Form:IndicatorForm: Difference between revisions

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This is a form to generate an indicator page in two steps.

Enter the name of the indicator below (without underscores). This will create the homonymous page.
Afterwards you will see the form that mirrors the "Quick info" box, each heading and section of an indicator page (cf. an example based on the template).

If a page with that name already exists, you will be able to edit that page with the form. If you are done, do not forget to add newly created pages to the corresponding category table(s)!

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 This is a form to generate an indicator page in two steps.
-# Enter the name of the indicator below (without underscores). This will create a homonymous page.
+# Enter the name of the indicator below (without underscores). This will create the homonymous page.
 # Afterwards you will see the form that mirrors the "Quick info" box, each heading and section of an indicator page (cf. [[Example:_Example_indicator|an example based on the template]]).
-If a page with that name already exists, you will be sent to a form to edit that page.
+If a page with that name already exists, you will be able to edit that page with the form.
+If you are done, do not forget to add newly created pages to the corresponding category table(s)!
 {{#forminput:form=IndicatorForm}}
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 <div id="wikiPreview" style="display: none; padding-bottom: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;"></div>
-{{{for template|Indicator|label=Use this form to populate an indicator page. Fields marked with a star are mandatory.}}}
+{{{for template|IndicatorForm|label=Use this form to populate an indicator page. Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory.}}}
 {| class="formtable"
 ! Data type*
-| {{{field|datatype|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|default=Numeric|values=Numeric, String, Date}}}
+| {{{field|datatype|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|values=Numeric, String, Date|default=Numeric|show on select=Numeric=>scale1;String=>scale2;Date=>scale3}}}
 |-
-! Scale*
+| ''(Scale will change upon Data type select.)''
-| {{{field|scale|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|default=Metric|values=Binary, Multinomial, Ordinal, Metric, String, Date}}}
 |-
+! Scale*
+|}
+<div id="scale1">{{{field|scale|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|values=Binary, Multinomial, Ordinal, Metric|default=Binary}}}</div>
+<div id="scale2">{{{field|scale|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|values=String|default=String}}}</div>
+<div id="scale3">{{{field|scale|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|values=Date|default=Date}}}</div>
+{| class="formtable"
 ! Value labels*
-| {{{field|valuelabels|input type=textarea|mandatory|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=Add value labels as a list. In software like Stata, SAS or the like it would be called "value labels". Value labels are usually used for nominal and ordinal scales only, i.e. for metric variables write "Not applicable". Examples include: 0 = "No", 1 = "Yes" or "1 = Totally agree" ... "7 = Totally disagree". If the Wiki markup leads to unexpected results, use the HTML code for a list i.e. <ul><li>Bullet point1</li><li>Bullet point2</li></ul>}}}
+| {{{field|valuelabels|input type=textarea|mandatory|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=Add value labels as a list. For metric variables write "Not applicable". Examples: "0 = No", "1 = Yes" or "1 = Totally agree" to "7 = Totally disagree".}}}
 |-
 ! Technical name*
-| {{{field|techname|mandatory|placeholder=Enter the technical variable name}}}
+| {{{field|techname|mandatory|placeholder=Enter the technical variable name}}} (Note the [[Coding_rules|naming convention]] for technical names.)
 |-
 ! Category*
-| {{{field|category|input type=dropdown|mandatory|values= [[Old age and survivors]], [[Labour and labour market]]}}}
+| {{{field|category|input type=dropdown|mandatory|values=
+Old age and survivors,
+Labour and labour market,
+Health and long-term care,
+Education and training,
+Family and gender policies,
+Immigrant social rights,
+Policy legacies,
+Economic and financial factors,
+Political factors,
+Social structure,
+Culture,
+Geography,
+Sustainable development goals,
+Communication,
+Political institutional linkages,
+Economic relations,
+Migration,
+Violent conflicts and colonial dependencies}}}
 |-
 ! Label*
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 |-
 ! Related indicators
-| {{{field|relatedindicators|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=Add a list of related indicators using the HTML list tags if applicable (otherwise write "Not applicable"). Examples are sub-dimensions of an index or conceptually close indicators. If the Wiki markup leads to unexpected results, use the HTML code for a list i.e. <ul><li>Bullet point1</li><li>Bullet point2</li></ul>.}}}
+| {{{field|relatedindicators|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=Add a list of related indicators if applicable (otherwise write "Not applicable"). Use the link button in the editor toolbar to find existing pages.}}}
 |-
 ! Description*
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 |-
 ! Data release
-| {{{field|datarelease|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=This section will include information regarding the publication of the focal indicator in different versions of WeSIS (needs to be filled later on).}}}
+| {{{field|datarelease|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=This section lists changes and updates to the indicator across WeSIS versions. For a new indicator write: Version 0.001: Initial release.}}}
 |-
 ! Revisions
-| {{{field|revisions|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=This section shall report any changes and/or corrections made to the data, e.g. different estimation, interpolation techniques, correction of wrong data, new sources and related changes etc. Example: "Wrong data for Gabun in rev. 1 was corrected in rev. 2."}}}
+| {{{field|revisions|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=This section shall report any changes and/or corrections made to the data, e.g. different estimation, interpolation techniques, correction of wrong data, new sources and related changes etc. Example: "Wrong data for Gabun in rev. 1 was corrected in rev. 2." To start with type: "No revisions yet".}}}
 |-
 ! Sources

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