Duo donas Measles CO vtudo qo avs ee sd an Dio dd pda at Danada cru bas and Ges 69 Footer GROUP imensas A a Panda RS Dead at canvass te es E Ravan te ca Sativa 70 Screen and Printer Groups sair Goce A adota Eee dae oa A Soa a a Ban eee 72 Graphs GT OUP ess A cane Seg hte tapas ENT snake saat bes coeds bas bra adn 73 LSPA Groups lt a MN read EAE ts ad eal clita canada con a rd a EAAS 74 Graphs sees akinesia A NA E RREO EINE RO US RD SR RR PERO 75 OVAS a ica sobe id aca ga Set puto A ca Aud HE as Se LO E Dan ous aad ora DD vs ee Thad ads 76 Key Tables also known as G Tables iscissi eenean oia ii e a aee ai AE arina ana e irei 76 Mathematics with GCD Variables within the RPT ccccccccccsccesesscesessessesneveecnseseseecseeeceseeseeseceeeeuteeeceseeaeeeeesenseeteed 77 Parameter References titi ai a Ta ieia a a A a l andaa raaa ET it 78 MUSCLE ETER E E T E T E A iris 79 DATA SOURGES E TE A EEE T E E O E E N EEE 81 SELECTING AN EXISTING DATA SOURCE pisiseeni inepe R aae RE RA Ei RE R EE Ea a a 81 CREATING A NEW DATASOURCE ses sucatas igor eurico pel voor ing enc anes dl sbt qn da cate ada Pad coloco dba S rolas gongo 82 VCM Paradox Driver Setup Instructions cccccccccccecesscesessessecnssescuseescesecseeseceeecseescesecseesecieesecaseseeaeeseesesieseeeneeerenaes 4 REFERENCE MATERIA Lococncocconnoonaconoconoonnconnconnocnnonnnonononoconncnnnconncnocnconnconncon nooo nooo Asa n
90. tion continues until the start of the next section or the end of the file File Type Line The first line ofa DST file known as the File Type Line is a unique header without subsequent data lines It must always have the form HDSTI version number creator information where Indicates optional items Identifies a DST version currently 1 0 Is a DST type qualifier For example a DST file might begin with the DST File Type line DST 0 1 EXP Ancona This identifies the file as conforming to the DST 1 0 protocol this document and to be of type EXP Ancona The DST type qualifier generally but not necessarily defines the DST lexicon for the contents of the file As the DST file type identification is always contained in the first line of the file programs can very quickly locate a DST file and determine its contents whatever its name or extension File Formats e 65 66 e File Formats Sections There are two types of sections in a DST file Text and Numeric The numeric and text variables stored in GCD files are all identified by unique names The RPT file calls on these variable names stored within the GCD file when constructing a report Text Sections Text sections have a header of the form SectionName population size where Indicates an optional item SectionName Is a unique text section identifier A text and a numeric section can share the same name population size is an integer indicating th
91. trol Panel Window view set to small icons 3 0 Double click on the Add Remove Programs icon The Add Remove Programs window Figure 2 will open Report Generator User Manual Installation e 1 Report Generator displays the entered name in the About dialog box accessible from the help drop down menu Help About Evaluation Mode 2 e Installation Add Remove Programs Properties 24x Install Uninstall Windows Setup Startup Disk Pa To install a new program from a floppy disk or CD ROM Ped drive click Install Rj The following software can be automatically removed by Windows To remove a program or to modify its installed components select it from the list and click Add Remove 1393 TubolarDelme ed Adaptec UDF Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 01 Answerworks 3 0 Colorado Backup Version 3 22 Comet Cursor Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 Figure 2 MS Add Remove Programs Window 4 0 Select the Install button 5 0 Follow the instructions on the screen The Report Generator install program will place the program approximately 5 7 Mb and some example files approximately 3 2 Mb for demonstration and practice purposes onto the system During installation Report Generator will prompt you to enter a license number If you have purchased a license you should enter the license number the User Name and Organization details exactly as supplied by MLS Ifthere is any discrepancy between the information b
92. ual plots Report Generator provides the tools in a graphical report editor to create and easily edit standard RPT files Through this tool the user has complete control over all aspects of the report including fonts text colors and a multitude of graph line attributes 16 colors 5 line types 10 line styles and 5 line thickness 4 000 unique combinations This makes it easy to generate legible reports for both color and black and white B amp W printers as well as color reports that can be photo copied into legible reports In addition any graph can be enhanced with a normal activity bar drawn from a user defined database Report Generator can access any data source that has an ODBC driver e g Paradox Microsoft Access and Excel etc and display and perform calculations based on information obtained from these external sources Thus any report can read and display data items from existing databases VICON Clinical Manager VCM Othotrack etc as well as any other custom database supported by ODBC Report Generator can export either an entire report or specific graphs to Windows bitmap files These files may be used to interject graphs into a written report or to enhance a presentation Currently the individual plots are saved in a 640 X 480 bitmap while the whole page is saved in a 1024 X 768 bitmap Program Essentials e 5 The User Interface The application remembers the state in which it was last used the size of the m
