{"id":11421,"date":"2024-03-07T09:56:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=11421"},"modified":"2024-03-07T09:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:56:11","slug":"testing-a-pattern","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/snapxmp\/testing-a-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing a pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once you have created, cloned or modified a pattern, you can test it by clicking&nbsp;<strong>Test<\/strong>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<strong>Pattern Properties<\/strong>&nbsp;dialog. The test dialog appears.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/patterntestdlg-png-2.png\" alt=\"Pattern Match Test dialog\" class=\"wp-image-1724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/patterntestdlg-png-2.png 452w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/patterntestdlg-png-2-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Type in a sample of data into the&nbsp;<strong>Text&nbsp;<\/strong>box. For example, for the date pattern you might type in 20201231.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the pattern works correctly it will show that it has matched the data, the result that will display in Snap and the&nbsp;<strong>Values&nbsp;<\/strong>of each of the component parts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If the test fails either the text does not fit the pattern or the pattern needs editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/patterntestdlg2-png-2.png\" alt=\"Testing a pattern\" class=\"wp-image-1725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/patterntestdlg2-png-2.png 452w, https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/patterntestdlg2-png-2-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Result<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Modify Case<\/strong>&nbsp;only alter the way the data is displayed in the analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the test fails either the text does not fit the pattern or the pattern needs editing. 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