Project Design: Variables

Create variables (and the different variables)
1. Go to "Project Design" and select "Variables".  2. Click "+ New" on the right side of the window. Select "N...
Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Manage fixed values for categorical variables
When you have created your categorical variable, you can manage your fixed values by opening the variable and clicking the "Fixed values" card. Yo...
Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Calculated variables
Calculated variables are entries calculated based on other entries in the dataset. As of today, you can only use numerical and date variables in the calcula...
Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Use-cases calculated variables
Examples of more complex calculated variables Use-case 1: Mapping/recoding a variable  The original input from a numeric variable (e.g. score on a questio...
Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 11:08 AM
View and reorder variables
Your variables can be viewed in the "Variables" window (under "Project Design"). You can view them in a grid view (default) or table vie...
Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Edit existing variables
Edit existing variables You can edit almost all information in a variable, but there are some restrictions on editing the data type in cases where alterat...
Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Delete variables
From the "Variables" window, click on the card of the variable you want to delete (or click on the variable's name from list view) Click ...
Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Create variable groups
You can organise the variables in a project into groups in several ways: Create a new group without variables Go to the "Variables" window and...
Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Edit and delete variable groups
Edit an existing variable group In the "Variables" window, click on the card of the group you would like to edit (only possible in grid view). ...
Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Create and configure series
Series are for situations where you want to repeat the registration of a variable or a set of variables multiple times in a data entry, e.g., if you want to...
Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 11:33 AM