Keyword summary

Prior to UNICOM Intelligence version 6.0.1, the following keywords were reserved words in mrScriptMetadata. Starting with version 6.0.1, the following words can be used as field or category names.

Used when defining a category list to specify that it is to be sorted in ascending order. See Categorical for more information.

Used to define an axis expression for use in UNICOM Intelligence Reporter. See Axis expressions for more information.

Used to define a codes list. Codes lists are typically used to specify Don't Know, No Answer and Refused to Answer special responses for Long, Double, Text, Date, and Boolean questions, and to store the coded responses of Text questions.

Used to define that the iterations of a grid, or a loop displayed as a grid, are to be displayed as columns. See Categorical loop for more information.

Used to define a default answer for Long, Double, Text, Date, Boolean, and Categorical questions.

Used to specify that an expression in a Categorical question should derive elements (categories).

Used when defining a category list to define that it is to be sorted in descending order. See Categorical for more information.

Used to include the Don't Know special response in the categories list of a Categorical question, or the codes list of a Long, Double, Text, Date, or Boolean question.

Used to define a field as a Double, which is a numeric question that can accept a real (decimal) number response.

Used to define a special element for use during analysis. See Categorical for more information.

Used to define the end of the Metadata section in a script. See mrScriptMetadata reference for more information.

Used to define a single-choice category in a Categorical question. Typically used in multiple-response questions to define a single-choice category such as None of the above.

Used to define that the response data for a loop is to be stored in a flattened form. See Categorical loop for more information.

Used to define an expression for Long, Double, Text, Date, Boolean, and Categorical questions. Generally used to create a derived variable that is based on one or more other variables.

Used to assign a factor value to a category in the category list of a Long, Double, Text, Date, or Categorical question. Factors are used for statistical analysis. Also used to assign a boolean value to a category in the category list of a Boolean question.

Used when defining to indicate a False value. Also used to assign a value of FALSE to a category in the category list of a Boolean question.

Used to specify that a category, or a group of categories, is to retain its original position in the list when the category list, or the set of category groups, is sorted, rotated, randomized, or reversed. See Categorical for more information.

Used to define a field as a Grid. Also used to specify that a loop is to be displayed as a grid in a Categorical loop or a Numeric loop.

Used to create helper variables. See Helper variables for more information.

Used to define an initial answer for Long, Double, Text, Date, Boolean, and Categorical questions.

Used to specify that the individual categories in a group should be included in the set of categories to be ordered when the overall list of categories is sorted, rotated, randomized, or reversed. See Categorical for more information.

Used to specify a custom keycode for individual categories. Keycodes are used in the UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Offline for Windows application to help limit the number of keystrokes required when entering response values. See Categorical for more information.

Used to define the appearance of the label text for a field when an interview takes place. See Styles and templates for more information.

Used to identify an area code that identifies a particular language, user context and label type combination. The name must have been defined already in the script. See Alternative labels for more information.

Returns the boolean value True if a text string matches a pattern. See Like operator for more information.

Used to define a field as a Long question, which is a numeric question that requires a whole number response.

Used to define a set of questions to be asked more than once. There are two types of loops--Categorical loop and Numeric loop.

Used to define the start of the Metadata section in a script. See mrScriptMetadata reference for more information.

Used to define a special type of helper variable that is used to store numeric data associated with a category. See Categorical loop for more information.

Used to include the No Answer special response in the categories list of a Categorical question, or the codes list of a Long, Double, Text, Date, or Boolean question.

Used when defining a category list to indicate that the category names should be namespaced based on the list name. By default, category names do not include a namespace. See Categorical for more information.

1. Defines the end of a For...Next or For Each...Next iteration statement.

2. In an error handler, part of a Resume Next, which transfers execution to the statement following the statement that caused the error.

3. Part of an On Error Resume Next statement, which transfers execution to the statement following a statement that causes an error. See On Error for more information.

Used to specify that a question does not store case data. Info automatically have the nocasedata attribute. See Field definitions for more information.

Used to specify that an expression in a Categorical question should not derive elements (categories).

Used to define that the response data for a grid is to be stored in a hierarchical form only. See Grid for more information.

Prevents a category from being excluded when using a filter in UNICOM Intelligence Reporter or the UNICOM Intelligence Professional Tables option. See Categorical for more information.

Used in a Compound to specify that the name of the compound should be omitted from the full names of the questions nested inside it.

Used to define an Other Specify category. See Categorical for more information.

Used to define a field as a Page, which is used to group questions together for displaying as a page.

Used in Long and Double questions to specify the total number of digits that will be stored in the case data file when the question is saved. In Double questions, Precision is typically used in conjunction with the scale keyword, as the value of Precision includes any decimal places in the number.

Used to specify that a category list is to be presented in randomized order. See Categorical for more information.

Used to include the Refused to Answer special response in the categories list of a Categorical question, or the codes list of a Long, Double, Text, Date, or Boolean question.

Used to specify that a category list is to be reversed before presentation to each respondent. See Categorical for more information.

Used to specify that a category list is to be rotated for each respondent. See Categorical for more information.

Used to define that the iterations of a grid, or a loop displayed as a grid, are to be displayed as rows. See Categorical loop for more information.

Used in Double questions to specify the number of decimal places that will be stored when the question is saved.

Used to specify stepped values in the range expression for a long question. See Long for more information.

Used to define the appearance of the control for a field when an interview takes place. See Styles and templates for more information.

Used to specify that the individual categories from a defined list should not be included in the set of categories to be ordered when the overall list of categories is sorted, rotated, randomized, or reversed. See Categorical for more information.

Used to define the appearance of any aspect of a field when an interview takes place. See Styles and templates for more information.

Used when defining Custom properties to indicate a True value. Also used to assign a value of TRUE to a category in the category list of a Boolean question.

Used to specify that a question can be changed at any time, regardless of the lock status of the current version of the metadata. See Field definitions for more information.

Used to specify special variable usage types, such as weight and filter. See Special usage types for more information.

Used to define validation for open-ended responses. See Text for more information.

The following list of additional words are reserved keywords in the UNICOM Intelligence Data Model SQL syntax. The words can typically be used as field names, as well as part of a name. For example, “Table” can be used as the name of a question nested inside a loop and can also be used as the name of a simple question.

These additional words that can be used for the names of questions that are contained within a loop, block, or compound question.