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Adding a string Data Element to a data group #550

Open AngelaFaulding opened 2 months ago

AngelaFaulding commented 2 months ago

When I tested adding a string Data Element to a data group, I started typing string and the Data Type (Primitive) appeared, as below.

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I am trying to add NHS NUMBER to: image

When I start typing string, Data Type (Primitive) does not appear. Why is this please?

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pjmonks commented 2 months ago

Data sets are Mauro data models. Each data model contains it's own set of data types, as viewed under the "Types" tab:

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Data sets that have been ingested already have this type defined. If an existing "String" type does not appear (e.g. because you have created a new data set), you can add one:

  1. Instead of searching for a data type, click on "Create a new Data Type"
  2. Select "Primitive" as the type.
  3. Under "Data Type Label", enter the word "String".
  4. Continue filling in the rest of the details of the Data Element.
AngelaFaulding commented 2 months ago

This has changed since we were told how to do this so will retest this.