The EPIC pointer file, containing the metadata
of the data files, can be generated by using GUI
XEPIC
data selection application or using a command line EPIC data
selection program, both will retrive EPIC metadata from backend
Ingres or mSQL database. The "path/filename" listing
formatted pointer file can also be used along with the actual
data files must be available for
EPICEdit program to
retrieve other meta information from the data files. While
4dEdit provides 4-D visual
display of the meta data, the
EPICEdit gives user detailed
meta data value information in a sorted list.
EPICEdit
features including sorted list by different variables;
delect/retain selected entries; and save edited metadata into
new pointer file which is ready to be used by running other
EPIC programs. More fetures will be added later.