93. urther report processing continues The RPT file format is written in ASCII text as described in this document Each file is divided into groups of parameter assignments each group is prefixed by a header enclosed in square brackets The order of groups within a file and of assignments within a group is not critical The Report Generator program searches for each parameter within a group by name The parameters of the search include e A variable name appears at the start of a new line e The assigned value is separated from the parameter by an equals character e Spaces and tabs are ignored and are stripped from the beginning and end of all strings e Text case is not significant and is used for readability only e A Carriage Return ends each entry 66 99 e Comments all start with a semi colon any portion of a line following a semi colon is ignored An RPT file can contain the following groups with fixed names e Header e Footer e Screen e Printer e Graphs Additionally the RPT file can contain an unlimited number of groups with user selectable names lt page gt where lt page gt means a graphical report page name corresponding to a page in the report Report Generator User Manual The Header Group The Header group in an RPT file is optional and defines the content and fonts of the header to appear at the top of every page of the report The header group can contain four types o
94. valuation copies of the software will always display the following header that cannot be modified When the software is registered the default header Figure 64 will be replaced by the header defined in the RPT file Title Motion Lab Systems Software Font Times New Roman Bold 20 0 Line0 This is an evaluation copy of the Report Generator Software Linel Please contact Motion Lab System Inc to obtain a registered copy Linefont Time New Roman 14 0 Figure 64 The default Header group in the reports for unregistered RGEN copies Footer Group The Footer group in an RPT file is optional and defines the content and fonts of the footer to appear at the bottom of every page of the report The general structure of the footer group is very similar to the header group with some minor differences in the defaults The group can contain four types of assignment e Title e Font e Line e Linefont Report Generator User Manual Note that unregistered or evaluation copies of the software will always display the following footer that cannot be modified When the software is registered the default footer will be replaced by the footer defined in the RPT file Title Motion Lab Systems Inc Font Arial Bold 12 0 Linel 115045 Old Hammond Hwy Baton Rouge LA 70816 USA Line2 Line3 Phone 225 272 7364 Email sales emgsrus com Fax 225 272 7336 Linefont Arial Italic 10 0 Figure 65 The default Foo
95. which they are defined should not be confused with Report Footers which appear on every page Page Footers use the same font as graph axes Mathematics with GCD Variables within the RPT Any numerical variable from a GCD file whether single or multi valued which is plotted or printed in a report can be multiplied or divided by a constant or by another variable from the same GCD file Addition and subtraction is also allowed File Formats e 77 78 e File Formats The operator syntax in graphs multi value Key tables single value or page footers single value definitions in the RPT file takes the form variable Q n variable Q n variable Q n variable Q n where Q can be either a numeric constant or another variable in brackets n is an optional indicator inserted immediately before the closing bracket of the number of decimal places of the result For example Cadence 120 0 calculates cadence in steps per minute from the stored units of strides per second In addition operations may be nested variable 1 variable2 variable3 variable4 Parameter References The full form for reference to a parameter field is lt group gt lt parameter gt For example e physician city e patient name e session Ankle WidthR The program searches backwards up the group parameter hierarchy starting with report then trial session patient and finally physician until it locates a paramete
