Adding a child item to a compound item
Compound items collect data in two or more data fields. The items that make up a compound item are its child items. The child items of a compound item can be different data types; for example, you can create a compound item with a date time and a text item.
Note: A blood pressure item is a specialized type of compound item, collecting a blood pressure measurement in two child items called Systolic Variable and Diastolic Variable.
To create and add a child item to a compound item:
- In the Project Explorer, select the
Items
Explorer bar.
- In the InForm Items folder, select a compound item.
The Design tab of the Item Editor appears in the workspace.
- In the
Child Items
section, complete a row in the
Compound Item
grid for each child item in the compound item:
- Type the
Question
and
Title
.
- Select the
Type
.
- After you complete each row, and after the final row, press
Enter
, or tab or click in the next row.
The child item is added to the compound item.
To add an existing child item to a compound item
:
- In the Project Explorer, select the
Items
Explorer bar.
- In the InForm Items folder, select a compound item.
The Design tab of the Item Editor appears in the workspace.
- Drag an item from the Project Explorer, and drop it onto the
Child Items
grid.
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