Applying the Unit Conversion Column

The following example illustrates how the Unit Conversion Column is used:

All of the attributes mentioned below are required:

1. As shown above, a Unit Conversion Column element is added as a child to a datalayer element.
2. Its Data Column attribute value is set to the name of the column in that datalayer whose value will be converted.
3. The Unit Type attribute is set to the standard category name for the data units. It's important to do this before setting the other attributes.
4. The From Unit attribute is set from the pull-down list of optionsto the unit of the data in the named Data Column.
5. The ID attribute sets the name of the new column that will be added to the datalayer, containing the converted value.
6. The To Unit attribute is set from the pull-down list of optionsto the unit of the data that will be output to the new column.