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--- create_a_normalized_bound_group_layer [2015/10/14 11:48] – admin
+++ create_a_normalized_bound_group_layer [2015/10/14 11:59] (current) – admin
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-=== Using the Conditional Merge Macro to create new layers from existing data ===
+==== Using the Conditional Merge Macro to create new layers from existing data ===
-== orig (original text) layer  ==
+=== Create an original text layer  ===
+A. Make your orig layer: first duplicate the tok layer and rename the new layer orig.
-== norm_group (normalized bound group) layer ==
+B. Open the Conditional Merge macro; do NOT select any column. Using the top option, enter orig into the left box (Column with cells to merge>Column Header), and enter norm in the right box (Merge based on >Column Header).  This will take the data in the orig column and make it the same span or size as in the norm column.
-A. Make your norm_group layer: first duplicate the norm layer and rename the new layer norm_group.
+=== Create an original text bound group layer ===
+A. Make your orig_group layer: first duplicate the tok layer and rename the new layer orig_group.
+B. Open the Conditional Merge macro; do NOT select any column. Using the top option, enter orig_group into the left box (Column with cells to merge>Column Header), and enter norm_group in the right box (Merge based on >Column Header).  This will take the data in the orig_group column and make it the same span or size as in the norm_group column.  In otherwords, it will turn all your words and morphemes into bound groups
+=== Create a normalized bound group layer ===
+A. Make a norm_group layer: first duplicate the norm layer and rename the new layer norm_group.
+  * If you already have a norm_group layer that you are trying to update, start afresh.  Rename the existing norm_group layer something else (such as ignore:norm_group).  Then start afresh by creating a new layer.  Delete the old layer (i.e., ignore:norm_group) when you are finished and satisfied with the results of steps A & B.
 B. Open the Conditional Merge macro; do NOT select any column. Using the top option, enter norm_group into the left box (Column with cells to merge>Column Header), and enter orig_group in the right box (Merge based on >Column Header).  This will take the data in the norm_group column and make it the same span or size as in the orig_group column.  In otherwords, it will turn all your words and morphemes into bound groups