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IBIS-Q System Documentation - Appendix B

MEASURE SELECTION FILE
The measure selection file lists all the measures available for that data set. Each measure points to a specific configuration within a module file. These configurations can all be located within the same module file or they can be split up into several different module files. Optional help buttons can be used to give further information about the measure listed. The measures can be grouped together in folders that will open when the user clicks on them. There can be as many layers as needed and as many sections as needed.

Syntax
File name: ModuleSelection.xml
<QUERY_CONFIGURATION_SELECTION xmlns:ibis="http://www.ibisph.org">
  <NAME>File name</NAME>
  <TITLE>Page Title</TITLE>
  <NAVIGATION_PATH>List steps that brought user to this page
  </NAVIGATION_PATH>
  <DESCRIPTION>Mouse over description</DESCRIPTION>
  <OVERVIEW>
    <SECTION>
      <TITLE>Title</TITLE>
      <TEXT>Text</TEXT>
    </SECTION>
    . . .
  </OVERVIEW>
  <SECTIONS>
    <SECTION>
      <TITLE>Section title</TITLE>
      <SELECTIONS>
        <TITLE>Selection title</TITLE>
        <SELECTION>
          <HELP>
            <TITLE>Help button mouse over</TITLE>
            <TEXT>Pop up text</TEXT>
          </HELP>
          <TITLE>Measure title</TITLE>
          <DESCRIPTION>Mouse over description</DESCRIPTION>
          <MODULE_NAME>File name containing configuration</MODULE_NAME>
          <CONFIGURATION_NAME>Configuration name</CONFIGURATION_NAME>
        </SELECTION>
        . . . 
      </SELECTIONS>
    </SECTION>
    . . . 
  <SECTIONS>
</QUERY_CONFIGURATION_SELECTION>
Example
MortSelection.xml (excerpt)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<QUERY_CONFIGURATION_SELECTION xmlns:ibis="http://www.ibisph.org">
  <NAME>MortSelection</NAME><!--file name used by left nav-->
  <TITLE>Mortality Measure Selection</TITLE>
  <NAVIGATION_PATH>IBIS-PH &gt; Custom Query &gt; 
  Mortality Measure Selection</NAVIGATION_PATH>
  <DESCRIPTION>Mortality measure selection</DESCRIPTION>
  <OVERVIEW>
    <!--paragraph for how to use this page, xinclude file so
    that you can use the same text in more than one place.-->
    <ibis:include href="../xinclude/overview/OvervMeaSel.xml"/> 
    <SECTION><!--standard method of including a paragraph-->
      <TITLE>Mortality Data</TITLE>
      <TEXT>Brief overview of Mortality data in Arizona.</TEXT>
    </SECTION>
  </OVERVIEW>
  <SECTIONS>
    <SECTION><!--each section has a blue bar, collapsable-->
<!--text for blue bar-->
      <TITLE>Quick Selection (Most commonly used measures)</TITLE>
      <SELECTIONS>
<!--text below blue bar-->
        <TITLE>Select the measure you would like to query</TITLE>
        <SELECTION>
          <HELP><!--help button displays to right of measure-->
            <TITLE>Crude Rate</TITLE><!--mouse over for button-->
            <TEXT>Crude Rate\nThis module returns the number of deaths, 
            the number in  the population, the death rate (deaths per  
            100,000 persons), and the upper  and lower 95% confidence  
            interval limits for the rate.</TEXT><!--in popup-->
          </HELP>
          <TITLE>Crude Rate</TITLE><!--clickable link-->
<!--mouse over-->
          <DESCRIPTION>Crude Mortality Rate</DESCRIPTION>
<!--file containing name-->
          <MODULE_NAME>mortality/Mort</MODULE_NAME>
<!--config name-->
          <CONFIGURATION_NAME>crudeRate</CONFIGURATION_NAME>
        </SELECTION>
      </SELECTIONS>
    </SECTION>
    <SECTION>
<!--text for blue bar-->
      <TITLE>Advanced Selection (All available measures)</TITLE>
      <SELECTIONS>
<!--text below blue bar-->
        <TITLE>Select the measure you would like to query</TITLE>
        <SELECTION>
<!--xinclude help file-->
          <ibis:include href="../xinclude/help/CrudeRateDth.xml"/>
          <TITLE>Crude Rate</TITLE><!--clickable link-->
          <DESCRIPTION>Crude Mortality Rate</DESCRIPTION>
          <MODULE_NAME>mortality/Mort</MODULE_NAME>
          <CONFIGURATION_NAME>crudeRate</CONFIGURATION_NAME>
        </SELECTION>
      </SELECTIONS>
    </SECTION>
  </SECTIONS>
</QUERY_CONFIGURATION_SELECTION>