Code Archive Editor

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Code Archive Editor

The Code Archive editor, displays the contents of the current Code Archive file (*.xicar, *.icar or *.csy) and enables you to:

oRearrange the order of Codes and Classes, as described in Code Archive Editor.

oCreate multi-level hierarchies by dragging Classes into other classes.

oAssign diagram colors for each Class and Code, for the graphical display in the Timeline Chart

oDefine abbreviations or translations for each Code and Class, to be used for exporting statistics.

oTranslate Code and Class expressions for a presentation of your statistical results, with the help of the Abbreviation field.

oAccumulate different Codes to a single expression, using the Abbreviation field.

oDescribe each Code and Class in detail (for documentation purposes)

oStructure statistics identically, in multiple data files, if they are linked to the same Code Archive.

Note: All listed Codes and Classes are collected automatically, from any data file that is linked to this Code Archive.

Open the Code Archive Editor

There are two ways to open the Code Archive Editor:

Click Start - Observation - Code Archive Btn_CodeArchive.

Click the Code Archive Editor Btn_CodeArchive icon, within the Timeline Chart toolbar or the File Properties dialog.

All commands, lead to a Code Archive which looks something like this:

CodeArchiveEditor

Code Archive Editor Content

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Class name

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Observation Codes

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Editing Mode for the CodeArchive

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Abbreviation or translation for the selected item

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Graph color for the selected Code or Class

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Code or Class description

Code Archive Editor Toolbar

Btn_Undo

Undo last action

Btn_Redo

Redo last action

Btn_Save as

Save as

Btn_DeteleSelection

Delete Code Archive

Btn_AssignRandomColors

Assign Random Colors

Btn_FilterSelection_ExpandAll

Expand all Classes

Btn_FilterSelection_CollapseAll

Collapse all Classes

Btn_EditEntry

Edit selected line

Btn_RowAdd

Insert a new line to manually all a Code or a Class

Btn_RowDelete

Delete selected line

Btn_SortCodeAscending

Sort  Alphabetically Ascending

Btn_SortCodeDescending

Sort Alphabetically Descending

Btn_AddAbbreviation

Add an abbreviation for Codes for the selected Class

Btn_RemoveAbbreviation

Remove all Abbreviations from the Code Archive

 

Note: For Numerical Classes and Comment Classes no Codes are listed.