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This article provides an overview of the 3 methods used to build an instrument. The 3 ways to Build an instrument are listed below. A. Online Designer B. Data Dictionary click HEREEdit and Upload Data DictionaryC. Shared Library
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A. Online Designer
Go to project and click ‘designer’ or ‘online designer’ within project setup:
Click on "Create" to add a new instrument or edit the default form (Form 1)
3. Once an instrument has been selected, you can add and edit questions
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B. Data Dictionary
The data dictionary has certain contents listed in each column. The following table gives a description:
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Column | Column Name (Row 1) | Description | Required? | A | Variable / Field Name | Lists the variable name | Yes | B | Form Name | Lists the auto generated form name | Yes | C | Section Header | Lists header that appears above question | No | D | Field Type | Lists field type, which is one of the following: text, notes, calc, dropdown, radio, checkbox yesno, truefalse, file, slider, or descriptive | Yes | E | Field Label | Label that appears on forms / surveys | Yes | F | Choices, Calculations, OR Slider Labels | Lists the choices, calculation, or slider labels. Separates choices with | | Required for the following field types: calc, dropdown, radio button, and checkbox | G | Field Note | Text that appears below answers | No | H | Text Validation Type OR Show Slider Number | Used to validate text questions and the type of data it will hold (E.g. date_mdy, number, phone, etc.) | No | I | Text Validation Min | | No | J | Text Validation Max | | No | K | Identifier? | Has 1 if question is marked as an identifier | No | L | Branching Logic (Show field only if...) | Lists branching logic | No | M | Required Field? | Lists 1 for yes | No | N | Custom Alignment (Where the answers or text box is located, if left empty, automatically is RV) | RV = Right / Vertical RH = Right / Horizontal LV = Left / Vertical LH = Left / Horizontal | No | O | Question Number (surveys only) | | No | P | Matrix Group Name | | Required for Matrix fields | Q | Matrix Ranking? | | No | R | Field Annotation | | No |
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