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

[A. Michelle Edwards]

Sounds great Jostein...  We'll give it a try.

Thanks,
Michelle


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jostein Ryssevik" <Jostein.Ryssevik at nsd.uib.no>
To: "Data Documentation Initiative Users Group" <ddi-users at icpsr.umich.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [DDI-users] File Description cont'd...


> 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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