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the palette tab. For example, if you created a palette tab that contains the nodes you use mo st
frequently for creating your streams, you could create four subpalettes that break the selections
down by source node, field operations, modeling, and output.
Note: You can only select subpalette nodes from those added to the parent palette tab.
Figure 12-10
Subpalettecreation on the Create/Edit Sub Palette dialog box
Tocr eate a subpalette:
EFrom the Tools menu, open the Palette Manager.
ESelect the palette to which you want to add subpalettes.
EClick the Sub Palettes button; the Sub Palettes dialog box is displayed.
ETothe right of the Shown? column, click the Add Sub Palette button; the Create/Edit Sub Palette
dialog box is displayed.
ETypein a unique Sub palette name.
EIn the Nodes available area, select the node to be added to the subpalette.
EClick the Add Node right-arrow button to move a selected node to the Selected nodes area.
EWhen you have added the required nodes, click OK to return to the Sub Palettes dialog box.
The subpalettes you create are displayed on the Nodes Palette when you select their parent palette
tab. For more information, see the topic Ch anging a Palette Tab Viewon p. 228.
Changing a Palette Tab View
Due to the large number of nodes available in IBM® SPSS® Modeler, they may not all be
visible on smaller screens without scrolling to the left or right of the Nodes Pal ette; this is
especially noticeable on the Modeling palette tab. To reduce the need to scroll, you can choose
to display only the nodes contained in a subpalette (where available). For more information,
see the topic Creating a Subpalette on p. 227.