[stem-dev] Antw: Pajek graph- specifying dates and rates

["Marcel Fuhrmann" <Marcel.Fuhrmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Emily, 

i looked into that problem.

After importing some test pajek-files of my own, i think you are correct that, contrary to what the wiki tells us, the
feature of using the optional parameters is simply not implemented, yet.

If i am not mistaken, the import function just ignores all optional parameter entries. We'll see if we can do something
about that.

Cheers,
Marcel



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>>> Emily Nixon <emily.nixon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 21.09.2018 17:32 >>>
Hi all,


I'm now in the final year of my PhD and realised that I urgently need to make a change in my model by using a feature
in the pajek graphs that I haven't before.

My pajek graphs so far have never included the optional parameters specified on the wiki:


Optional parameters:

  *   date - specification a of date at which the migration rate is different from the standard value specified in the
obligatory parameters. ISO 8601 standard is used (YYYY-MM-DD). This parameter may be used repeatedly.
  *   rate - migration rate for the specified date. This parameter may be used repeatedly. The associated date is the
last mentioned one.

https://wiki.eclipse.org/Importing_a_Pajek_Graph 


I've made a dummy pajek graph to test using these optional parameters. However, even though I've specified them, they
don't seem to be implemented.


I first noticed this in my Marketdummy1 scenario, where I specified much higher rates than the baseline rate on
particular dates (this is what I'm planning on doing in my model). I would expect that on the specified dates, more
sheep would move between certain nodes than on a normal date, but this didn't seem to be happening.


In Marketdummy2A, I've tried specifying really high rates (e.g. 1 which I think is the maximum), just on the specified
days and then have no baseline rate. If it was working, then I would expect there to only be movements on the specified
dates. However, there are no movements between nodes at all.


In case the value "1" was too high to use multiple times, I made the baseline zero again and then this time had a rate
of 0.2 on the specified dates (I haven't attached this model, but I've attached the spreadsheet Marketdummy3). There
were still no movements between nodes.


I also tried selecting the options "use global Region Names" and "Move Nodes to Containers" when importing the pajek
graph into STEM, just in case this was why the specified dates and rates were not taken into account. Again, no luck.


If anyone can help, then please let me know! I think this might be a bug, but I thought I would check with you before
opening one. I have attached the project I was using and the spreadsheet I used to make the pajek graph. This is the
spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the wiki and used to produce a net file in Libre Office). I have also attached
the net files produced.  https://wiki.eclipse.org/Importing_a_Pajek_Graph 


Best wishes,


Emily




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