convertToDataset

(Removed) Convert data logged using ModelDataLogs format to Dataset format

The convertToDataset function has been removed. Support for the ModelDataLogs format will be removed. Use another supported format, instead. For more information, see Version History.

Syntax

ds = convertToDataset(mdlObj,dsName)

Description

ds = convertToDataset(mdlObj,dsName) converts the data in the Simulink.ModelDataLogs object mdlObj to a Simulink.SimulationData.Dataset with the name specified by dsName. The output ds is a Dataset object that contains a flat list with an element for each Simulink.Timeseries, Simulink.ModelDataLogs, Simulink.TSArray, and Simulink.SubsysDataLogs object inside mdlObj.

You can also use the Simulink.SimulationData.Dataset function to convert data from the ModelDataLogs format to the Dataset format.

Examples

Convert Data from ModelDataLogs Format to Dataset Format

If you have already logged signal data in the ModelDataLogs format, you can use the convertToDataset function to update the ModelDataLogs signal logging data to use Dataset format. For example, update the older_model_data from ModelDataLogs format to Dataset format.

new_dataset = convertToDataset(logsout,"older_model_data")

Input Arguments

mdlObj — Data to convert

Simulink.ModelDataLogs object

Data to convert, specified as a Simulink.ModelDataLogs object.

dsName — Name of Dataset object to contain converted data

character vector

Name of Dataset object to contain converted data, specified as a character vector.

Output Arguments

ds — Converted data

Simulink.Simulationdata.Dataset object

Converted data, returned as a Simulink.Simulationdata.Dataset object.

Limitations

Source of Simulink.ModelDataLogs Data	Conversion Limitation
Model reference	Conversion fails if any ancestor of the model reference is not on the MATLAB® path. Conversion might fail if the model reference or any ancestors of the model reference have changed since the Simulink.ModelDataLogs object was created. For example, adding, deleting, or renaming a block after the object was created can cause conversion to fail.
Variant model or subsystem	Conversion fails if the current active variant is not the same as the active variant when the Simulink.ModelDataLogs object was created.
Frame signal	Not supported.
Mux block	Conversion produces a different Dataset object than logging the output using the Dataset format would produce.
Stateflow® chart	Not supported.

Version History

Introduced in R2011a

R2024b: Removed

The convertToDataset function has been removed. To convert data logged in ModelDataLogs format to Dataset format, use a version of Simulink prior to the R2024b release.

R2022b: Loading data saved in the ModelDataLogs format no longer supported

Starting in R2022b, you can no longer load data stored in the ModelDataLogs format, including data stored in Simulink.Timeseries, Simulink.TSArray, and Simulink.SubsysDataLogs objects.

For scripts that simulate a model created in a release earlier than R2016a that uses ModelDataLogs format for logging, you can convert data stored in the ModelDataLogs format to the Dataset format.

Converting a model from using ModelDataLogs format to using Dataset format can require that you modify your existing models and code in callbacks, functions, scripts, or tests. This table identifies possible issues to address after converting to Dataset format.

Possible Issue After Conversion to Dataset Format	Solution
Code in existing callbacks, functions, scripts, or tests that used the ModelDataLogs programmatic interface to access data can result in an error.	Check for code that uses ModelDataLogs format access methods. Update that code to use Dataset format access methods. For example, suppose that existing code includes this line. logsout.('Subsystem Name').X.data Replace that code with a Dataset access function. get(logsout,"x").Values.data
Mux block signal names are lost.	The Dataset format treats Mux block signals as a vector. To identify signals by signal names, replace Mux blocks with Bus Creator blocks.
Signal Viewer cannot be used for signal logging.	The software does not log signal logging data in the Signal Viewer. Use the signal logging output variable to view the logged data.
The unpack function generates an error.	The unpack function, which is supported for Simulink.ModelDataLogs and Simulink.SubsysDataLogs objects, is not supported for Simulink.SimulationData.Dataset objects. For example, suppose the data in mlog has three fields: x, y, and z. For ModelDataLogs format data, the mlog.unpack function creates three variables in the base workspace. For Dataset format data, the get function accesses data by name. x = get(logsout,"x").Values
The ModelDataLogs and Dataset formats have different naming rules for unnamed signals.	If necessary, add signal names. In ModelDataLogs format, for an unnamed signal coming from a block, the software assigns a name in the form SL_BlockName+<portIndex>, for example, SL_Gain1. In Dataset format, elements do not need a name, so the software leaves the signal name empty. For both ModelDataLogs and Dataset formats, the software assigns the same name to unnamed signals that come from Bus Selector blocks.
Test points in referenced models are not logged.	Consider enabling signal logging for test points in a referenced model.
Script uses who or whos functions.	Consider using find instead.

R2021a: Loading data saved in the ModelDataLogs format will not be supported

When you load data that uses the ModelDataLogs format as input for simulation, the software issues a warning that support for loading data in the ModelDataLogs format will be removed in a future release.

R2020b: Loading data saved in the ModelDataLogs format will not be supported

In a future release, the ability to load data that uses the ModelDataLogs format as input for simulation will be removed.

R2016a: Logging data using ModelDataLogs format no longer supported

Starting in R2016a, you can no longer log data using the ModelDataLogs format, and signal logging always uses the Dataset format. When you open a model from a previous release that had logged data using ModelDataLogs format, the model configuration parameters are updated to log data using the Dataset format instead.

You can still use and access data logged using the ModelDataLogs format in previous releases, including data in Simulink.SubsysDataLogs, Simulink.TSArray, and Simulink.Timeseries objects. You can also convert data saved in the ModelDataLogs format to the Dataset format, which can simplify data processing.