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Markov trace clustering using event logs generated by myself
Hello everyone,
I built a petri net using pipe and generate some event logs,then input them in the prom,using markov trace clustering plug in,but the event log is too simple to get a useful clustering dimensition.cause it only have two attributes as follows.
If I want to clustering traces by trace attributes,for example,put case 1,3,5 in a cluster,case 2,4,6,7 in another cluster,how can I change my event log?add some attributes?
Thank you in advance.

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PhD student in Process Mining at Eindhoven University of Technology
I understand you want to cluster the traces of an event log you created yourself. Without any data attributes, the only dimension that can be used to cluster upon is of course the control-flow dimension. In this tool, currently, the data attributes are primarily used, and no control-flow ordering is taken into account, only frequency or occurrence of activity names. If you want, you can create your own dimensions by extending the tool. If you don't want to extend the tool or to cluster on control-flow you have to add attributes at the case or event level.
Note that the one involving clustering over time is not the one you should use for the purpose of your question. Also, you cannot set the number of clusters that you want to have output in the Markov clustering algorithm. The whole point of this algorithm is namely that it tells you how many clusters there are.
Note also that I've already answered several of your and other people's threads on how to use the plug-in before, for example in:
- https://www.win.tue.nl/promforum/discussion/908/how-to-use-traceclustering-plugin-export-sublogs
- https://www.win.tue.nl/promforum/discussion/701/how-can-i-incorporate-context-info-to-the-profile-vector-in-trace-clustering-using-mcl-clustering
- https://www.win.tue.nl/promforum/discussion/comment/2563
- https://www.win.tue.nl/promforum/discussion/comment/2150
Perhaps a tool such as trace alignment by J.C. Bose is a better alternative?Kind regards,
Bart
Though add an attribute in my csv file,and set different value on different traces,I got the clusters I want.
Thank you again for your response,I know you are very busy.And your responses are very helpful for me.
kind regards,
TangYahui