3. Experiment Manipulation
When the user opens a new experiment or a experiment where the user has been working, a new Windows with tabs is opened. All new windows opened throughout the experience with the MLC application will blocked any other windows opened before, so have in mind that the user will have to close the experiment windows in order to manipulate another experiment. The following sections will describe every tab available on an experiment in detail:
The figure below displays the experiment tab. From this window you will be able to execute the following commands:
- Scripts (Edition of Evaluation and Preevaluation Scripts): Edit let you modify the Evaluation and Preevaluation scripts using the default text editor configured in your Operating System. Changes made here are automatically recognized by MLC.
- Evaluation y Pre Evaluation (Testing Evaluation and Preevaluation Scripts): Through this interface it is possible to test the results in the evaluation of an Individual. The individual needs to be inserted in the Test Individual text input and via the button Test it is possible to know the cost of the evaluation of the Individual. A non well-formed Individual will displayed a Message Box with hints about the problem. The Preevaluation of an Individual works in the exact same way than the Evaluation, with the difference that instead of a number a True or False value is displayed.
- Experiment (Executing an Experiment): Start Experiment takes the generation selected in 'From Generation' and evolves it until the generation 'To Generation'. In case of an empty Experiment, 'From Generation' will be zero and MLC will create a new generation from scratch. If the experiment is not empty and 'From Generation' is not the last generation, all intermediates generation will be deleted (A Warning Message Box is displayed by the application in order to prevent the user to destroy data without permission).
