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If one or more recodings are set up in Reportal (go to Recoding Variables Overview for more information) for a header variable, a drop-down will be available in its property sheet allowing you to select the desired recoding . If a recoding is saved as a reusable recoding (meaning it can be used across several questions), it can be applied to the categories object (go to Categories and Statistics Objects for more information).
Figure 1 - Selecting recoding
The figure here shows an example where recodings are applied to a 5 point scale (1-3 unfavorable, 4-5 favorable):
Figure 2 - Recoding applied to a table
When a recoding is selected, the Display Original Categories option becomes available.
Display Original Categories
When a recoding is selected for the header variable, the Display Original Categories option becomes available. Select this option to display the original data categories in addition to the recoded data, in both the table and associated chart. This functionality is known as Nets.
When the Display Original Categories option is selected, a further option becomes available - Recoded Category Position. This allows you to specify where the recoded category is to be located relative to the original "un-recoded" categories. The options are:
- After original group - the recoded data category is presented immediately after its set of "un-recoded" data categories.
- Before original group - the recoded data category is presented immediately before its set of "un-recoded" data categories.
- Together at end - the recoded data categories are presented together, after all the "un-recoded" data items.
- Together on start - the recoded data categories are presented together, before all the "un-recoded" data items.
- Top and bottom of categories - the recoded data categories are presented before and after all the "un-recoded" data items.
The HTML styles to be used for the Nets header and data cells can be specified (go to HTML Styles for more information).