What is nested data?
Within Codeit, Nested data refers to data that has multiple answers that need to be spread across multiple variables for import or export, but need to be read as one question. Read this guide to understand more about nested data and its formats.
Why do we need to consider nested data for import?
Nested data is stored differently in many different data analysis software packages and codeit can handle many of them. This data also usually needs to be referenced within codeit so the import and export tools within it process the data in the right way for the data to be displayed as intended.
How to import nested data
This video guide demonstrates how to import nested data into codeit. Before watching this guide, ensure you have read the Data Import Overview & Basics. With nested data, data for a single variable are split over several import fields. Without indicating this within codeit, each of these fields would end up being a separate variable in codeit which would be unwieldy. Instead, codeit can merge these columns into a single variable on import so they can be treated as one logical unit. If you import data and for some reason forget to apply the nesting, you can do so after import, following the steps described here.
Each of the steps and options covered in this video has a tooltip that is shown in the software itself and listed in the Data Import Wizard Options Explained. You can also find out more about the import settings that you can change at company level in this guide: Data Import Company Settings.