Use a Synonym Data Set

To use a synonym data set:
  1. Right-click the Text Parsing node, and select Copy.
    For this example, it is important to copy the node instead of creating a new Text Parsing node because the settings you previously specified in the Text Parsing node properties panel will be used.
  2. Right-click in the empty diagram workspace, and select Paste.
  3. To distinguish this newly pasted Text Parsing node from the first node, right-click it, and select Rename.
  4. Enter Text Parsing — Symptom Text in the Node Name field, and then click OK.
  5. Right-click the Text Filter node, and select Copy.
    For this example, it is important to copy the node instead of creating a new Text Filter node because the settings you previously specified in the Text Filter node properties panel will be used.
  6. Right-click in the empty diagram workspace, and select Paste.
  7. To distinguish this newly pasted Text Filter node from the first node, right-click it, and select Rename.
  8. Enter Text Filter — Symptom Text in the Node Name field, and then click OK.
  9. Connect the Data Partition node to the Text Parsing — Symptom Text node.
  10. Connect the Text Parsing — Symptom Text node to the Text Filter — Symptom Text node.
    Process flow diagram
  11. Select the Text Parsing — Symptom Text node.
  12. Select the Ellipses icon for the Synonyms property.
    A dialog box appears.
  13. Click Import.
    The Select a SAS Table dialog box appears.
  14. Select the Mylib library in the folder tree.
    The contents of the Mylib library appear.
  15. Select Vaer_abbrev, and then click OK.
    The contents of the Vaer_abbrev data source appear in a dialog box.
  16. Click OK.
    Leave all other settings the same as in the original Text Parsing node.
  17. Right-click the Text Filter — Symptom Text node in the diagram workspace, and select Run. Click Yes in the Confirmation dialog box.
  18. Click OK in the Run Status dialog box when the node has finished running.
  19. Click the Ellipses icon for the Filter Viewer property of the Text Filter — Symptom Text node.
    The Interactive Filter Viewer window appears.
  20. Click the TERM column heading to sort the Terms table.
  21. Select abdomen under the TERM column in the Terms window.
    You might need to scroll down to see the term. In the Terms window, there should be a plus (+) sign next to abdomen. Click on the plus sign to expand the term. This shows all synonyms and stems that are mapped to that term. A stem is the root form of a term. The child term abd is included. Both abdomen and abd will be treated the same.
    Terms window
  22. Close the Interactive Filter Viewer window.
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