Files > CONCEPT USAGE

name

CONCEPT USAGE

number

757.001

location

^LEX(757.001,

description

This file records the usage of concepts by applications performing lookups using the Special Lookup Routines provided with the Lexicon Utility. A listing of concept usage in decending order may be found at the "AF" index.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	major concept(+)	0;1	POINTER	757	B	This is a pointer to the Major Concept (file #757) and used to link the concept frequency of use back to the Major Concept.
1	originating value(+)	0;2	NUMERIC			It was necessary to "seed" this file prior to export. This field represents the original (exported) value of the frequency of use (Usage, field #2). To obtain the actual frequency of use, this value must be subtracted from the Frequency field (#2).
2	frequency(+)	0;3	NUMERIC			This value is incremented each time the user selects a concept from the Lexicon using the Special Lookup Routines supplied with the Lexicon Utility. Over time, it will show the frequency of use of each of the concepts contained in the Lexicon. Additionally, it is used to order the selection list in the Special Lookup Routines, placing the most frequently used concepts at the top of the list.