Actix UserGuide Part 2

Charts
About charts Chart toolbar reference
How to...
Display data in a chart window View data synchronized with the chart Zoom the chart view Pan the chart view View a different chart type Print the chart Edit the chart Export the chart to other applications Create a line chart
Actix User Guide Part 2

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About charts
Charts provide a graphical display of statistical data, which allow you to interpret the behaviour over time of performance statistics.
The chart displays the data according to the current charting mode. Buttons on the chart window toolbar set the charting mode.
By default, synchronization between data windows is enabled, so if you click on a data point on a chart, you can see the same data point highlighted in any other open data display window.
How to Display data in a chart window View data synchronized with the chart Zoom the chart view Pan the chart view View a different chart type Print the chart Edit the chart Export the chart to other applications Create a line chart See also... Chart toolbar reference

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How to...
Display data in a chart window View data synchronized with the chart Zoom the chart view Pan the chart view View a different chart type Print the chart Edit the chart Export the chart to other applications Create a line chart

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Display data in a chart window

From the Attribute Explorer , right-click on a data attribute and select Display on chart . A chart window opens, displaying the appropriate data:
If you already have a chart window open, you can also drag a data attribute onto the existing chart. This example shows two attributes displayed on one chart:

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View data synchronized with the chart

From the Chart window toolbar, click on a position on a chart If you have an open Map window displaying the same data attribute, the same data point is highlighted. If you have an open Message Browser window, the appropriate message containing the same data point is highlighted.

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Zoom the chart view

To zoom the chart view
With the mouse, drag a box around the area of the chart that you want to zoom in on. Start at the top left of the box and drag down to the bottom right corner of this rectangular area. The chart view now zooms in to this area.
The zoom only operates in the X-axis. The Y-axis is unaffected by the zoom.
To restore the chart view

Drag a boxthe position does not matter starting from the bottom to the top. The chart is now restored to its previous extents.

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Pan the chart view

Drag by moving the mouse while holding down the right mouse button. The unit information on each axis moves along with the data values.
If there is more than one attribute on the chart, only the last attribute displayed can be panned in both X- and Y-axes. All attributes can be panned in the X-axis.

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View a different chart type

From the toolbar at the top of the chart window, select a button to display the data in that type of chart display.
Note that some data is not suited to be displayed in particular chart types.

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Print the chart

1 From the Chart window, click Print to show the TeeChart Print Preview dialog.
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Use the controls on this dialog to set how the printed page is to appear. Click Print .

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Edit the chart

1 Click Properties to open the Editing dialog (also called the Chart Editor ). Many controls for editing the appearance and layout of the chart are provided, spread over several tabs of the dialog.
You can also right-click anywhere on the chart to open a pop-up menu, and select Chart Properties to open the Editing dialog. 2 Experiment with the controls to achieve a preferred appearance for the chart.
Chart tab
From the 3D tab , select 3 Dimensions to produce a three-dimensional chart From the Panel tab , use the Gradient and Back Image controls to produce an attractive background
Series tab
Use the Format tab to control the data series line For a full explanation of the function of each of these controls, click Help to display the TeeChart user guide.

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Export the chart to other applications

1 From the chart window, right-click to open a pop-up menu:
Select Image Export to open this dialog:
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Select the appropriate format and select Save To File to open the Save As dialog. Enter a path and file name and click OK . Click Close to dismiss the Export dialog.

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Create a line chart

1 2 3 4 Click the chart's Properties button. Select the top level Series tab. Click the Line Border button. Select the Visible checkbox.

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Chart toolbar reference

This control Properties Series Histogram Copy Print Does this Opens the Editing dialog and lets you control the display of the chart. Displays chart data as a series . Displays chart data as a histogram. Copies the chart to the Windows Clipboard. You can then paste it into an appropriate application such as Word. This displays the TeeChart Print Preview dialog . Use the controls on this dialog to set how the printed page is to appear, then click Print .

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Maps
About maps Displaying data in a map window Viewing the map Editing the map information Changing the map properties Outputting map information Troubleshooting maps Map toolbar reference
How to...
Add a map file Add a raster map file Add annotations to the map Alter the map legend range Change the attribute font Change the attribute style setting Change the map units Change the size of cell sectors Choose the map projection Combine data attributes on the map Control attribute labels Control map layers Copy a map to the Clipboard Create multiple cell layers Display attribute data on a map Display cell sites on the map Display lines to cells Display multiple attributes on a map Display the cursor latitude and longitude Display the map scale Edit a layer's display properties Export a map as a bitmap Export layers as TAB files Filter data by polygon regions Measure distances on the map Move around the map Offset the data on the map Print a map Search for cells Select map objects Show and hide map data View data synchronized with the map Zoom in and out
Troubleshooting maps
How How How How How How How How How How How do I display a map background? do I display network graphics on the map? do I load a bitmap into a map? do I display lines to cells? do I display cell coverage for all cells on the map? do I display more information about my cells on the map? can I display the LAC distribution of my cell sites? do I use embedded polygons in my regional filtering? can I view multi-layer or multi-technology cells? can I view sector azimuths? can I correct the displayed lines to cells?

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About maps
Within the Map window, the main panel displays the map and any attribute data plotted on the map. Toolbars along the top of the window provide commonly used functions.
The map panel

When you select a data point on the map, ray lines can link the point to the appropriate sector for serving and neighbor sites. Associated configurable messages display signal strength information. If you click on a data point on the map, you can see data for the same point in the data stream highlighted in any other open data display window (tables, charts, Message Browser etc.). If you select the Direction button arrows show the direction of the drive test. You can access map controls by right-clicking on the right-hand map panel.

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The legend panel

In the map window, the left-hand panel displays the legends for any data series on the map. Click on the plus sign by the data series title to expand the legend. The number in brackets is the number of data points lying within that particular range. You can access legend controls by right-clicking on the legend panel.
Multiple map layers

Each map window can be made up of several layers. There is one layer for each attribute displayed on the map window, one layer for each set of imported background map objects, plus one layer on which you can create annotations. If you have a map containing several data attributes, you can combine the attributes to see the situation on the map more clearly. Each attribute is displayed with a different color, shape or size. The example here shows two attributes combined, one using color and the other using shape. In the middle of the example, the value of the second attribute changes, so the shape changes from a triangle to a square.
See also
Displaying data in a map window Viewing the map Editing the map information Changing the map properties Outputting map information How to... Troubleshooting maps Map toolbar reference

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Displaying data in a map window

Display attribute data on a map Display multiple attributes on a map Display multidimensional attributes on a map Add a map file Add a raster map file Display cell sites on the map Change the size of cell sectors Display lines to cells Display Cell Data Filter data by region Combine data attributes on the map Add annotations to the map

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Viewing the map

Move around the map Zoom in and out Show and hide map data View data synchronized with the map Measure distances on the map Control map layers Combine data attributes on the map Offset the data on the map Display the map scale Display the cursor latitude and longitude

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Editing the map information

Select map objects Add annotations to the map Remove annotations from the map

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Changing the map properties

Alter the map legend range Change the number of ranges in the legend Customize each range in the legend Change the attribute style setting Change the attribute font Control attribute labels Display cell sites on the map Change the size of cell sectors Edit a layer's display properties Offset the data on the map Choose the map projection Change the map units

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Outputting map information

Print a map Copy a map to the Clipboard Export a map as a bitmap Export the legend as a bitmap

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How to...
Add a map file Add a raster map file Add annotations to the map Alter the map legend range Change the attribute font Change the attribute style setting Change the map units Display the map scale Display the cursor latitude and longitude Choose the map projection Combine data attributes on the map Control attribute labels Control map layers Copy a map to the Clipboard Display attribute data on a map Display multiple attributes on a map Display cell sites on the map Change the size of cell sectors Display lines to cells Create multiple cell layers Search for cells Edit a layer's display properties Export a map as a bitmap Export layers as TAB files Filter data by polygon regions Measure distances on the map Move around the map Offset the data on the map Print a map Select map objects Show and hide map data View data synchronized with the map Zoom in and out

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Add a map file

1 2 3 From the Map window toolbar, click Layers Click Add to open the Open Layer dialog. Select or type in the name of the file. This can be a MapInfo Workspace (*.wor), Map (*.tab) or Geoset (*.gst) file, or a tiled raster (*.atr) file. 4 Click OK to close the dialog and display the new map in the Layer Control list pane. You may need to alter the position of the new layer to aid visibility. Everything inside a MapInfo Workspace will be inserted below any visible data and cellref layers, and above any other layers. 5 6 Select the layer. Click Down until the map layer is below an existing attribute and annotation layers. to open the Layer Control dialog.
See also
Add a raster map file

