Discretized Time Variable

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Discretized time variable is a function variable which extracts relevant and understandable information from a time variable. You can select different formats such as Year, Month numeric and symbolic, Day of the week numeric and symbolic, among other options.

You can use a discretized variable as a condition for a visualization graph.

To create a discretized time variable:

1. Click Transform > Discretized time variable in the menu.
2. Select Time unit, usually it is automatically detected. Options: Unix time (s), Unix time (ms) and Excel time. 
3. Enter Language, which influences the language and format of the symbolic output variable (month, day), selection among: English (en-US) and French (fr-FR).
4. Enter Time zone, see the following: Time Zone.
5. Select the Output format. 
   
   • Select All 
   • Year 
   • Quarter 
   • Month (num.) 
   • Month (symb.)
   • Day (of the Week, num.) 
   • Day (of the Week, symb.) 
   • Year-month 
   • Year-Quarter 
   • Second (of the Day) 
   • Second (of the Year) 
   • Hour
   • Hour of week
   • Hour of year 
   • Week of year 
6. Select Variable set, if required. 
7. Select Time variable, usually it is automatically selected. 
8. Click Save.