# METHOD_OPTIONS

Type: dict_record

method options for dat_merge

Example:-

    METHOD_OPTIONS:
        py_module: merge

## py_module

Type: one_of(merge)

Python module required to process this script file

Example:-

    py_module: merge

# FILE_PATHS

Type: dict_record

file paths record

Example:-

    FILE_PATHS:
        input_csv_file_list: ['./path_to_csv_file', './path_to_another_csv_file']
        input_ssv_file_list: ['./path_to_ssv_file', './path_to_another_ssv_file']
        output_folder: auto

## input_csv_file_list

Type: list

List of comma separated variable files to load in and merge

  - must have same number of rows.

Example:-

    input_csv_file_list: ['./path_to_csv_file', './path_to_another_csv_file']

## input_ssv_file_list

Type: list

List of space separated variable files to load in and merge

  - must have same number of rows.

Example:-

    input_ssv_file_list: ['./path_to_ssv_file', './path_to_another_ssv_file']

## output_folder

Type: output_folder / auto

Output folder - results of computation stored here

Example:-

    output_folder: auto

# DATA_FIELDS

Type: dict_record

data fields for popy.dat.fields object

Example:-

    DATA_FIELDS:
        type_field: TYPE
        id_field: ID
        time_field: TIME

## type_field

Type: str

Field name in data file that contains row type info, e.g. obs/dose etc

Example:-

    type_field: TYPE

## id_field

Type: str

Field name in data file that contains identity string for each data row e.g. obs/dose etc

Example:-

    id_field: ID

## time_field

Type: str

Field name in data file that contains time or event for each data row

Example:-

    time_field: TIME