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Add a raster map file

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 From the map pane, right-click to open the pop-up menu. Select New Raster to open the Raster Image Registration dialog . Browse for or specify the name of the BMP Source File. Specify the Projection type. Select the Units. Enter the Coordinates of the four corners of the map image. Click OK to close the dialog and display the new map. You may now want to reposition the map layer: 8 9 Click Layers to open the Layer Control dialog.
Select the layer and click Down until the map layer is below the other layers, at the bottom of the list of layers.
See also
Add a map file Raster Image Registration dialog

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Add annotations to the map

All symbols are drawn on the annotations layer of the map. Annotation tool Symbol Text Edit Text Line Polyline Polygon Does this Changes the cursor to the Symbol tool. Click anywhere on the map to place a symbol. Changes the cursor to the Text tool. Click anywhere on the map to place a text cursor and type in an annotation. Click on any annotated text on the map to be able to edit the text. Changes the cursor to the Line tool. Click and drag on the map to create a line annotation. Changes the cursor to the Polyline tool. Click on the map to create a point on the polyline. A double-click signifies the last point in the polyline. Changes the cursor to the Polygon tool. Click on the map to create a point on the polygon. A double-click signifies the last point on the polygon, which is automatically connected to the first point by a line.
See also
Remove annotations from the map

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Remove annotations from the map

1 2 3 From the map toolbar, click Select or another selection tool. Click on the appropriate annotation(s). Press the Del key.
See also
Select map objects

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Alter the map legend range

The data series is displayed in the tree-view (Legend) panel on the right of the map window. 1 Click the plus sign to expand the data series range information.
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From the left-hand Legend panel, right-click on the data series name to open a pop-up menu. From the menu, select Modify ranges to open the Range Modification dialog. The center panel shows the existing range legend for the currently selected series. Make changes to the values in the dialog as described below.
How to
Change the number of ranges in the legend Customize each range in the legend

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Change the number of ranges in the legend

1 2 3 From the left-hand Legend panel, right-click on the data series name to open a pop-up menu. From the menu, select Modify ranges to open the Range Modification dialog. Set the Method to: Uniform if each step or range is to cover an equal range of values. Equal Count if an equal number of data points is to be used for each step. 4 Enter the # of Ranges. This is the number of divisions in the legend. 5 Click Recalc. The number of ranges is now modified.
See also
Customize each range in the legend

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Customize each range in the legend

1 2 3 4 From the left-hand Legend panel, right-click on the data series name to open a pop-up menu. From the menu, select Modify ranges to open the Modify Ranges dialog. Set the Method to Custom. Select a range row from the list. The minimum and maximum range values appear in the boxes below the list. 5 Alter the Custom Ranges Minimum and Maximum values as required. You can select 'Below and Above when setting the extremes of the range. For example:
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Click Add, Remove or Update as required. Click OK to exit the dialog.
See also
Change the number of ranges in the legend

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Change the attribute font

1 2 3 From the Legend panel, right-click on the attribute name to open the pop-up menu. Select Attribute style to open the Font dialog. Change the settings as required and click OK. Which settings you change depends on which style setting you are using for this attribute. If the Style Setting is Color, you may want to change the font Size or the Symbol used. If the Style Setting is Symbol, you may want to change the font Size or Color. If the Style Setting is Size, you may want to change the Color or the Symbol used.
See also
Change the attribute style setting

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Change the attribute style setting

1 2 From the Legend panel, right-click on the attribute name to open the pop-up menu. Select Style Setting, then Size or Color (Symbol is also available for data attributes). Note that the current setting has a check mark against it. The attribute s range is now indicated through this setting. Here are examples of different style settings (color is the default setting):
Color
Symbol
Size

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Change the map units

1 2 From the map pane, right-click to open the pop-up menu. Select Map Units, then Distance or Area, then the appropriate units.

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Display the map scale

1 2 From the map pane, right-click to open the pop-up menu. Select Show Scale.

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Display the cursor latitude and longitude

1 2 From the map pane, right-click to open the pop-up menu. Select Show Lat/Lon.

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Choose the map projection

1 2 From the map pane, right-click to open the pop-up menu. Select Projection to open the Choose Projection dialog:
Select the appropriate projection and click OK to close the dialog.

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Combine data attributes on the map

Before combining attributes, you should already have all attributes to be combined visible in the Legend panel. 1 2 Within the Legend panel, drag one attribute onto another. Repeat with any other attributes you want to combine. The attributes are now grouped together.

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Control attribute labels

1 2 From the Layer Control dialog, click Labels to open the Label Properties dialog. Set the controls as appropriate. For details, see the Label Properties dialog . 3 Click OK to close the dialog and return to the Layer Control dialog.

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Control map layers

From the Map window toolbar, click Layers to open the Layer Control dialog:
You can also open this dialog from the pop-up menu option Map Layers. Layers are shown on top of each other on the map, so a higher layer may hide details on a lower layer. The central pane shows all layers in the current map window, with the top layer in the list being uppermost on the map. You can change the order of a particular layer by selecting it in the list and then clicking the Up and Down buttons. You can select more that one layer by using these familiar Windows methods: - hold down the Shift key and click the first and last in a consecutive series of layers, or, - hold down the Ctrl key and click layers as required. A checkmark in each layers box determines:
if the layer is visible if objects on it can be selected if the layer can be annotated (unchecking this locks the Annotations layer from having any further annotations added)
See also
Add a map file Control attribute labels Display lines to cells Edit a layer's display properties Export layers as TAB files Offset the data on the map

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Copy a map to the Clipboard

1 From the main map window, right-click to display the pop-up menu:
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Select Copy to Clipboard. You can now paste the map into any other active Windows application.

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Display attribute data on a map

1 2 From the Attribute Explorer, right-click on a data attribute. From the pop-up menu that opens, select Display on Map. A map window opens, displaying the appropriate data. You can also drag an attribute from the Attribute Explorer onto an existing map.
For all Actix Solutions:

1 From the Map's tool bar, click Edit Series to display this dialog:
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Select any required attributes from the left panel and click Add to move them to the list of currently displayed attributes on the right. When satisfied with the list of displayed attributes, click OK.

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Display multiple attributes on a map

1 2 From the Attribute Explorer, right click on a data attribute. From the pop-up menu that opens, select Display on Map. A map window opens, displaying the appropriate data. Drag another attribute from the Attribute Explorer onto the same map.
To view these attributes together in multidimensional form

1 2 Select the new attribute name in the Legend panel. Click and drag the attribute name on top of the other attribute name (the cursor should change to an Md symbol as you drag the attribute). The two attributes have now been combined into one multidimensional attribute for display purposes. Typically, the value of one attribute will be shown by the color of the data point, and the value of the other by the size of the data point.

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Display cell sites on the map

You will have to start a new workspace during this procedure. If you have selected a cellrefs file, you should already be able to see network information on a map. However, you may wish to change the display configuration. 1 2 Select Tools | Preferences to open the Preferences dialog. Under CellRefs, click on File Location and ensure that you have specified a cellrefs.txt file (you may have edited and saved a network information file under a different name from the Network Editor). After the network information is loaded, you will be prompted to restart your Actix Solution. Load your data file(s) and display an attribute on a map. From the map window toolbar, click Cell Sites to open the Sites/Cell Properties dialog.
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Configure the settings as appropriate for the cell definition. For example, for a GSM Cell, Cell Color could be 'BCCH'. Click OK to accept the settings. Ensure that the cell layer has a check against it in the Legend panel of the map or in the 'visible' column of the Layer Control dialog.
See also
Change the size of cell sectors

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Change the size of cell sectors

You may want to change the size of cell site sectors as displayed on a map. This is especially useful if you are using multiple cell layers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 From the map window, click on Cell Sites to open the Sites/Cell Properties dialog. Set the Series to be <tech>_Cell (for example, CDMA_Cell). Set the Cell Size to an attribute shared by all related cell sites, such as Layer_type (recommended if available from your cellrefs file) or MCC, and click OK. This will be displayed as a layer in the Legend panel on the left. Expand the new layer to show one item in the range, called 'Unspecified'. Right-click on this item and choose Selected range's style to open the Style chooser dialog. Set the new font size as required and click OK.
The cell site sectors will now change size to reflect your selection.

