AutoPilot Output File Naming Conventions

Output File Naming Conventions

Filenames consist of a series of name parts, which are typically determined by “attributes”. Each attribute in the filename is separated by a “_” and all values within an attribute are separated by a “-”. This naming convention makes it easier to identify attribute values within a filename.

This section contains the following topics:

Filename components
PK table files
PK graph files
PK Comparison graph and table files

Filename components

Automation output are named according to the following schema:

[Ex_]<BaseFilename>
[_Norm-<Var>]
[_Trt#]
[_Analyte]
[_Per#]
[_Day#]
[{_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat-<varA>[-<VarB>]}]

The following lists the components of a filename.

[Ex_]<BaseFilename>: The base filename is the main part of the filename that indicates the type of table or graph being created. [Ex_] indicate that exclusions were defined and used in the creation of the table/graph in the file.

Trt: Treatment

Per: Period

Day: Day

Analyte: Client name of analyte

Strat-<Var>: Stratification by the values indicated by client names for VarA and VarB.

Demog: Demographic

Norm-: Normalization

Lin/Log: Linear or Logarithmic

_by-Dose: Continuous dose

_vs-Cont: Continuous demographics

Comp_: Comparison

[]: Denotes optional values based on GUI choice, data in study, or output object type

#: Sequence number generated internally by AutoPilot Toolkit and will be the same for tables and graphs

{}: Indicates that the contained values are a part of the filename based on a choice made in the GUI of study type. Values within the brackets are separated by “,”.

< >: Indicates that the indicated value will be replaced with the variable names created by the client.

Several output options are not associated with attributes but do affect the filename. These options are described below.

Split tables: Users have an option to create multiple tables from one single table in order to create a better fit on the page. Split tables will have an additional _1_1 or _1_2 appended to the filename to denote which part of the table the file contains.

Profile exclusions: These files are created in addition to the regular tables and graphs only if profiles have been excluded. The filenames for both graphs and tables will begin with “EX_”

Box and whisker plots: Box and whisker plot file names all begin with “Box_”.

PK table files

Demographic

Format: [Ex_]Demographics[_Trt#][_Analyte#]
Example: Demographics_Trt1.xls

Actual Times

Format: [Ex_]Actual_Times_Trt#[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#]]
Example: Actual_Times_Trt1_Per1_Day1_Strat-Gender1-Race2_1.xls

Actual Times Deviation

Format: [Ex_]Actual_Times_Deviation_Trt#[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#]]
Example: Actual_Times_Deviation_Trt1_Per1_Day1_Strat-Gender1-Race2_1.xls

Concentration

Format: [Ex_]Concentration_Trt#[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#]]
Example: Concentration_Trt1_Per1_Day1_Strat-Gender1-Race2_1.xls

Cumulative AUC

Format: [Ex_]Cumulative_AUC_Trt#[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#]]
Example: Cumulative_Trt1_Per1_Day1_Strat-Gender1-Race2.xls

PK Parameter

Format: [Ex_]PK_Parameter_{A-F}_Trt#[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#]]
Example: PK_Parameter_A_Trt1_Per1_Day1_Strat-Gender1-Race2.xls

Intext

Format: [Ex_]Intext_PK_Parameter_{I-II}_[Analyte#].xls
Example: Intext_PK_Parameter_I_Analyte1.xls

PK graph files

Concentration by Subject

Format: [Ex_]{Conc_by_Subject,Amount_Excreted_by_Subject,Cumulative_Amount_Excreted_by_Subject,Percent_Dose_Remaining_by_Subject}#[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#]_{Lin,Log}
Example: Conc_by_Subject1_Analyte1_Lin.jnb

Concentration by Treatment

Format: [Ex_]{Conc,Amount_Excreted,Cumulative_Amount_Excreted,Percent_Dose_Remaining}[_Trt#][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][_GroupBy-Strat-<VarA>[-<VarB>]]_{Lin,Log}
Example: Conc_Trt1_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke_Lin.jnb

