New Token Features

User Interface


The tokens have been completely redesigned for Version 3. In Version 2, when you opened the text box editor, you saw a complicated code that was eventually replaced with the appropriate information. In FCS Express Version 3, the tokens are inserted directly in the text box, and are formatted as if they were normal text. In fact, Version 3 does not even have a text box editor per se, you simply edit your text box and tokens on the page, and they always look exactly as they will on the final report.
Comparison of Version 2 and 3 text box editing

Another great improvement is the ability to have statistics tokens in text boxes that are not on a plot. In Version 2, you could only display statistics tokens for statistics pertaining to data that was displayed on that plot. In Version 3, you can display any statistic you want, irrespective of which plot the statistic is coming from. In fact, in Version 3, you are not even limited to calculating statistics from a data file that is currently displayed on a plot. You can calculate statistics from any data file, even if it is not showing anywhere in your layout.

Custom Tokens

FCS Express Version 3 now allows you to create your own statistics using our Custom Tokens feature. For instance, lets say that you wanted to calculate a ratio of the number of events in two different quadrants. The figure below shows a custom token called "ratio" that calculates a ratio between the events in the Upper Right and the events in the Lower Right.

ratio formula

You can then insert this token in a text box along with standard statistics.

inserting a ratio token

Now select your new token from the list:

selecting the ratio token

And the token will be automatically calculated in the text box.

after ratio token was inserted