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Display lines to cells

This setting draws a line from the selected data point to its primary (serving) sector or other active (neighbour) sectors. The example below shows lines to both neighbour and serving cell site sectors:
You must already have specified a cellrefs file (see Display cell sites on the map). 1 2 3 From the map window, click Layers to open the Layer Control dialog. Select the cell layer. Click Lines to open the Lines Configuration dialog.
For GSM/GPRS/EDGE, the tabs in this dialog are called Serving and Neighbor. 4 Make the appropriate selections: Selection Only data points chosen with the Select tools will show lines to neighbor or serving cells. All datapoints Every data point will show a line to its neighbor or serving cells. Disable Ensure that this box is clear to display a line. Label lines with In some cases you may want the lines to be labelled with an attribute, but use carefully as this can increase map clutter. Use the attribute picker button to the right if necessary.

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Color lines with This uses the selected attribute s colors corresponding to its data range, as shown in the Legend panel. Use the attribute picker button to the right if necessary. Some useful attributes to use are: CDMA GSM IS-136 5 6 Click OK to accept the changes. You are then prompted to apply the settings to all cell layers (you may have multiple cell layers) or not: PN_1stBestEcIo ServBCCH FACCH_CurChannel
If you cannot see any lines to cells when you select a data point, check that the cell layer(s) are above any potentially obscuring map layers.

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Create multiple cell layers

Sometimes you need to be able to distinguish between cell layers as they vary by: Technology: GSM, UMTS, CDMA, iDEN. Band: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz. Purpose: microcell, macrocell, underlay, overlay. Status: Planned, Built, Integrated.
You can define a set of cell layers and treat each layer separately within a map.
To define cell layers

Each cell belongs to a layer, defined in the Layer_type column in the cellrefs file. All cell layer name can be any text description. If blank, the software assumes all cells belong to the same layer.

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Search for cells

This feature allows you to find specific cells within a map window.
To search for cells

1 2 From the Cell menu, select Search for Cells. Select the appropriate Technology.
Only those technologies with related data present in the cellrefs file will be offered in the Technology drop-down list. The search function does not operate over multiple technologies. 3 To add search criteria, use the Add, Edit and Delete buttons. Any search criteria used here will: - remain if you switch technologies and then return - be lost when you close the dialog Clicking on the Add or Edit buttons opens a dialog for defining a search criterion with a combination of Field, Operation and Value: Field Select from a drop-down list of all appropriate cell data fields. Operation Specify an appropriate operator depending on the type of field: Text - only an attribute that Begins With, Contains or Ends With the specified text Value will be displayed in the results. Numeric only an attribute Equal To, Greater Than, Less Than (etc.) the specified Value will be displayed in the results. Value Enter a value to use with the Operation. Click OK to add the criterion to the list. 4 When the list of search criteria is complete, click Search Now. Any matching cells will be displayed in the bottom panel. Click on a cell sector to highlight it in the map.

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You can edit the cell data displayed for each cell by clicking on Choose Columns and specifying which cell parameters to show. Click Highlight All to highlight all matching cell sectors (as shown in the example above).

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Edit a layer's display properties

1 2 From the Layer Control dialog, click Display to open the Display Properties dialog. Set the controls as appropriate. For details, see the Display Properties dialog . 3 Click OK to close the dialog and return to the Layer Control dialog.

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Export a map as a bitmap

1 2 From the main map window, right-click to open the pop-up menu. Select Export Map, then the bitmap format in which to export the map:
From the Export Map as Image dialog, specify the File name and path and click OK.
See also
Export the legend as a bitmap Export layers as TAB files

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Export the legend as a bitmap

1 2 3 From the legend pane, right-click on an object to open the pop-up menu. Select Export to File, then Bitmap or Windows Metafile to open the Export Legend as Image dialog. Enter the File name and location and click OK.

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Export layers as TAB files

1 From the Layer Control dialog, click Export to open the Export to TAB dialog:
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Select the layer(s) to export. Select the Destination folder. Click OK.
The appropriate TAB, MAP, ID and DAT files are created in the specified folder. If you try to export layers with fields in it that have more than 31 characters in their names, then this dialog appears:
Here you can either specify a shorter name, or use the Truncate button to reduce the length of the field to 31 characters.

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Filter data by polygon regions

This only applies to certain Actix Solutions and may not be available to you. This feature allows you to filter data based on pre-defined geographical regions. Regional Filtering can be useful for capturing statistics at a specific location within a network, and isolating data in key network areas.
If you have questions about the MapInfo-related steps below, consult MapInfo's online help. 1 2 3 4 5 In MapInfo, open a map layer that includes your region of interest. Ensure that MapInfo's Cosmetic Layer is writable, and use the Polygon Tool to create a polygon surrounding this region. Use the Select tool to select the region, and use the Region Style tool to specify the format of the region border. Save the new region by using Map menu command Save Cosmetic Objects. Save the region under the C:\Program Files \Actix \Analyzer \Bin \Regions folder. You will need to give the table field a meaningful name. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Select Table, Maintenance, Table Structure. Rename the field, set the Type to Character and the Width to 10. Open a Browser window (Window, New Browser Window) and rename the field as you want it to appear in your Actix solution. Save the table again. Create the XML file that your Actix solution will use to turn the MapInfo layer into a region (use the Region_Example.xml file as a model). Open the file using a text editor. Replace the RegionDefinitions Name, Attribute Name, and RegionList Path with appropriate values. Save the new file in the Regions folder. Open or restart your Actix solution, and open a data file.

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Under the Regions folder, you will see the new region you have created. 15 Follow the steps in the previous section to display or filter the data (again, use the sample filter as a guide for creating a filter specific to your own data).

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Measure distances on the map

1 2 Right-click over the main map pane to open the pop-up menu. Select Tools, then Distance to alter the cursor mode.
Click and drag from one point to another. The distance in current map units appears below the cursor:
Cancel the measuring mode by selecting another cursor mode for example, by clicking on Select .
See also
Change the map units

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Move around the map

1 2 From the Map window toolbar, click Pan to change the cursor to a hand shape. Drag the cursor in the viewing pane to move the map around.

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Offset the data on the map

1 2 3 4 From the Layer Control dialog, select the appropriate attribute to offset. Click Offset to open the Offset dialog. Click Offset Tool. The Offset dialog closes and the cursor changes to a cross. Click on the map twice to define a vector by which to offset the data. After a brief pause, the data is redrawn in the offset position. Alternatively, from the Offset dialog, enter the X and Y distances (in map units) by which to reposition the selected attribute data, and click OK. This method is useful if you want to reset the offset to zero (enter 0 for each offset distance), or if you select more than one attribute in the Layer Control dialog - each subsequent layer is automatically offset by the same amount.

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Print a map
To print a map
1 2 3 From the map windows toolbars, click Print Ensure that the settings are appropriate. Click OK to send the map to the printer. to open the Print Setup dialog.
If you find that the Legend is obscuring too much of the printed map, go to the map's Legend pane and contract the Legend information for each attribute.
To examine the layout of the map before printing

1 From the map windows toolbars, click Layout to open the Map Layout Designer window.
To
Alter the label text Change the label font and size
Do this
Double-click on the label and type in the new text, then click outside the label box. Click on Properties settings. and change the

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Change the paper size, headers and footers, paper orientation and margins Move the label, map legend or the map itself Resize the label and map legend boxes, or change the legend font size Check the appearance of the page before printing 2 3 Configure the layout as desired. Click Print
Click on Page Settings settings.
and change the
Click on the object and drag it to the new position. Click on a corner box and drag it out. The map legend text will resize to fit the text box. Click Print Preview .
to open the standard Windows Print dialog.
On the output page, cell site sectors may appear as the letter 'b'. To fix this problem, from the Page Setup dialog, click 'Printer', then from the next dialog click 'Properties'. In the Fonts section, switch the option from 'Use font substitution' to 'Always send fonts to printer' (or similar settings, depending on your version of Windows and your printer type).

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Select map objects

1 2 Right-click on the map to open a pop-up menu. Select Tool to display the options shown below (or use the equivalent toolbar buttons):
Tool menu command

Select Clear Select Box Radius Select Polygon Select
Lets you
Click an individual object on the map to select it. De-select all currently selected objects. Click on the map and drag out to form the opposite corner of a rectangular selection area. Click on the map and drag out to form a circular selection area. Click several places on the map to form a many-sided selection area. Double-click the last corner to complete the shape.

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Show and hide map data

The data series is displayed in the tree-view panel on the right of the map window. If the check box beside the data series name is checked, the data appears in the map window. If the check box is empty, the data is not displayed. Click the box to check or empty it.

