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Figure 7-4
Filler node replacing system-missing values with 0
For more information, see the topic Functions Handling Blanks and Null Values in Chapter 8
on p. 156.
Working with Numbers
Numerou
s standard operations on numeric values are available in IBM® SPS S® Modeler, such as:
Calculating the sine of the specified angle—sin(NUM)
Calcul
ating the natural log of numeric fields—log(NUM)
Calculating the sum of two numbers—NUM1 + NUM2
For more
informa tion, see the topic Numeric Functions in Ch apter 8 on p. 138.
Working with Times and Dates
Time and date formats may vary depending on yo ur data source and locale. The formats of date
and time are specific to each stream and ar e set in the stream proper ties dialog box. The fo llowing
examples are commonly used functions for working with date/time fields.