Form:IndicatorForm: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:35, 9 November 2026

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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 <noinclude>
-This is the "IndicatorForm" form.
+This is a form to generate an indicator page in two steps.
-To create a page with this form, enter the page name below;
-if a page with that name already exists, you will be sent to a form to edit that 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 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}}
-</noinclude><includeonly>
+</noinclude>
+<includeonly>
 <div id="wikiPreview" style="display: none; padding-bottom: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;"></div>
-{{{for template|Indicator|label=Indicator template with forms}}}
+{{{for template|IndicatorForm|label=Use this form to populate an indicator page. Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory.}}}
 {| class="formtable"
-! Datatype:
+! Data type*
-| {{{field|datatype|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|default=Numeric|values=String, Numeric, Date}}}
+| {{{field|datatype|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|values=Numeric, String, Date|default=Numeric|show on select=Numeric=>scale1;String=>scale2;Date=>scale3}}}
 |-
-! Sources:
+| ''(Scale will change upon Data type select.)''
-| {{{field|scale|input type=radiobutton|mandatory|default=Metric|values=Binary, Multinomial, Ordinal, Metric, Date, String|autogrow}}}
 |-
-! Label:
+! Scale*
-| {{{field|label|mandatory}}}
+|}
+<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. For metric variables write "Not applicable". Examples: "0 = No", "1 = Yes" or "1 = Totally agree" to "7 = Totally disagree".}}}
 |-
-! Valuelabels:
+! Technical name*
-| {{{field|valuelabels|input type=textarea|autogrow}}}
+| {{{field|techname|mandatory|placeholder=Enter the technical variable name}}} (Note the [[Coding_rules|naming convention]] for technical names.)
 |-
-! Techname:
+! Category*
-| {{{field|techname|mandatory}}}
+| {{{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}}}
 |-
-! Category:
+! Label*
-| {{{field|category|input type=radiobutton|values=[[Old_age_and_survivors|Old age and survivors]], [[Labour_and_labour_market|Labour and labour market]], [[Health_and_long-term_care|Health and long-term care]], [[Education_and_training|Education and training]], [[Family_and_gender_policies|Family and gender policies]], [[Policy_legacies|Policy legacies]], [[Economic_and_financial_factors|Economic and financial factors]], [[Political_factors|Political factors]], [[Social_structure|Social structure]], [[Culture|Culture]], [[Geography|Geography]], [[Communication|Communication]], [[Political_institutional_linkages|Political institutional linkages]], [[Economic_relations|Economic relations]], [[Migration|Migration]], [[Violent_conflicts_and_colonial_dependencies|Violent conflicts and colonial dependencies]]}}}
+| {{{field|label|mandatory|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=Add the easy-to-read label of the indicator. This is the same as "Indicator name" in the indicator table. In software like Stata, SAS or the like this would be called "variable label".}}}
 |-
-! Relatedindicators:
+! Related indicators
-| {{{field|relatedindicators|input type=textarea|autogrow}}}
+| {{{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:
+! Description*
-| {{{field|description|input type=textarea|autogrow}}}
+| {{{field|description|input type=textarea|mandatory|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=The description shall introduce the indicator as concise as possible including references to major works if it is already published.}}}
 |-
-! Codingrules:
+! Coding rules
-| {{{field|codingrules|input type=textarea|autogrow}}}
+| {{{field|codingrules|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=This section shall report all coding rules and decisions underlying the data collection. For indicators from other sources than the CRC, e.g. statistical data from the OECD, WHO, World Bank etc. simply refer to their documentation, i.e. you do not have to spell out "their" coding rules.}}}
 |-
-! Citation:
+! Citation
-| {{{field|citation|input type=textarea|autogrow}}}
+| {{{field|citation|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=Here you claim or give credits for a specific operationalization if it is presented in published work. Add hyperlinks to articles, pdfs and the like if possible (doi preferable).}}}
 |-
-! Relatedpublications:
+! Related publications
-| {{{field|relatedpublications|input type=textarea|autogrow}}}
+| {{{field|relatedpublications|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=Here you claim or give credits to related publications, i.e. cite the work of others if the indicator or operationalization is related to their works and references have been made in the description. Add hyperlinks to articles, pdfs and the like if possible (doi preferable). Note: "Citation" and "Related publications" is for credit claiming and giving, not for listing sources.}}}
 |-
-! Projectmanagers:
+! Project manager(s)*
-| {{{field|projectmanagers}}}
+| {{{field|projectmanagers||mandatory|input type=textarea|autogrow|placeholder=Add the responsible person or project (PI). You may also give credits to all people (e.g. student assistants) involved in the data collection.}}}
 |-
-! Datarelease:
+! Data release
-| {{{field|datarelease}}}
+| {{{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:
+! Revisions
-| {{{field|revisions|input type=textarea|autogrow}}}
+| {{{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:
+! Sources
-| {{{field|sources|input type=textarea|autogrow}}}
+| {{{field|sources|input type=textarea|autogrow|editor=wikieditor|placeholder=Add all original sources used for compiling the indicator in a list using the APSA style; add hyperlinks if possible (doi preferable).}}}
 |}
 {{{end template}}}

Form:IndicatorForm: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:35, 9 November 2026

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