Summary Concentration

Format: [Ex_]{Summary_Conc,Summary_Amount_Excreted,Summary_Cumulative_Amount_Excreted,Summary_Excretion_Rate,Summary_Percent_Dose_Remaining}[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][{_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat-<VarA>[-<VarB>]}]_{Lin,Log}
Example: Summary_Conc_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke_Lin.jnb

Categorical Standard

Format: [Ex_][PKParam][_Norm-<Var>][_Trt#][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][{_Strat<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat<VarA>[-<VarB>]}]
Example: Cmax_Trt1_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke.jnb

Categorical Box and Whisker

Format: [Ex_]Box_[PKParam][_Norm-<Var>][_Trt#][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][{_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat-<VarA>[-<VarB>]}]
Example: Box_Cmax_Trt1_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke.jnb

Continuous Dose Standard

Format: [Ex_][PKParam][_Norm-<Var>][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#]_by-Dose
Example: Cmax_Analyte1_by-Dose.jnb

Continuous Dose Box and Whisker^a

Format: [Ex_]Box_[PKParam][_Norm-<Var>][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#]_by-Dose
Example: Box_Cmax_Analyte1_by-Dose.jnb

Continuous Demographic

Format: [Ex_][PKParam][_Norm-<Var>][_Trt#][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][{_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat-<VarA>[-<VarB>]}]_vs-Cont-<IndependentVar>
Example: Cmax_Trt1_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke_vs-Cont-Age.jnb

^aGrouped by Analyte and sorted by Gender graphs and Grouped by Analyte and Gender graphs are not possible because SigmaPlot does not allow multiple boxes for one x value in box and whisker plots.

PK Comparison graph and table files

Comparison tables and graphs follow a similar format to that previously described. All comparison tables and graphs begin with “Comp_”.

PK comparison tables

Concentration

Format: Comp_<BaseFileName>[_Trt#][_Per#][_Day#][_Strat<VarA>#[-<VarB>#]]
Example: Comparison_Concentration_Ratios_Trt1.xls

Intext

Format: Comp_<BaseFileName>[_Trt#][_Strat<VarA>#[-<VarB>#]]
Example: Comparison_Intext_PK_ParameterI_Analyte.xls

PK Parameter

Format: Comp_<BaseFileName>[_Trt#][_Per#][_Day#][_Strat<VarA>#[-<VarB>#]]
Example: Comparison_PK_ParameterA_Ratios_Analyte.xls

PK comparison graphs

Concentration by Subject

Format: Comp_{Conc_by_Subject,Amount_Excreted_by_Subject,Cumulative_Amount_Excreted_by_Subject,Percent_Dose_Remaining_by_Subject}#[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#]_{Lin,Log}
Example: Comp_Conc_by_Subject1_Analyte1_Lin.jnb

Summary Concentration

Format: Comp_{Summary_Conc,Summary_Amount_Excreted,Summary_Cumulative_Amount_Excreted, Summary_Excretion_Rate,Summary_Percent_Dose_Remaining}[_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][{_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat-<VarA>[-<VarB>]}]_{Lin,Log}
Example: Comp_Summary_Conc_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke_Lin.jnb

Categorical Standard

Format: Comp[PKParam][_Norm-<Var>][_Trt#][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][{_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat-<VarA>[-<VarB>]}]
Example: Comp_Cmax_Trt1_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke.jnb

Categorical Box and Whisker

Format: Comp_Box_[PKParam][_Norm-<Var>][_Trt#][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][{_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat-<VarA>[-<VarB>]}]
Example: Comp_Box_Cmax_Trt1_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke.jnb

Continuous Demographic

Format: Comp_[PKParam][_Norm-<Var>][_Trt#][_Analyte#][_Per#][_Day#][{_Strat-<VarA>#[-<VarB>#], _GroupBy-Strat-<VarA>[-<VarB>]}]_vs-Cont-<IndependentVar>
Example: Comp_Cmax_Trt1_GroupBy-Strat-Gender-Smoke_vs-Cont-Age.jnb