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Field Types & Suggested Coding
This article reviews Field Types & Suggested coding when working in the Online Designer to build an instrument.
Suggested Coding
We suggest you use the coding listed below for the answers shown. Doing this will help protect data from being lost.
Value | Code |
|---|---|
Other Doing this will leave space for answers to be inserted into the question and the coding to remain in consistent order in the future. | 999 |
Unknown | 888 |
Not Reported | 777 |
Unspecified | 666 |
Undifferentiated | 555 |
Field types (example shown in images shown below):
Text Box | Single-line text box (for text, dates, numbers, etc.) Text Box questions can be validated to specifically hold dates, email addresses, phone numbers, MRN, numbers, etc. |
Notes Box | Large text box for paragraph style input of text |
Calculated Field | Perform real-time calculations. Learn more at: Calculation Fields Overview |
Drop-down list | Lists all options in a drop-down box, need to click on box to view all options. Only one option can be selected – single choice |
Radio Buttons | Shows a list of all available options, has a round bubble next to them. Only one option can be selected – single choice |
Checkbox | Shows all options and has a square checkbox next to them. Allows more than one option to be selected – multiple selections |
Yes / No | Radio buttons with yes and no options; coded as 1, Yes | 0, No |
True / False | Radio buttons with true and false options; coded as 1, True | 0, False |
Slider | Visual analogue scale |
File Upload | Used to upload a document onto a record |
Descriptive | Text displayed with no data entry and optional image/file attachment. |
Signature | A signature field can be added to the project in which a participant can sign using the mouse or their finger. |
Begin New Section | A new section separator can be added to your instrument to aide in breaking out information. |
Matrix of Fields | A matrix allows you to display a group of similar multiple choice fields in a very compact area on a page. The key aspect of a matrix of fields is each choice is shared by every field (rows). In other words, each field in the matrix will have the same choices. You cannot have a field with unique choices in the matrix. |
Expand the below sections for visual examples of each field type:
Text Box questions can be validated to specifically hold dates, email addresses, phone numbers, MRN, numbers, etc. To select a validation click on the Validation box > select what you'd like the question to be formatted to hold. (e.g. Date (M-D-Y), Email, Number, Integer, Phone Number, etc.) > save
