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In REDCap, data is associated with a variable, which will have various attributes such as variable name, labels and other features such as validation, action tags etc. The variable and its associated attributes is called a field.
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Note: variable names should be short and meaningful, using a minimal number of characters. The maximum allowed is <24 to prevent issues when conducting statistical analysis on your data. |
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When creating a field, a variable name, a field type, and a field label are required. Other attributes are optional and can be used to add further information and conditions to a field.
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