Layered split file for FREQUENCIES works.

[pspp] / doc / data-selection.texi

diff --git a/doc/data-selection.texi b/doc/data-selection.texi
index 17d5d0e41c630a86d8ef613e1a4b24f2bbb9421a..b92d1826efe79d804d582aeae8384197e2064a13 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/data-selection.texi
+++ b/doc/data-selection.texi
@@ -208,12 +208,15 @@ An independent analysis is carried out for each group of cases, and the
 variable values for the group are printed along with the analysis.
 
 When a list of variable names is specified, one of the keywords
-@subcmd{LAYERED} or @subcmd{SEPARATE} may also be specified.  If provided, either
-keyword are ignored.
+@subcmd{LAYERED} or @subcmd{SEPARATE} may also be specified.  With
+@subcmd{LAYERED}, which is the default, the separate analyses for each
+group are presented together in a single table.  With
+@subcmd{SEPARATE}, each analysis is presented in a separate table.
+Not all procedures honor the distinction.
 
 Groups are formed only by @emph{adjacent} cases.  To create a split
 using a variable where like values are not adjacent in the working file,
-you should first sort the data by that variable (@pxref{SORT CASES}).
+first sort the data by that variable (@pxref{SORT CASES}).
 
 Specify @subcmd{OFF} to disable @cmd{SPLIT FILE} and resume analysis of the
 entire active dataset as a single group of data.
@@ -254,6 +257,17 @@ split.
 
 Unless @cmd{TEMPORARY} was used, after a split has been defined for
 a dataset it remains active until explicitly disabled.
+In the graphical user interface, the active split variable (if any) is
+displayed in the status bar (@pxref{split-status-bar:scr}.
+If a dataset is saved to a system file (@pxref{SAVE}) whilst a split
+is active, the split stastus is stored in the file and will be
+automatically loaded when that file is loaded.
+
+@float Screenshot, split-status-bar:scr
+@psppimage {split-status-bar}
+@caption {The status bar indicating that the data set is split using the @exvar{treatment} variable}
+@end float
+
 
 @node TEMPORARY
 @section TEMPORARY