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View data synchronized with the map

1 2 From the Map window toolbar, click Select Click on a data point to highlight it. If you have an open Chart window displaying the same data attribute, a line is displayed on the chart to show the position of the same data point. If you have an open Message Browser window, the appropriate message containing the same data point is highlighted. .

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Zoom in and out

1 2 Right-click on the map to open a pop-up menu. Select Zoom to display the options shown below (or use the equivalent toolbar buttons):
Zoom menu command Does this

Previous View View Entire Map Zoom In Returns the map to the last zoom setting. Zooms out fully. Zooms in by a factor of two. With the toolbar button selected, you can define a rectangular area to zoom into by dragging the mouse to create a box. Zooms out by a factor of two. Opens a dialog that lets you select a predefined scale, or specify the width in scale units and the coordinates of the center of the zoomed window.
Zoom Out Zoom to Scale
Zoom Selection Go to Layer Zoom1-Zoom4
Zooms so the selected objects just fill the available map window space. Zooms so the selected layer just fills the available map window space. Zooms using the selected zoom setting. These are the last four zoom settings that you specified for the current map window.

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Troubleshooting maps
How How How How How How How How How How How do I display a map background? do I display network graphics on the map? do I load a bitmap into a map? do I display lines to cells? do I display cell coverage for all cells on the map? do I display more information about my cells on the map? can I display the LAC distribution of my cell sites? do I use embedded polygons in my regional filtering? can I view multi-layer or multi-technology cells? can I view sector azimuths? can I correct the displayed lines to cells?

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How do I display a map background?

Click Layers to open the Layer Control dialog. Ensure that the map layer s visibility box contains a check mark:
If there is no map layer, Add a map file as a new layer.

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How do I display network graphics on the map?

Click Cell Sites . From the Network Data Settings tab, select appropriate settings for cells and other network objects. (You must already have specified a cellrefs file see Display cell sites on the map)

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How do I load a bitmap into a map?

Click Layers and Add the bitmap as a new layer. How do I display cell sites on the map? See Display cell sites on the map.

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How do I display lines to cells?

See Display lines to cells. If you still can't see lines to cells, make sure the appropriate cell layer is visible and above other map layers that may obscure it.

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How do I display cell coverage for all cells on the map?

You can see clearly on the map if there are any areas throughout your drive test route where the serving cell hands over to an undesired sector, by enabling all of the lines to cells throughout the whole of the map trace. 1 2 3 4 Simply open the Layer Control dialog and select the Cell layer. Click on the Lines button and select All datapoints along with your appropriate technology. Leave the Labels setting blank, but set the color to be the ServBCCH (or appropriate) value and click OK. Close the Layer Control dialog. You can see on the map which cell was serving each point along the route. The color corresponds to the measured BCCH, and with the sector coloring set to BCCH, it becomes clear which sector on the site is the server. See also Display lines to cells.

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How do I display more information about my cells on the map?

Once your cellsite database (cellrefs file) has been imported into your Actix Solution, you can display more information about your cells on the map by enabling the 'lines to cells' layers. 1 2 3 From the Map Layers dialog, click the Lines button. Choose your current technology. You can now choose to label or color the lines with one of the suggested attributes, or by selecting the attribute picker (right-pointing arrow button), selecting Independent > Site Data Node and selecting another attribute. For example, you can display the distance or the SectorID of any cells you are currently served by, have as a neighbor or are in a handoff state between.
See also Display lines to cells.

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How can I display the LAC distribution of my cell sites?

It is possible to see the LAC distribution for your network by changing the coloring for each sector on the map. 1 2 3 4 5 When you have imported your cellsite database (cellrefs file), the default settings for the Sector layer is Beamwidth = Symbol, and BCCH = Color. With the map open, click on the Cellsite button. It will display all column names insider your imported cell database. Expand BCCH and set the Style to None. Now expand LAC and set the Style to Color. Click OK. Your sectors will now be colored according to their Location Area.

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How do I use embedded polygons in my regional filtering?

This only applies to certain Actix Solutions and may not be available to you. It is possible to have fixed polygons that ovelap or wholly enclose another polygon and use both inside a filter for your data. The solution is to create two region layers. 1 2 3 Create the larger polygon in one .TAB file and the smaller enclosed region in a second .TAB file. Both files should then be referenced by the .xml file inside \Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Regions\ and assigned a different Attribute Name. Each layer can be added to the map independently, to let you view your regions graphically, and they can both be used in an equation inside a filter.
For example, where Dense-Urban is wholly enclosed by Sub-Urban, create Sub-Urban in one .TAB file and Dense Urban in another. Create two rows in the .xml file and point each to the correct path. When you restart your SVS Solution, you can create a filter such as: "(Large-Regions == Sub-Urban) AND (Small-Regions != Dense-Urban)" to filter data that is only inside the Sub-Urban region, but not inside the Dense-Urban region. See also Regional Filtering.

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How can I view multi-layer or multi-technology cells?

1 2 3 For the upper layer, set a false, narrower beamwidth value so that the sectors do not obscure sectors on the lower layer. Set the cell size to be determined by another cellrefs field, for example EIRP. Ensure that the upper layer follows the lower layer in the cellrefs file.

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How can I view sector azimuths?

Set very narrow beamwidth values (5 degrees or less) to see lines in the direction of sector azimuths.

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How can I correct the displayed lines to cells?

In the map there are often multiple data points at the same pixel location. Sometimes this is because the latitude and longitude values are identical. Sometimes it is because the difference in latitude and longitude is so small that the points are in the same screen pixel. In both these cases, only the first data point corresponding to each pixel is displayed, with subsequent data points being ignored. This has some impact on data synchronisation. As you select different rows in the table, multiple rows may synchronise to the same point in the map. On the other hand, if you select that point on the map, the table always synchronises to the first associated row.
Since lines to cells are based on the bin corresponding to the drawn point rather than the original bin, you will find that the lines displayed are sensitive to the zoom level and the attributes being displayed. This has some potentially confusing symptoms. Open two maps at different zoom levels. Then select a point in one map, causing the other map to synchronize. You may find that lines to cells are different. This is because the lines are based at different bins, although they are at the same pixel. To ensure matching lines to cells, zoom in and use location binning so that there is never more than one bin per pixel.

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Map toolbar reference

This control
Select Zoom In Zoom Out Pan Layers Legend Area Select Annotations Layout Print Cell Sites Direction
Does this
Lets you select individual data points on the map. You can also hold down the Ctrl key to select more than one data point, or use the Area Select tools. Zooms in by a factor of two. Zooms out by a factor of two. Changes the cursor to the Pan tool, which lets you drag the map as required. Opens the Layer Control dialog. Toggles the Legend panel on or off. Toggles the Area Select toolbar on or off. Toggles the Annotations toolbar on or off. Opens the Map Layout Designer window for configuring the printed output. Sends the current map to the printer. Opens the Sites/Cell Properties dialog. Toggles the drive test direction arrows on or off.
See also
Map dialog reference

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Annotations toolbar reference

This control
Symbol Text Edit Text Line Polyline Polygon
Does this
Changes the cursor to the Symbol tool. Click anywhere on the map to place a symbol. Changes the cursor to the Text tool. Click anywhere on the map to place a text cursor and type in an annotation. Click on any annotated text on the map to be able to edit the text. Changes the cursor to the Line tool. Click and drag on the map to create a line annotation. Changes the cursor to the Polyline tool. Click on the map to create a point on the polyline. A double-click signifies the last point in the polyline. Changes the cursor to the Polygon tool. Click on the map to create a point on the polygon. A double-click signifies the last point on the polygon, which is automatically connected to the first point by a line. Wipes the annotation layer clear of all annotations.
Clear

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Area Select toolbar reference

This control
Select Box
Does this
Changes the cursor to the Select Box tool. Drag the cursor to create a rectangular selection area, with one corner defined by the start of the drag, and the opposite corner defined by the end of the drag. All points inside the area are selected. Changes the cursor to the Radius Select tool. Drag the cursor to create a circular selection area, centered at the start of the drag and with a radius defined by the distance of the cursor from the start of the drag. All points inside the area are selected. Changes the cursor to the Polygon Select tool. Each click draws a new line segment of the selection area. A double click near an existing line segment closes the selection area. All points inside the area are selected.
Radius Select
Polygon Select

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Map Layout Designer toolbar reference

This control
Print Print Preview Page Settings Zoom Properties Undo Redo
Does this
Opens the Print Setup dialog. Opens the Print Preview window. Opens the Page Setup dialog . Changes the current zoom setting for the map layout. Opens the Properties dialog . Cancels the effect of the last action. Repeats the effect of a previously undone action.

