ORG-11207
ORG-11385
Once you set the column to data type = Categorical, a new label row named Categories will added to the default worksheet, which can help you to control your categories in analysis/graphing.
Right click the Categories cell of column, there is a related context menu to easily copy, paste, load and save the categories. Paste or load the categories in other columns to use the same categories.
Double click the Categories cell of column, the Categories dialog pops to help you (There is also a similar Categories tab in Column Properties dialog)
Analysis and graphs in Origin will be generated or updated automatically according to the categorical values set in the Categories label row
Note: the group columns and group box charts plot by index data could easily control the plot order within group, by setting the group column(s) as categorical, then adjust the order of categories.
Graphs auto updated by Categories Label Row | Analysis auto updated by Categories Label Row |
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How to
ORG-11252, ORG-10990
Origin 2015 support further control for categorical value legend.
How to:
If categorical data is present in a plot
ORG-11157
System variable @cats default value is 4 in this version. It will ignore missing values in a column with is set as Categorical.