Examine Results Using Merged Synonym Data Sets

In this set of tasks, you can create a new data set that contains all the observations from both the Mylib.Vaerextsyns and Mylib.Vaer_abbrev data sets, and examine the results using the merged synonym data set. Complete the following steps:
  1. Select the Utility tab and drag a SAS Code node into the diagram workspace. Connect the SAS Code — %TEXTSYN node to the new SAS Code node. Right-click the new SAS Code node, select Rename, and type SAS Code — Merge SL, where SL stands for Synonym Lists, in the Node Name box. Click OK.
  2. Select the SAS Code — Merge SL node and click the Selector Button button for the Code Editor property. The Code Editor opens.
  3. Enter the following code in the Code Editor:
    data mylib.vaerextsyns_new;
         set mylib.vaerextsyns mylib.vaer_abbrev;
    run;
    
    This code merges the resulting synonyms data set from the first SAS Code — %TEXTSYN node with the abbreviations data set.
  4. Click the Save Button button to save changes. Close the Code Editor window.
  5. Right-click the SAS Code — Merge SL node, and select Run. Click Yes in the Confirmation dialog box. Click Results in the Run Status dialog box when the node has finished running.
  6. From the Results window, select View Arrow SAS Results Arrow Log to see the SAS code where the new data set is created.
    Close the Results window.
  7. Right-click the Text Miner — Symptom Text node and select Copy from the menu. Right-click an empty space in the diagram workspace and select Paste. It is important to copy the Text Miner — Symptom Text node instead of creating a new Text Miner node in order to keep the same property settings you previously configured for the Text Miner — Symptom Text node. Right-click the new Text Miner node, and select Rename. Type Text Miner — CST, where CST stands for Cleaned Symptom Text, in the Node Name box. Click OK.
  8. Connect the Data Partition node to the Text Miner — CST node.
    Process flow diagram
  9. Select the Text Miner — CST node. Set the following properties in the Properties Panel for the Text Miner — CST node:
    • Click the Selector Button button for the Synonyms property. Select Mylib to display its contents if it is not already selected. Click Refresh. Select Mylib.Vaerextsyn_new from the Select a SAS Table window. Click OK.
    • Set Terms in a Single Document to No.
  10. Right-click the Text Miner — CST node, and select Run. Click Yes in the Confirmation dialog box. Click OK in the Run Status dialog box when the node has finished running.
  11. Click the Selector Button button for the Interactive property in the Text Miner — CST node Properties Panel. The Interactive Results window opens.
  12. Select the plus sign (+) next to patient in the Terms table. Note that the misspellings patien, patietn, and patie are included as child terms.
    Terms window