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Map dialog reference

Display Properties dialog Label Properties dialog Page Setup dialog Print Setup dialog Print Map dialog Properties dialog Raster Image Registration dialog

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Display Properties dialog

This dialog opens when you click Display from the Layer Control dialog:
This dialog controls the display of layers.
To use
Override Style Layer Style Display within range
Do this
Check the box to override the default map style with the settings accessed through Layer Style. Set the style for the selected layer. The controls in this dialog will depend on the type of layer selected in the Layer Control dialog. Check the box to display layers only within the maximum and minimum zoom levels. A zoom level is the width of the map area displayed, in the current map units. Set the lowest zoom level at which layers will be displayed. Set the highest zoom level at which layers will be displayed.
Min Zoom Max Zoom

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Label Properties dialog

This dialog opens when you click Labels from the Layer Control dialog:
To use
Data Field Formatted Field Show Allow overlapped text Hide adjacent duplicate text Display within range
Do this
Select the data field to be displayed as the label. Set the formatted field to use as the label displayed, depending on the layer selected in the Layer Control dialog. Check the box to show labels on the map (which are otherwise hidden). Check the box to allow labels to overlap. Uncheck the box to allow the same text to appear for adjacent data points. Check the box to display labels only within the maximum and minimum zoom levels. A zoom level is the width of the map area displayed, in the current map units. Set the lowest zoom level at which labels will be displayed. Set the highest zoom level at which labels will be displayed. Set the maximum number of labels that can be shown on the map. Set the font style for the label. Select the position of the label relative to the data point. Set the offset of the label in the X or Y direction. The offset is measured in points (as used for fonts). Defines the appearance of the label.
Min Zoom Max Zoom Max # of labels Label Style Position Label X/Y offset (points) Label Style

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Page Setup dialog

This dialog opens when you click Page Settings from the Map Layout Designer window:
Headers and Footers

Provides a space for you to type header text that will appear at the top of the page, or footer text that will appear at the bottom of the page. To print specific information as part of the header or footer, include the following characters as part of the text.
Type this
&w &u &d &D &t &T &p &P && &b &b&b
To print this
Window title Page address (URL) Date in short format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) Date in long format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) Time in the format specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel Time in 24-hour format Current page number Total number of pages A single ampersand (&) The text immediately following these characters as centered The text after the first &b as centered, the text after the second &b as right-justified

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Print Setup dialog

This dialog opens when you click Print from a map window:
Options opens the Print Map dialog.

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Print Map dialog

This dialog opens when you click Options from the Print Setup dialog:

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Properties dialog
This dialog opens when you click Properties from the Map Layout Designer window:

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Raster Image Registration dialog

This dialog opens when you select the New Raster option from the map window's right-click popup menu:
To use
BMP Source File Coordinates
Do this
Type in or Browse for the name and location of the *.bmp file to use as the map image. Each coordinate defines the position of one corner of the map image. Make sure these coordinates are sensible, given the Projection type and the Units selected. Click to select from a drop down list of unit types appropriate to the selected Projection type. Click to select from a drop-down list of projection types. These define how to convert global positional data to a flat projection of that position.
Units Projection

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Cell Data View

The Cell Data view lets you view information on a site/cell selected from the Map. To activate the Cell Data view, from the Cells menu, select Display Cell Data . The Display Cell Data window initially shows a blank grid, but once a cell on the map has been selected, the grid will be populated with information about the selected cell. When the cell layer is the uppermost layer in the map, clicking on any of the cells will display the details of the cell, its parent and its siblings in the Cell Data view. Below, a cell has been selected on the map and the Cell Data view shows the appropriate details:
All the information that is supplied for the cell/site as contained in the cellrefs file will be presented to the user. This includes data on any additional user-defined columns.

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Filtering the Cell Data View

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Filtering the Cell Data View

Right-clicking anywhere in the grid will cause a pop up menu to appear. Select the Information Filter menu item. A dialog box (shown below) is opened.
From this dialog you can select which data items can be viewed.

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Tables
About Tables
How to...
Display data attributes in a Table View Series data in a Table View Histogram data in a Table View Statistics data in a Table

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About Tables
Tables provide a quick and simple view of numeric data for a selected attribute.
If you want to manipulate, chart or print out the data, use the Workbook feature instead.
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Display data attributes in a Table

From the Attribute Explorer, right-click on a data attribute and select Display on Table . A table opens, displaying the appropriate data.

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View Series data in a Table

The bottom of the Table window shows several tabs. Check that the Series tab is selected. This provides a quick view of the series data for the selected attribute.

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View Histogram data in a Table

The bottom of the Table window shows several tabs. Check that the Histogram tab is selected. This provides a quick view of the histogram data for the selected attribute.

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View Statistics data in a Table

The bottom of the Table window shows several tabs. Check that the Statistics tab is selected. This provides a quick view of the statistics for the selected attribute s data.

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Workbooks/reports
About workbooks Troubleshooting reports
How to
Display data attributes in a workbook Save a workbook/report Open an existing workbook/report

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About workbooks
The Workbook window allows you to manipulate data within a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet environment, display the data in charts and produce management reports. Microsoft Excel must be installed for this functionality to work. If you want to quickly browse numerical data, you may find the Table functionality easier to use. A typical workbook containing attribute data will look similar to this:
To find out about how to manipulate data, see the MS Excel online help, which you can view by clicking on the help button on the toolbar. You can also display queries in a workbook in the same way as you would for an attribute. Once you have the appropriate data displayed in the workbook, you may want to add formatting, headings and so on to create a presentable report. You can then save this workbook as a workbook file or as a template file. A template may be better if you intend to reuse the same report many times in the future, using different data. When you open the file later, the data will be regenerated using the currently loaded data. See a CDMA example of reporting.
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Display data attributes in a workbook

From the Attribute Explorer , right-click on a data attribute and select Display on Workbook . A workbook opens, displaying the appropriate data. If you already have a workbook open, you can also select the option Display on Workbook (active) to display the data on the existing MS Excel workbook.
As Microsoft Excel is a separate application, clicking on either Excel or the Actix Solution window will hide the other application. However, you can drag an attribute onto an existing workbook by dragging it onto the Excel button on the taskbar at the bottom of the Windows screen.
See also
View Series data in a workbook View Histogram data in a workbook View Statistic data in a workbook

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View Series data in a workbook

The bottom of the Microsoft Excel workbook shows several tabs. Check that the Series Formatted Data tab is selected. This displays in numeric form the same data that would be displayed in a Series Chart . Other related information may also be displayed for example, time and coordinate data.

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View Histogram data in a workbook

The bottom of the Microsoft Excel workbook shows several tabs. Check that the Histogram Formatted Data tab is selected. This displays in numeric form the same data that would be displayed in a Histogram Chart.

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View Statistic data in a workbook

The bottom of the Microsoft Excel workbook shows several tabs. Check that the Statistic Formatted Data tab is selected. This displays various statistical values related to the selected data attribute.

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Save a workbook/report
1 2 3 4 5 From the Microsoft Excel menu bar, from the File menu, select Save As to open the Save As dialog. Enter the Name of the workbook file. Select the Type to be .xls (for a workbook) or .xlt (for a template). Select the appropriate folder in which to save the file. Click OK .
When you place a query in a workbook and save the workbook, the query definition is stored in the workbook.

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Open an existing workbook/report

1 2 From the main menu bar, from the Workbook menu, select Open Workbook / Report to open the Open Workbook File dialog. Select the appropriate workbook file. Workbooks are usually stored in Solution-specific folders under: C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Reports\ 3 Click OK to open the file.
If you are trying to open a workbook that is already open, you will be warned that if you continue the existing workbook will be closed. The Stream Selection dialog opens, showing all data streams in the current workspace. 4 5 For the named data stream used in the workbook, select an equivalent source in the current workspace and click OK . Repeat step 3 for each additional data stream in the workbook. Microsoft Excel opens to display the workbook, with all data now regenerated based on the current data in the stream(s). Note that if you make any changes to the data for example if you filter the data in the workspace the workbook does not automatically update. If the workbook contains a query that is not in the current workspace, the results of the query will be regenerated within the workbook and the query will be added to the workspace, appearing in the Attribute Explorer . If the workspace contains a new version of a query in the workbook, the results of the query will be regenerated and the existing query updated to the new version in the workbook.

