Pairing the ssdef Specification to the Spreadsheet
The next step is to run the spreadsheet through the disambiguation technology. In order to use the spreadsheet disambiguation technology, all prior steps must have been followed carefully. The spreadsheet disambiguation can only commence after loading the spreadsheet into the path queue and loading the ssdef table. If the ssdef heading definitions match properly with the spreadsheet, then a “pairing” occurs. This means that the spreadsheet is ready for the identification of all the column names and all the row identifications.
If by chance there is not a successful pairing, it means that the ssdef heading definitions have not been made properly. In this case, the analyst must return to the previous step and try again.
If you get a result of an unsuccessful pairing, you may be annoyed at first. In fact, the failure may be a useful thing. It can alert you to changes that have been made to the spreadsheet since the...
