Output Columns ([output])

Maturity: beta — see Feature Maturity for what this means.

The optional [output] block lists additional columns to include in the sdtab beyond the mandatory minimum. Each entry is a bare name, one or more per line (whitespace or newlines between names).

[output]
  WT AGE SEX
  CLi

What can be listed

Category Example names Notes
Covariates WT, AGE, SEX Written as-is from the data
Individual parameters CL, V EBE-derived per-subject value
Derived column names AUC, Cmax Defined in the [derived] block
Eta names ETA_CL, ETA_V ETAs are not sdtab columns; declaration is ignored with W_OUTPUT_DUPLICATE

Mandatory minimum (always present)

The following columns are always written to sdtab regardless of [output]:

ID, TIME, DV, CENS, OCC, CMT, PRED, IPRED, CWRES, IWRES, EBE_OFV, N_OBS, TAFD, TAD

Listing any of these in [output] is harmless but will emit W_OUTPUT_DUPLICATE.

Diagnostics

Code Severity Cause
E_OUTPUT_UNKNOWN_COLUMN error A name is not a covariate, individual parameter, or derived expression
W_OUTPUT_DUPLICATE warning A name is already in the mandatory minimum

Interaction with [derived]

A name defined in [derived] is automatically available in [output] without needing to be listed again — it is written to sdtab as soon as it appears in [derived]. Use [output] for covariates and individual parameters that are not computed by [derived].