Create cases manually
Cases are people, places, organizations, events or other entities that represent the focus of your research.
If you are analyzing interviews, focus groups, surveys or social media, NVivo can automatically create cases based on your data. This is especially useful if you are working with a large number of cases.
If you have a smaller number of cases, or are working with different types of qualitative data, you can set up your classifications and cases manually.
Set up your case structure
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Create a case classification
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Add cases to the classification
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Setup the attributes and values for each case
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Code content at the new cases
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Code content from files at the new cases. For example, code Ken's interview transcript at the case for Ken. You can code the entire file or selected content. Coding techniques |
Create a case while coding in Detail View
- In Detail View, select the content you want to code.
- On the menu bar, in the Coding group, click Code.
- Select the Cases folder, and then click New Case to create and code to a new case.
Create a case by 'quick coding'
You can create a new case by selecting the content you want to code and entering a new case name in the Quick Coding bar at the bottom of Detail View. Make sure you set the folder location to Cases. Coding techniques