aggregate_names.RdThis function prepares restructures an ERA dataset to merge practices conducted in combination with other practices to a single lable. For example, a row with the practice Inorganic Fertilizer-Organic Fertilizer would be replicated twice, once for each practice present in the practice name.
The practices names for each row would be Inorganic_Fertilizer_Combo and Organic Fertilizer Combo
aggregate_names(
Data,
CombineAll = F,
DoCombinations = F,
Target_Field = "PrName",
Delim = "-"
)The compiled ERA dataset
Logical T/F. Applies only when DoCombinations is TRUE. When set to TRUE all rows containing a practice (alone or in combination with other practices) are copied to the
Data.Combos table and renamed. When set FALSE only the rows of a practice where it occurs in combination with other practice are copied to the Data.Combos table and renamed.
Default = F.
Logical T/F. When set to TRUE rows with >1 experimental practice are duplicated for the number of practices present and PrName/SubPrName fields changed to one of those practices
(e.g. if PrName is Mulch-BioChar then the row is duplicated (n=2) with PrName in row 1 as Mulch and in row 2 as BioChar). The copied rows are joined and the function output changes to a list of two data.tables, "Data"
and "Data.Combos" . Note ONLY the PrName/SubPrName field is changed in the Data.Combos table, all other fields remain the same. Default = F.
Character. The name of the field containing the values to be aggregated
Character. The delimter that separates multiple names within a character string (for example the delimiter - separates two practices in the string Inorganic Fertilizer-Organic Fertilizer)
If DoCombinations = F a data.table of the processed ERA dataset. If DoCombinations = T a list of two data.tables, "Data" as per combinations = F and "Data.Combos" where PrNames/SubPrName have been modified to reflect combination practices.