Events Versus "Event Names"

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Events Versus "Event Names"

ProtoGenie distinguishes between "events" as they appear in the Event Specification Table of the Events Window and "names (or labels) of events as they appear in the Event Names Window and the Execution List Window. An event name in the execution list simply points to an event that you have created. Consequently, you can enter the same name in more than one place in a group and in more than one group and the actual event will execute when the protocol comes to that name, wherever it might appear and as many times as it might appear.

This feature of ProtoGenie eliminates the need to create the same event every time an identical event appears in a research design. If you make a change in the actual event, the name refers to the modified event. If you change the name (label) of the actual event, the name (label) of the event will automatically change.

This feature is consistent with the re-cycling philosophy of ProtoGenie, which is aimed at eliminating the practice of using software or parts of software once and throwing it away. In future versions of ProtoGenie, events will be stored for use (by name) in any protocol by the same user and by any users (given the consent of the authors).