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This operator can be used to discretize a time attribute manually.
The looped parameters specify a mapping to be performed from <I>TheTargetAttribute</I>, a BaseAttribute of type <I>TIME</I> to a set of
user specified categories. As for all FeatureConstruction operators a
BaseAttribute <I>TheOutputAttribute</I> is added to the <I>TheInputConcept</I>.

<P> The mapping is defined by looped parameters. An interval is specified by its 
  lower bound <I>IntervalStart</I>, its upper bound <I>IntervalEnd</I> and two 
  additional parameters <I>StartIncExc</I> and <I>EndIncExc</I>, stating if the 
  interval bounds are included (value: &quot;I&quot;') or excluded (value: &quot;E&quot;'). 
  The value an interval is mapped to is given by the looped parameter <I>MapTo</I>. 
  If an input value does not belong to any interval, it is mapped to the value 
  <I>DefaultValue</I>. 
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To be able to cope with various time formats (e.g. 'HH-MI-SS') the
operator reads the given format from the parameter <I>TimeFormat</I>
(ORACLE-specific).

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PARAMETERDESCRIPTION
TheInputConcept:inherited
TheTargetAttribute:inherited, type: TIME
IntervalStart:``looped'', lower bound of interval
IntervalEnd:``looped'', upper bound of interval
MapTo:value to map time interval to
StartIncExc:one of ``I'' and ``E''
EndIncExc:one of ``I'' and ``E''
DefaultValue:value if no mapping applies
TimeFormat:ORACLE specific time format
TheOutputAttribute:inherited