96. y MLS and the information entered the application will not install as a registered version and will run in evaluation mode If you have not purchased a license then you can run in evaluation mode by entering 0000 0000 0000 0000 as the serial number Please refer to the Evaluation Mode section below for details about this mode If the default options are accepted during installation a short cut in the Gait Lab menu group called MLS Report Generator and a desktop short cut will be created Report Generator can run in an evaluation mode for an unlimited amount of time The limitations of this mode include the following Report Generator User Manual e The application will only print data from the first three pages Other pages will be displayed but will not print e The header and footer of the report will show default values set by Motion Lab Systems and can not be changed To determine whether your copy of the RGEN software is running in evaluation mode click on Help About ReportGenerator The About window will state if the copy is an evaluation copy Figure 3 Figure 3or a registered version About ReportGenerator Close Motion Lab Systems Report E fue Generator R Help This product is licensed to Edmund Cramp Motion Lab Systems Inc Additional Information Version 1 221 REGISTERED COPY System Information Total Physical Memory 130524 KB Free Physical Memory 54620 KB Percent Memory in U
97. y include comments and data from the GCD file overlay plot Report Generator provides the ability to place four graphs on top of an defined plot This functionality is focused on placing analog graphs on a kinematic or kinetic plot However analog kinematic and kinetic plots may be combined Note that the values of the overlay plots will lose their meaning session A period defined by the opening and closing of the RGEN application normally Glossary of Terms e 89 Index A About Report Generator command 61 About Report Generator dialog box 61 add variables to GCD file 59 Arrange Icons command 60 averaged GCD files 65 B bitmap 35 how to create 35 C Cascade windows command 60 Close command 34 create a new report page 47 create a report 9 D Data Source command 57 data sources 79 database 57 select a source 57 Database dialog box 57 default display 8 define a graph 51 define a key table 14 define a report 10 46 47 48 51 create a new page 47 general information 46 specific page 48 specify a graph 51 define graphs 12 dialog box 45 Line Attributes 45 display data files 31 display data in a report 17 Report Generator User Manual E Edit dialog box 46 48 general page 46 specific pages 48 Edit Footer command 43 Edit Graphs command 46 Edit Header command 41 Edit Line Attributes command 44 Edit menu 39 edit RPT format 41 43 44 46 footer 43 graphs 46 header 41 line attributes 44 Edit tool
98. y table graph number The Key Table dialog box Figure 18 opens Key Table Figure 18 Key Table dialog box blank for fresh data entry 4 0 Select the Add button A red appears with a zero beside it Figure 19 for you organize the presentation of the text information in conjunction with the presentation of the GCD files Key Table Figure 19 Key Table dialog box line data entry 5 0 Change the number by the red to match the number of the display GCD file i e if you wish to display temporal data for the first GCD file displayed enter the number 1 Quick Results e 15 16 e Quick Results Highlight the organization line and select the Add Line button Figure 20 Key table dialog box an example 7 0 8 0 9 0 Patient Number patno Line2 Click the by the Line 1 to display spaces to enter information for display Enter the desired information into the left center and right justified lines E g Name PatientNo Side Date or Cadence leave blank Cadence The results of information entered into this example are displayed in Figure 15 Select the Add Line button to add another variable e g step length to display for the selected GCD file in the same text box 10 0Select the Add button to display data for another GCD file Be sure to change the number by the red to match the number of the order in wh
99. yed Report to User s Choice 8 e Quick Results Report Generator automatically opens displaying the last used report If this report is not the one you want to use for graphing follow the instructions below 1 0 Select Format from the Tools Menu The standard MS Windows Open dialog box Figure 6 will open to search for RPT files Look in ja demo Ej ex 38 demo report 24 Emg report 33 gait report 24 mel s report File name Files of type Repor Files 1pt y Cancel Figure 6 RGEN opens the File Open window to search for RPT files 2 0 Select the desired report RPT file and click on the Open button You will then return to the RGEN application window 3 0 Select Refresh from the View menu or press F5 to display the new report format If data files are open the data will be displayed in the new format Report Generator User Manual Create a New Report Modify Existing Report Report Generator can only create reports based on existing report files i e this program does not create report files from non existence to existence The instructions included herein guide you through modifying an existing report file to meet your site specific needs Create a Report Page 1 0 Select a data file using the Open GCD Files button This will allow you to select file specific variable names using the drop down selection rather than typing the names in manually 2 0 Open the report file that you want to edit

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