Mapping Variables

The table below outlines how Forsta Plus variable types are mapped to Triple-S variable types.

System fields
respid,responseid	quantity
rowguid	character
status	character
dates (interview_start, interview_end, last_touched, lastcomplete)	Will be split into pairs of date + time variables, e.g. interview_start (for date) and interview_start_time (for time).
Question types
single	single
multi	multiple
open text	character
open text numeric	quantity
grid	Will be split into a set of single variables, one for each element in the answer list.
loop	(In 2.0 hierarchy export) single
multi open text	Will be split into a set of character variables, one for each element in the answer list.
multi numeric	Will be split into a set of quantity variables, one for each element in the answer list
multi ranking	Will be split into a set of quantity variables, one for each element in the answer list
other, specify fields	character