Modify Cell Content - Replace Small Values With Text

This rule allows you to choose a statistic, a value and replacement text, and any cell with a value below that level will be replaced with the specified text.

Example

Here we have chosen to replace any cell that has a Column % value smaller than 2% with "<2%".

How to apply this rule

For the first time in a project

Select the table(s)/chart(s) that you wish to apply the rule to.
Start typing the name of the Rule into the Search features and data box in the top right of the Q window.
Click on the Rule when it appears in the QScripts and Rules section of the search results.

OR

Select Automate > Browse Online Library.
Choose this rule from the list.

Additional applications of the rule

Select a table or chart that has the rule and any table(s)/chart(s) that you wish to apply the rule to.
Click on the Rules tab (bottom-left of the table/chart).
Select the rule that you wish to apply.
Click on the Apply drop-down and choose your desired option.
Check New items to have it automatically applied to new items that you create. Use Edit > Project Options > Save as Template to create a new project template that automatically uses this rule.

Removing the rule

Select the table(s)/chart(s) that you wish to remove the rule from.
Press the Rules tab (bottom-right corner).
Press Apply next to the rule you wish to remove and choose the appropriate option.

How to modify the rule

Click on the Rules tab (bottom-left of the table/chart).
Select the rule that you wish to modify.
Click Edit Rule and make the desired changes. Alternatively, you can use the JavaScript below to make your own rule (see Customizing Rules).

JavaScript

includeWeb('JavaScript Utilities');
includeWeb('Table JavaScript Utility Functions');

excludeRTables();

let stats = difference(table.availableStatistics, _COLUMN_COMPARISON_STATS);
let translated_stats = translateStats(stats);

// Set up controls for user input.
form.setHeading('Replace Small Values with Text');
let description = form.newLabel('')

let label_stats = form.newLabel('Choose a cell statistic:');
let combobox_stats = form.newComboBox('stats', translated_stats);
combobox_stats.setDefault("Column %");
let min_label = form.newLabel('Value less than:');
let numeric_up_down  = form.newNumericUpDown('threshold');
numeric_up_down.setDefault(1);
numeric_up_down.setIncrement(0.1);
let replace_label = form.newLabel('Replace with:');
let text_box = form.newTextBox('text');
text_box.setDefault('-');

form.setInputControls([label_stats, combobox_stats, min_label, numeric_up_down, replace_label, text_box]);
let selected_statistic_translated = combobox_stats.requireValue();
let selected_statistic = stats[translated_stats.indexOf(selected_statistic_translated)];
let min_value = numeric_up_down.requireValue();
let replace_text = text_box.requireValue();
form.setSummary('Replace cells where ' + selected_statistic_translated + ' < ' +
		min_value + ' with ' + replace_text);

if (table.availableStatistics.indexOf(selected_statistic) == -1)
    form.ruleNotApplicable(selected_statistic_translated + " is not available on this table");

let replace_flag = false; // Keep track of whether any cells have been changed.
table.showPercentSign = false;
let tab_stats = table.statistics;
let cell_text = table.cellText;

for (i = 0; i < tab_stats.length; i++)
{
        let stat = table.get(tab_stats[i]);
        for (let column = 0; column < table.numberColumns; column++) {
            for (let row = 0; row < table.numberRows; row++) {
                // Get the value and text for this cell
                if (cell_text[row][column] == null)
                    cell_text[row][column] = new Array(table.statistics.length);
                let cell_value = stat[row][column];
		        // Replace if fits criteria
                if (tab_stats[i] == selected_statistic && cell_value < min_value) {    
                    stat[row][column] = NaN;
                    cell_text[row][column][i] = replace_text;
		            replace_flag = true;	
                } else if (tab_stats[i].indexOf("%")>-1) {  
                    cell_text[row][column][i] = "%";
                }
 
            }
        }
        table.set(tab_stats[i], stat);
}

table.cellText = cell_text;
table.requireNumericTable();
table.showMissingAs("");

if (replace_flag) {
    let extra_footers = table.extraFooters;// Store the extra footnotes we generate for each changed cell.
    extra_footers.push('Cells with ' + replace_text + ' have ' + selected_statistic_translated +
		       ' that is less than ' + min_value + '.');
    // Set the extra footnotes.
    table.extraFooters = extra_footers;
}