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A compound zone of the choice type is a virtual zone, associated with a stage or a user field, and which corresponds to the single choice of an element from a list of zones. For each test, the value of the user field determines the corresponding zone.
For each use (for example: to view the presence of the animal in the zone, in a report, as a trigger condition, etc.) the composite zone is replaced by the zone determined by the choice of the stage or the user field.
Use :
A compound field of choice type can be used, for example, for an object recognition test ( NOR ):
In an object recognition test, a rodent is habituated to being in contact with two objects (object 1 and object 2). We then replace object 2 with an object of a different shape ( object 3 ).
It is possible to create a zone of the choice type (eg: "Object 2 or 3") formed by "Object 2" and "Object 3" and to use this zone to visualize the presence of the animal in the zone on the "Current test" view or in a report. Depending on the test, Ethotrack will automatically select the corresponding zone ("Object 2" or "Object 3").
Create a compound zone of choice type:
1.Click on the button .png) to open the editing window of a compound zone.
2.Choose the "Choice" type
To select the zone according to the stages of the protocol :
3.Select "The stages of the protocol" from the list.
4.Then, for each stage select the correspondinf zone.
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Choice of zone :
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The choice of the associated item that will define the selected zone.
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Zones :
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This table is used to define the correspondences between the stages and the zones. All you hac=ve to do for each stage is to select the corresponding zone.
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To select the zone according to a user field that already exists :
3.Select the user field from the list.
4.Then for each choice of the use field select the corresponding zone.
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Choice of zone :
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The choice of the associated item that will define the selected zone.
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Zones :
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This table is used to define the correspondance between the values of the use field and the zones. All you have to do for each value of the user field is to select the corresponding zone.
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To select a user field that does not exist :
3.Select "Create the associated "Tests" ( or Animals" ) category user field.
4.Check the box of the different zones that form the choice.
5.Select the zone corresponding to an undefined user field.
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