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Troubleshooting reports
Corrupted Reports

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Corrupted Reports
What are they?
Sometimes an Actix Excel report can become corrupted and display errors. Usually the report will still run - the problem is that data from the previous usage of the report is not deleted correctly and interferes with the new results. You might have a corrupted report if you appear to be viewing two sets of data in the report, unlikely results etc.
How to make robust reports

As fixing a corrupted report is very difficult, it is best to follow these steps whenever creating a report: 1 2 3 Put all of the queries into the report, and then to save it and close. Open the report from Excel and do any calculations necessary and set up the temporary tables for automatic report generation if used. Run the report from your Actix solution.
This is not ideal because typically the final queries used are not known at the start of report creation. The best approach is to think about the queries used as much as possible up front. Your Actix solution does not keep track of multiple reports opened - it only maintains contact with the last one. For this reason, only have one report open at a time.

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Message Browser
About the Message Browser Message Browser toolbar reference
How to...
Display data in the Message Browser Synchronize with the Workspace Find text in the Message Browser Set and remove bookmarks Move between bookmarks Remove all bookmarks Filter messages in the Message Browser Format messages in the Message Browser Change the color of messages in the Message Browser Export messages to the clipboard

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About the Message Browser

The Message Browser displays Layer 3 and Abis messaging in a log file:
Downlink messages are left-justified and uplink messages are right-justified.
How to
See also...
Message Browser toolbar reference

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Display data in the Message Browser

1 From the Attribute Explorer window, right-click on the stream name (one level below the logfile) to display the pop-up menu.
Select Display Message Browser to open the Message Browser window.

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Synchronize with the Workspace

You can independently synchronize the Event and Message panels to the workspace, so that the same data is highlighted in any open data window.
To synchronize the Event panel to the workspace

From the Message Browser toolbar, click Sync Events . The button should now appear like this: If you now select an event, map or chart point, the related data is highlighted in each open data window.
To synchronize the Message panel to the workspace

From the Message Browser toolbar, click Sync Msgs . The button should now appear like this: If you now select a message, map or chart point, the related data is highlighted in each open data window.

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Find text in the Message Browser

1 From the Message Browser toolbar, type in the text you want to find in the log file, or select from the drop-down list of previous text searches.
Click Find Next
The Messages panel moves to the next message down in the log file that contains the search text. To cancel a text search, click Stop Find .
To search from the current position in the log file back towards the start of the file, click Find Prev .

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Set and remove bookmarks

1 From the Message panel of the Message Browser , click on the message you want to bookmark. The message now appears highlighted with a red marker:
Click Toggle
The message marker now changes color to indicate that the message has been bookmarked:
Repeat these steps on a bookmarked message to remove the bookmark. You can also use Ctrl+F2 to toggle a bookmark on and off.

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Move between bookmarks

To move to the next bookmark
From the Message Browser toolbar, click Next .
In the Message panel, the position changes to that of the next bookmarked message in the log file.
You can also use F2 to move to the next bookmark.
To move to the previous bookmark

From the Message Browser toolbar, click Previous .
In the Message panel, the position changes to that of the next bookmarked message in the log file.
You can also use Shift+F2 to move to the previous bookmark.

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Remove all bookmarks

From the Message Browser toolbar, click Clear All bookmarks in the log file are now removed. You can also use Ctrl+Shift+F2 to move to the next bookmark. .

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Filter messages in the Message Browser

1 From the Message Browser toolbar, click Properties The Properties dialog opens. 2 If it is not already selected, click on the Message Filtering tab: .
The tab shows a selection box for each type of message used in the log file. By default, these are all checked and so are displayed in the Message panel. 3 To stop a specific message type from being shown in the Message panel, click to clear the related box.
To show a previously hidden message type, click to put a check mark in the related box.
Click OK to accept the settings.

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Format messages in the Message Browser

1 From the Message Browser toolbar, click Properties The Properties dialog opens. 2 If it is not already selected, click on the Message Format tab: .
The Message Format tab displays controls appropriate to the log file type. 3 4 Set the controls as required. Click OK to accept the settings.

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Change the color of messages in the Message Browser

1 From the Message Browser toolbar, click Properties The Properties dialog opens. .
2 3 4
Click the Change Color button, Select a color from the Color dialog for the selected message and click OK . Click OK to accept the settings.

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Export messages to the clipboard

1 From the Message panel of the Message Browser , select the appropriate message. To select a sequence of messages, click on the first message, scroll down and click on the last message in the selection while holding down the Shift key. To select more than one message, hold down the Ctrl key and click on individual messages. 2 3 Right-click on the selection to display a pop-up menu. Select Copy . The message is now in the Windows Clipboard and can be copied into any Windows application.

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Message Browser toolbar reference

This control
Sync Events Sync Msgs
Does this
Highlights the related data in each open data window, if you select an event, map or chart point. Highlights the related data in each open data window, if you select a message, map or chart point. Searches the log file for matches to the text in this box. You can type in the text, or select from the drop-down list of previous text searches.
Find Next Find Prev Stop Find Properties Toggle Next Prev Clear
Finds the next matching text string in the message information (searching towards the end of the logfile). Finds the previous matching text string in the message information (searching back towards the beginning of the logfile). Halts the text search process. Opens the Message Browser Properties dialog. Toggles bookmarks on and off. Moves to the position of the next bookmark in the logfile. Moves to the position of the previous bookmark in the logfile. Clears all bookmarks in the logfile.

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Statistics Explorer
About the Statistics Explorer Statistics Explorer toolbar reference
How to
Open the Statistics Explorer Check for existing queries Manipulate data in the Statistics Explorer Filter the Workspace data Generate a substream

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About the Statistics Explorer

The Statistics Explorer is a powerful data-manipulation tool that lets you rapidly pinpoint problems by displaying statistical data by network element. The Statistics Explorer s configurable display enables multiple drill-down approaches to the problem.
The Group Box allows you to rearrange the organization of the data. For example, here are two different configurations of the same data:
This summary data can be combined with other data held as a Network Image to build up a picture over a series of drive tests.
How to
See also...
Statistics Explorer toolbar reference

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Open the Statistics Explorer

From the View menu, select Statistics Explorer to open an empty Explorer window.
Alternatively, from the Attribute Explorer , right-click on a Crosstab or Event query

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Check for existing queries

The Statistics Explorer allows you to manipulate the data resulting from a Crosstab query or an Event query. So, you must already have a query (analysis) to work with before you can use the Statistics Explorer. All existing Crosstab and Event queries are shown in the Queries pane:

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Manipulate data in the Statistics Explorer

To
Select a query Swap data order
Do this
Click on a query in the Queries pane. The Statistics Explorer now displays data related to the selected query. From the Group Box pane, drag a data box around to create a new data configuration:
3 Sort by column Click on the column heading to sort the data by the column, highest appearing at the top. Click again to reverse the order.

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Filter the Workspace data

Once you have arranged the data to identify a problem area, select one or more rows and click Filter . This creates a filter based on the row(s) currently selected in Statistics Explorer, which is applied to the Attribute Explorer and all data windows (Maps, Tables, Charts and so on). You can select a sequence of rows by clicking the first row, then holding down the Shift key and clicking on the last row. To select multiple non-sequential rows, hold down the Ctrl key and click once on each appropriate row.

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Generate a substream
Once you have arranged the data to identify a problem area, select one or more rows and click Analyze . This generates a new data stream that appears in the Attribute Explorer . You can select this stream and view it and any attributes contained within it in maps, charts and the Message Browser . As this stream contains a subset of data in the original stream, this is called a substream . You can select a sequence of rows by clicking the first row, then holding down the Shift key and clicking on the last row. To select multiple non-sequential rows, hold down the Ctrl key and click once on each appropriate row.

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Statistics Explorer toolbar reference

This control
Queries
Does this
Displays the Queries pane on the left of the Statistics Explorer.
Group Box
Displays the Group Box :
Filter Analyze Help DataSource Find Next
Filters the Workspace based on the row selected in the Statistics Explorer. Generates an analysis attribute in the Attribute Explorer that you can view using maps, charts and the Message Browser . Displays the Statistics Explorer help. Selects the data source to be explored. Searches through and highlights data that matches the string entered in the box.

