Importing Survey Data to Tabx

Contents

• Importing SPSS Data Files into Tabx
• Importing CSV / XLSX Data Files into Tabx
• Formatting a CSV / XLSX Fle for Uploading to Tabx

Importing SPSS Data Files into Tabx

Importing SPSS data files is quick and easy in Tabx:

1. Browse to the Account page using the navigation at the top of the window.
2. Browse to the  Projects tab.
3. Click the  Upload a Project button at the bottom of this tab.
4. Once on the  Add Project page, ensure you are on the  SPSS tab.
5. Ensure you read the  Before you upload... section.
6. Click Choose File to select your .sav data file on your computer.
7. Type in a Project Name. This is for internal use only and is not output anywhere on tables or charts. This cannot be the same as another project within your License.
8. Click the  Submit button.
9. Once uploaded, you will redirected to the  Account page and see an orange confirmation box appear confirming the project was uploaded. After your project has been uploaded, you will see either a success or failure message, alongside a desctription of what was ignored / why the upload was a failure. If your SPSS project upload was a success, the message that details which fields were ignored is saved to be accessed again at any time by viewing the  Options tab when on the  Edit Project page.

Importing CSV / XLSX Data Files into Tabx

Importing CSV /XLSX data files is quick and easy in tabx:

1. Browse to the Account page using the navigation at the top of the window.
2. Browse to the  Projects tab.
3. Click the  Upload a Project button at the bottom of this tab.
4. Once on the  Add Project page, ensure you are on the  CSV / XLSX tab.
5. Ensure you read the  Before you upload... section.
6. Click Choose File to select your .sav data file on your computer.
7. Type in a Project Name. This is for internal use only and is not output anywhere on tables or charts. This cannot be the same as another project within your License.
8. Click the  Submit button.
9. Once uploaded, you will redirected to the  Account page and see an orange confirmation box appear confirming the project was uploaded. After your project has been uploaded, you will see either a success or failure message, alongside a desctription of what was ignored / why the upload was a failure. If your CSV / XLSX project upload was a success, the message that details which fields were ignored is saved to be accessed again at any time by viewing the  Options tab when on the  Edit Project page.

Formatting a CSV / XLSX Fle for Uploading to Tabx

Click here to download the XLSX template file.

Click here to download an example project using the XLSX template file.

Using the CSV / XLSX upload feature means you can import data from sources other than SPSS into Tabx. To use the XLSX template file:

1. Follow the instructions within the file (on the worksheet "How to use") to populate your data and meta data.
2. Ensure Row 1 on the "Data" sheet has no blank cells between columns. All columns must have a field name.
3. Ensure ALL fields are represented on the "Variables" worksheet, and have been assigned a display ready label and type.
4. Ensure all "Categorical" type variables have corresponding answers on the "Answers" sheet.