Logs Tab
The Logs tab (also known as the “Console”) shows the output from the MateSel algorithm and any warnings it generates. A MateSel run will progress through the following steps:
- Preparation. Reading data, Processing candidates and groups, Calculation of relationships.
- Frontier point calculations. The first point is at 0 degrees and the second at 90 degrees. These are required for scaling to make correct trigonometric calculations for the remaining points, which progress from 90 towards 0 degrees. If insufficient generations have been provided for convergence, the frontier can be exceeded during the main run. When this happens, the frontier is re-calculated.
- The main run. Results for the best mating solution in each alorithm iteration are shown with the fields described below.
Main Run Log Fields
Section titled “Main Run Log Fields”| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Gen | The total number of generations (algorithm iterations) since the start of the main run |
| NewGen | The number of generations since the last update of targets |
| Sires | The number of males involved in the current mating solution |
| xG | The population average Progeny Index |
| xAx/2 | The parental coancestry |
| Deg | The degrees on the frontier graph for the current solution (marked by a blue circled cross). |
| MeanF | The average progeny inbreeding coefficient |
| MaxF | The inbreeding coefficient of the most inbred progeny |
| Fitness | The value of the current solution on the prevailing objective function, across all targets. An asterisk (*) at the end of a fitness figure indicates that the objective function has changed (change in direction or possibly a change in Frontier coordinates at 0 or 90 degrees) and fitness cannot be compared to that of the previous generation. |
| Conv% | The perceive percentage converged |
| Seconds | The number of seconds since the start of the main run. |