Column matching using a set of synonyms

[James T Metz <james.metz@abbott.com>]

JMP Users,

        When
updating a JMP table, it is necessary to choose a column "key"
on which to join
or merge the new data into the old table.

        Question.
 Suppose the "key" is sometimes specified using different
words or a set of
words which might be considered as synonyms.
 Also assume that the synonym sets are 
unique i.e. no overlap.

        Does
anyone have any idea then how to match up two tables and update the "old"
table
with data from the "new" table
if I am using synonyms rather than exactly the same "key" as
in
the old data table?


        Regards,
        Jim
Metz



James T. Metz, Ph.D.
Research Investigator Chemist

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