Default Codeit Export Naming Scheme

Introduction

The default export naming scheme is the original naming scheme used by Codeit when exporting variables.
It was originally implemented with 3 key objectives:

1. If a variable is imported into Codeit, the original labelling should be retained and re-applied to the data on export. 
2. If a variable is created in Codeit (usually the case for target variables) the label generated should be based on the associated source variable name (if any)
3. When exporting to Decipher, a more terse and compact naming scheme should be used

When exporting data, Codeit will generate a label for each variable as follows:

• Imported Variables
  When a variable has been imported into Codeit, the original labels provided on import are retained and reapplied to any file exports.
  This mechanism applies even if a variable has been created by nesting a set of import fields. The labels for each nested field are retained and reapplied on export.
  
  
• Created Target Variables - Mapped
  If a target variable has been created by Codeit and is mapped to a task, Codeit will generate a column header according to this pattern:
  
  If the associated source variable has labels defined (e.g. because the variable was imported):
  %Source Variable Label%%Target Variable Suffix%
  
  

  Element	Explanation	Optional
  %Source Variable Label%	The original label used when importing a source variable	No
  %Target Variable Suffix%	The suffix defined in company settings to denote a target variable	No

  
  
• If the associated source variable does not have labels defined (e.g. because the variable was created in Codeit):
  %Source Variable Name%_%Loop%_%Order%%Target Variable Suffix%%MulticodeIndex%
  
  

  Element	Explanation	Optional
  %Source Variable Name%	The text name of a variable being exported. For more details see here.	No
  %Loop%	Denotes a specific Loop iteration index within a variable	Yes - If a variable does not use Loop nesting, then this element will be omitted
  %Order%	Denotes a specific Order index within a variable	Yes - If a variable does not user Order nesting, then this element will be omitted
  %Target Variable Suffix%	The suffix defined in company settings to denote a target variable	No
  %MulticodeIndex%	Denotes a specific Multicode index within a variable	Yes - If a variable does not have a codeframe attached, then this element will be omitted - If the Multicode Export Type of a coded variable is set to "Concatenated" then this element will be omitted - If the Maximum Codes Allowed setting of a variable is set to 1 then this element will be omitted - If the Maximum Codes Allowed setting is not set, but the data being exported only contains a maximum of one response, then this element will be omitted.

  
  
• Created Target Variables - Not Mapped
  If a target variable has been created by Codeit and is not mapped to a task, Codeit will generate a column header according to this pattern:
  %Target Variable Name%_%Loop%_%Order%%Target Variable Suffix%%MulticodeIndex%
  
  

  Element	Explanation	Optional
  %Source Variable Name%	The text name of a variable being exported. For more details see here.	No
  %Loop%	Denotes a specific Loop iteration index within a variable	Yes - If a variable does not use Loop nesting, then this element will be omitted
  %Order%	Denotes a specific Order index within a variable	Yes - If a variable does not user Order nesting, then this element will be omitted
  %Target Variable Suffix%	The suffix defined in company settings to denote a target variable	No
  %MulticodeIndex%	Denotes a specific Multicode index within a variable	Yes - If a variable does not have a codeframe attached, then this element will be omitted - If the Multicode Export Type of a coded variable is set to "Concatenated" then this element will be omitted - If the Maximum Codes Allowed setting of a variable is set to 1 then this element will be omitted - If the Maximum Codes Allowed setting is not set, but the data being exported only contains a maximum of one response, then this element will be omitted.