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CDMA StateTip
About CDMA StateTip
How to
Start CDMA StateTip Change the view Change the handset source Change the scanner source

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About CDMA StateTip

CDMA StateTip provides you with a synchronized view on CDMA measured data, integrating Handset and PN Scanner data into a single view. Once you have displayed data on a map, and selected appropriate handset and scanner data sources for the StateTip, you can use the Select tool to click on a data point on the map related information is displayed within the StateTip window. Various observations about the data will also be displayed if the data meet particular criteria. In the example shown here, the location of the selected data point is showing signs of pilot pollution.
Displaying event data on the map is a particularly useful way of finding interesting locations to examine with CDMA StateTip. CDMA StateTip can be used to:
Display CDMA Handset data

Pilot sets information (Active, Neighbor and Remaining) Ec/Io for each PN Frame Error Rate Mobile Transmit Power Mobile Receive Power Carrier phone is on Too Many Neighbors warning Weak Server warning
Display CDMA PN Scanner data

PNs of pilots with the N largest Ec/Io values in a bin Ec/Io of PNs Delay of First Multipath Delay Spread Carrier that the scanner is currently measuring

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Identify common RF problems automatically

Dropped Calls Failed Initiations Pilot Pollution Poor Pilot Coverage Neighbor List Omissions (including the omitted pilot) Remaining PNs a list of all PNs seen by the scanner which are not in the phone s active, candidate or neighbor set
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Start CDMA StateTip

From the Tools menu, select CDMA StateTip . When you first start StateTip, no data streams have been selected for the handset source or the scanner source.
See also
Change the handset source Change the scanner source

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Change the view

You can change the way PN Scanner data and handset data is displayed by selecting another template.
To change to another template

1 2 From the top of the StateTip dialog, click Select Another View to display a menu. Click on one of these views: TOP N Pilots View - Provides a summary of the sectors that were measured from best to worst Pilot Sets View - Sorts the results of measurements into the appropriate Pilot set TOP N Pilots Chart - Provides a chart for graphical analysis of pilot data

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Change the handset source

You can change the source that is used to get handset measurements. This is useful when multiple handsets are available (during tests of multiple frequencies, and so on).
To change the handset source

1 From the top of the StateTip dialog, click Select Handset Device to display a list of available data streams.
You can get a more detailed description of a stream by holding the cursor over it. 2 Click on a data stream to act as the handset source.

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Change the scanner source

You can change the source that is used to get scanner measurements. This is useful when multiple scanners are available (during tests of multiple frequencies, etc.).
To change the scanner source

1 From the top of the StateTip dialog, click Select Scanner Device to display a list of available data streams.
You can get a more detailed description of a stream by holding the cursor over it. 2 Click on a data stream to act as the scanner source.

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CDMA Toolkit
About CDMA Toolkit
How to
Optimize Optimize Evaluate Optimize Search Windows Neighbor Lists Coverage Multiple Carriers

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About CDMA Toolkit

CDMA Toolkit is a taskbar that provides a series of analyses based on best-practice network optimization techniques. Each solution uses PN scanner data to optimize your network settings, and can be configured to meet the needs of your network and your organization.
Click here
About the analysis set

This set uses delay information to suggest the active and neighbor set search window sizes. An audit report shows how the suggestions differ from the current configuration. This set uses Ec/Io information to generate neighbor lists for multiple sectors. This can save significant optimization time as you add new sites, and as the propagation environment changes due to increased traffic. An audit report is also provided. This set generates statistics from Ec/Io information that indicate the sectors causing and receiving interference, or that have coverage problems. This solution helps to determine optimal EIRP or forward path attenuation settings, so you can minimize pollution and coverage problems. It can also provide insights into the effects of modifications, without having to affect your working network. This set assists you in engineering your network's growth.

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How to...
Optimize Search Windows Optimize Neighbor Lists Evaluate Coverage Optimize Multiple Carriers

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Optimize Search Windows

From the CDMA Toolkit task bar, click on this heading:
You can now select one of these reports: Summary Report Audit Report Details Report When you click on the icon for a report, the Configure Settings dialog opens on the Data tab to display all available data streams. Select a data stream appropriate to the report type and click OK to view the report.
See also
About Optimize Search Windows Analysis How the Search Window Analysis works

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About Optimize Search Windows Analysis

About the Optimize Search Window analysis
You can minimize the number of incidents of dropped calls, failed initiations, and poor voice quality by setting the search windows to their optimal size. The search window analysis shows the minimum SRCH_WIN_A (active set search window size) and SRCH_WIN_N (neighbor set search window size) required by each sector, based on pilot delay data collected in PN Scanner drive-test logfiles. Many of the individual steps performed by the Search Window Analysis can be performed manually. However, when analyzing data for multiple sectors for comprehensive drive tests, the Search Window Analysis can perform the analysis hundreds of times faster, making tasks which were previously very difficult to perform manually, fast and easy. It is important to note that the results of this analysis are only as good as the input data. To achieve an accurate picture of delays for a given sector from a drive-test log file, the drive test should thoroughly overlap the coverage area of the sector. Search Window Analysis is capable of analyzing data collected over several weeks or longer. Simply select multiple streams in the device selection pop-up screen. In many cases, search window sizes are initially set using default values. As a result, the actual search window sizes may significantly exceed the minimum required levels. The downside of having larger than required search windows is that the searcher finger in the mobile unit scans through the active, candidate, and neighbor sets slower as the size of the search window is increased. The searcher finger is responsible for measuring Ec/Io, which is then reported to the base station for use in determining which PNs the mobile will demodulate. The faster the search window can search through the pilot sets, the faster it will be able to measure and report changes in pilot Ec/Io levels, which can then be used by the base station to appropriately add and drop pilots from the various sets. In environments with rapidly rising pilot signals, if the mobile does not measure and add a pilot to the active set before it becomes too powerful, the call can drop. The faster the searcher finger scans, the better the chance that this type of problem can be avoided. Conversely, search window sizes may be set too small. In this case, pilots may not be seen by the mobile because the search window is too small. When a pilot that cannot be demodulated by the mobile becomes strong, it can cause voice quality to degrade and the call to drop. Therefore, it is important to ensure the search window sizes are not too small.

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How the Search Window Analysis works

The Search Window Analysis performs the following steps for each measurement bin along the drive test: 1. 2. The analysis calculates the Ec/Io from all sectors serving that bin. If the sectors Ec/Io is above a user-defined threshold, the sector is considered for further analysis. The maximum multipath Delay Spread of the remaining serving sectors is calculated (see Figure 1). This value is multiplied by 2 to allow for the double-sided nature of the search window, and is then assigned to ALL remaining serving sectors for use in determining the optimal Active Set Search Window Size. The minimum Delay to First Multipath is calculated for all remaining serving sectors (see Figure 1). The maximum of the sums of the Delay to First Multipath and Delay Spread is calculated for all thresholded serving sectors. Lastly, the minimum Delay to First Multipath is subtracted from the Maximum of the sums of the Delay to First Multipath and Delay Spread. This number is multiplied by 2 to allow for the fact that the search window is double-sided as follows: 2*Max{(Delay to First Multipath+Delay Spread) for all PNs}-Min{Delay to First Multipath for all } Essentially, this calculation simulates the mobile deriving its timing reference from the earliest arriving multipath and determines the maximum Neighbor Set search window size required by the pilots measured in the bin. This value is stored for all thresholded pilots serving the bin. After all bins have been analyzed, the delay measurements are aggregated by sector. For each sector, the recommended minimum search-window sizes are determined by calculating the maximum of the delays measured in step 2 and 3.
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Network element data requirements

You must have a cellrefs data file configured with cell site information for this analysis to work properly. In order to audit measured data versus actual settings, actual search window settings must be entered into the cellrefs data file. A sample .ini file has been provided which contains the SRCH_WIN_A an SRCH_WIN_N fields. To make use of actual search window settings, first add SRCH_WIN_A and SRCH_WIN_N to your cellrefs .ini file per the sample. The addition of the actual data to your cellrefs file can be completed through a number of methods. A spreadsheet tool such as Microsoft Excel can be used to manually populate the SRCH_WIN_A and SRCH_WIN_N columns. The Network Element Editor allows you to manually update individual fields of a cell. If your organization has an automated cellrefs file generator, it can be enhanced to add SRCH_WIN_A and SRCH_WIN_N values.

