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Use the Edit Table Variable dialog box to specify the content of variables in the current table. If you want to make changes that will be stored in the variable for future tables, use the Edit Variable dialog box, which you open using the Edit option on the Variables menu.
To open the Edit Table Variable dialog box, select a variable that you have added to the Design pane, and choose
from the menu.
The Edit Variable menu. See the topic The IBM SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Menus for more information.
The Edit Variable toolbar. See the topic The IBM SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Toolbar Buttons for more information.
Name. You cannot change the variable name in the Edit Table Variable dialog box. To rename a variable, use the Variables pane. See the topic Renaming Variables for more information.
Description. The default description is the variable's description (label) or the text of the question on which it is based. You can change the variable description if required. The description appears in the Results tab, if you have chosen to display variable descriptions.
Data type. Displays the variable's type.
Category list. The main section of the dialog box displays a list of the categories in the variable. This list also includes other items that are part of the variable, for example, means, totals, or other items that you create.
Properties pane. The Properties pane is an advanced feature that you can use to view and edit the properties for categories and other items in a variable. See the topic Edit Variable dialog box: Properties pane for more information.
Script Pane. The Script pane is an advanced feature that you can use to display and edit the syntax for a variable. See the topic Edit Variable dialog box: Script pane for more information.
You cannot edit loops and grids in this dialog box. However, provided you are using the hierarchical view, you can edit their descriptions in the Edit Variable dialog box.
This dialog box changes how the variable will appear in the current table only. If you subsequently make any changes to the variable in the Edit Variable dialog box, those changes will not be applied to this table. (However, if you change the variable's description in the Edit Variable dialog box, the changed description will be applied to this table next time you populate it.)