[DDI-users] File Description cont'd...

[Jostein Ryssevik]

Hi

You would normally create just one variable section even when your study 
includes several files. Use the variable group element to distinguish 
between the files (set the type-attribute of the group to "file")

Remember that if there is a hierarchical relationship between the files 
(like a person-files related to a household-file) you will need to define 
internal and external key-variables.This is done in section 3.

If you are using Nesstar and Nesstar Publisher all of this is taken care 
of  more or less automatically. Do the following:

1) Document each single file in the Publisher (but you only need to do the 
variable section).
2) Add a complete document and study description to one of these files.
3) Open the Hierarchy builder from the Tools menu, and use this tool to 
include the files, define the hierarchy, assign the key-variables and 
indicate which file that carries the study-description.
4) Publish the files from the Hierarchy builder

If you follow this procedure all is taken care of by the software and the 
correct file section and a merged variable section with groups is created.

Jostein Ryssevik

At 11:32 04.05.2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all!
>
>Situation - one survey multiple datafiles. - For example ICPSR 
>#0039.  There are 7 datafiles for this particular survey.  How do we 
>handle this?  In the file description section there are repeatable tags 
>available for this situation.  However - my question is how do we deal 
>with the data?  In section 3 - I would list the 7 files - but then in the 
>variable section what would I do?  Have 7 separate variable sections?
>
>Let's throw this into Nesstar now.  In theory I should only have one entry 
>for this survey with 7 variable sections?  Is this possible?
>
>In our current web retrieval system we've been dealing with these as 7 
>separate entries..  is this the way to go?
>
>Michelle
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