Use the up and down triangle arrows in the bottom-right of the interface to order the values (this order is used in reports, charts, and other visualizations).Optionally select Default to make a value the attribute's default for all files or cases assigned the classification.In the Attribute Properties dialog box, click the + button to add new values.Select the attribute, control-click to open the shortcut menu, and select Get Info.Click File Classifications or Case Classifications in the Navigation View to open the classifications in the List View.ĭouble-click the classification with the attribute you want to add values to.Ī list of the attributes in the classification opens in the Detail View.(You can change 'Yes' and 'No' to 'True' and 'False' or other options in Nvivo preferences Labels).įollow the instructions below to add values to an existing attribute (you cannot add values to Boolean attributes).

Boolean: this attribute has 'Yes', 'No', 'Unassigned' and 'Not Applicable' as its only values.Time: a time, using your computer's time format.Date: a date, using your computer's date format.NVivo uses your computer's date and time formats. Date/Time: a combination of date and time.Decimal: positive or negative numbers to two decimal places.positive or negative whole numbers or zero.

Integer: where the values are integers, i.e.

Text: this is the most general value type, allowing you to define values with alphanumeric characters (including special characters).

change Not Applicable to Not relevant), either for all projects ( NVivo preferences) or an individual project ( File / Project Properties)-in either case use the Labels tab.Īttribute values all have a 'type', for the formatting and characters used to define them. These values cannot be removed, however you can change the terms used for them (e.g. Besides creating values manually within NVivo, you can import pre-existing lists of values in text files (instructions for both, below).īy default, all attributes have values Unassigned and Not Applicable, with Unassigned the default. You can also create new values at any time by adding them to classification sheets Classification sheets. You can add new values at any time later if you need, as you import files or create new cases. If you know some or all of the values of an attribute, you can define them at the same time you create the attribute. Each attribute has 'values'-for example, 26 March 2020 for file attribute date recorded and sales assistant for case attribute occupation. date recorded for interview transcripts, or occupation for the cases of interviewees. NVivo allows you to record the attributes of files and cases, e.g.

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