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Configure Settings (Search Windows)

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Optimize Neighbor Lists

You can now select from these reports: Summary Report Audit Report Details Report When you click on the icon for a report, the Configure Settings dialog opens on the Data tab to display all available data streams. Select a data stream appropriate to the report type and click OK to view the report.
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About Optimize Neighbor Lists Analysis

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About Optimize Neighbor Lists Analysis

Neighbor List analyses lets you quickly and easily generate Neighbor Lists for multiple sectors using measured Ec/Io data from PN Scanner drive test files. Neighbor List analysis can compare measurement results with actual Neighbor Lists and recommend optimal modifications to neighbor lists. As new sites are added to mature systems, or as the propagation environment changes due to increased traffic loading, the Neighbor List Analysis can save significant time in the generation of new optimal Neighbor Lists.
Why use Neighbor List analysis?

Over time, as new sites are added to a network and as loading levels in the network grow, neighbor lists for existing and new cell sites may require modification to reflect accurately the RF environment. If the neighbor list for a given sector fails to include another sector with a strong Ec/Io, the mobile might not be able to demodulate the omitted sector. This inability to demodulate a strong server can result in high levels of interference, which are likely to lead to dropped calls and poor voice quality. Neighbor lists that include too many unnecessary pilots may also cause problems. The downside of including unnecessary pilots is that the searcher finger of the mobile is forced to scan through these pilots, which reduces the ability of the searcher finger to measure pilots that will be used in handoff. The Neighbor List analysis lets you generate prioritized neighbor lists quickly for multiple cell sites, using measured Ec/Io data from PN Scanner drive test files. The analysis ensures that all pilots of appropriate strength will be included, and that the neighbor list will be limited to those pilots likely to engage in handoff. Because the Neighbor List analysis can compare measured neighbor lists with actual neighbor lists, it can provide recommendations for adding and deleting pilots from neighbor lists. As new sites are added to mature systems, the Neighbor List Analysis lets you quickly recalculate new neighbor lists for all affected sectors.
How does it work?

The Neighbor List analysis performs the following steps for each measurement bin along the drive test route: 1. 2. The analysis calculates the Ec/Io from all sectors serving that bin. If the sectors Ec/Io is above a user-defined threshold, the sector is considered as a potential neighbor. A matrix with rows and columns consisting of all sites is used to record each time a given site is seen as the neighbor of another site (see Figure 1).
After all bins have been analyzed, prioritized neighbor lists are generated from the site matrix (see Figure 1). By virtue of the analysis, neighbor lists are automatically symmetric.
Network element data requirements

You must have a cellrefs data file configured with cell site information for this analysis to work properly. In order to audit measured data versus actual settings, actual neighbor list settings must be entered into the cellrefs data file. A sample .ini file has been provided which contains the CDMANeighborList field. To make use of actual neighbor list settings, first add CDMANeighborList to your cellrefs .ini file per the sample. The addition of the actual data to your cellrefs file can be completed through a number of methods. A spreadsheet tool such as Microsoft Excel can be used to manually populate the CDMANeighborList column. The Network Explorer allows you to manually update individual fields of a cell. If your organization has an automated cellrefs file generator, it can be enhanced to add CDMANeighborList values. If you enter the values through a spreadsheet tool or an automated generator, the neighbor list PN values should be comma-separated and enclosed in brackets for example {6,20,251,.}.

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Configure Settings (Neighbor Lists)

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Evaluate Coverage
You can now select from these options: Summary Report Evaluate Scenario When you click on this icon, the Configure Settings dialog opens on the Data tab to display all available data streams. Select a data stream appropriate to the report type and click OK to view the Summary Report or the Evaluate Scenario dialog. Evaluate Scenario allows you to modify the conditions associated with the selected data stream and display the results in the Attribute Explorer .
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About Evaluate Coverage Analysis
Using Evaluate Coverage

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About Evaluate Coverage Analysis

The Evaluate Coverage analysis lets you quickly find the optimal settings for EIRP or forward path attenuation in CDMA networks. EIRP or forward path attenuation can be modified to mitigate pilot pollution and coverage problems that commonly occur in CDMA systems. Forward path attenuation is attenuation applied only to channels on the forward link of the CDMA system. Forward path attenuation can be modified through a variety of mechanisms specific to each infrastructure vendor. Other techniques for mitigating pilot pollution and coverage problems include the addition of new sectors, and modifications to antenna type, azimuth, and downtilt. Currently, the Evaluate Coverage analysis can only model forward path attenuation modifications. The analysis is based only on measured pilot data, and ignores power received from other CDMA channels. Thus, the analysis mimics the unloaded pilot measurements that are typically performed as the first stage of cluster optimization. This technique is necessary because in order to consider the impact of loading, traffic channel power must be modeled. Traffic channel power is a dynamic value based on the number of users in the system and their propagation path to each base station. The analysis uses PN Scanner drive test data that provides Pilot channel received signals levels for each PN offset. However, the PN Scanner cannot measure the traffic channel power received from each sector independently. Therefore, it is not possible to know how a forward link attenuation change at a given site will affect the received traffic channel power measured by the scanner.
Why use this analysis?

Typically, one must analyze drive test data to detect coverage and interference problems, and then determine a hypothetical change to be made to EIRP or forward path attenuation to mitigate the problem. Once the changes have been made, new drive tests are performed to determine if the hypothesized changes have had the desired effect. If the effect of the change is undesirable, additional changes and tests are performed. The Evaluate Coverage analysis drastically improves the traditional process by modeling the hypothesized changes using measured Ec/Io data from PN Scanner drive test files. This allows the engineer to quickly evaluate several hypothesized changes to the forward link power levels and to determine the configuration that is most likely to mitigate the problems. The Evaluate Coverage analysis can offer significant time and accuracy improvements over traditional methods. The Evaluate Coverage analysis is especially useful as new cells are added to mature systems, and the RF configuration of both the new and existing cells must be evaluated.
How does it work?

The Evaluate Coverage analysis performs these steps for each measurement bin along the drive test route: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The analysis calculates the Ec/Io above a user-defined threshold from all sectors serving that bin. Interference from only pilot signals, Ipilot, is calculated for the bin by summing Ec from all serving pilots. Unmodified, unloaded Ec/Io is calculated by dividing Ec by Ipilot for each sector. Ec,mod for each sector is determined by applying the attenuation modifications entered by the user to the Ec measured for each sector. Modified interference from only pilots signals, Ipilot,mod, is calculated for the bin by summing Ec,mod from all serving pilots. Modified, unloaded Ec/Io is calculated by dividing Ec,mod by Ipilot,mod for each sector.

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Using Evaluate Coverage

1. Click on Summary Report . The Summary Coverage Report provides coverage and interference information for each sector. 2. 3. Indicate modifications to Forward Link Attenuation on a sector-by-sector basis as desired. Based on the information presented in the Summary Coverage Report, consider these actions:
Network Problem Action

Sector Causes Interference Consider increasing Forward Link Attenuation for the interfering sector (reduces EIRP) AND/OR Consider reducing Forward Link Attenuation for the affected sectors (increases EIRP), Sector Receives Interference Consider reducing Forward Link Attenuation for the affected sector (increases EIRP) AND/OR Consider increasing Forward Link Attenuation for the interfering sector (decreases EIRP) Sector Has Poor Coverage Consider reducing Forward Link Attenuation (increases EIRP)
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Take care not to degrade coverage for the interfering sector Take care not to cause excess interference from affected sectors
Take care not to cause excess interference from the affected sector Take care not to degrade coverage for the interfering sectors Take care not to cause excess interference from affected sector
NOTE: Check that all proposed Forward Link Attenuation modifications are within equipment limits. Detailed ad-hoc analysis of the unmodified and modified unloaded Ec/Io calculations can be performed to gain further insight into the effects of attenuation. 4. Click on the Analyzer button to add these datasets to the workspace. The unmodified data is loaded into the workspace under the File name Base and Stream name Prediction. The modified data is loaded into the workspace under the File name Scenario and Stream name Prediction. 5. Click on the Report button to generate the Delta Coverage Report. This report indicates whether the modifications generated in Step 2 have helped to reduce the problems identified in Step 1. For each sector, the coverage and interference statistics are summarized for the unloaded pilot data before and after the Forward Link Attenuation modifications.

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Configure Settings (Coverage)

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Optimize Multiple Carriers

You can now select from these reports: Mobile Rx Power Delta Report Mobile Tx Power Delta Report Mobile Forward FER Delta Report Mobile Tx Gain Adjust Delta Report Ec/Io Delta Statistics Report Ec Delta Statistics Report When you click on the icon for a report, the Configure Settings dialog opens on the Data tab to display all available data streams. Select a data stream appropriate to the report type and click OK to view the report.

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Configure Settings (Multiple Carriers)

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