1. MICS Data Processing Workshop
CSPRO Overview

2. What is CSPRO? Comprehensive Data Processing Package For Data entry
Verification
Consistency checking
Exporting
Menu creation

3. CSPRO’s Components Dictionaries Forms Data Files Applications
ALL CSPRO components are stored in ASCII format

4. Dictionaries
Defines how the information from the questionnaire is stored in the data file.
Questions => Variables
Modules => Records
Questionnaires => Levels
Unique identifiers => Identification variables

5. Forms Forms are linked to dictionaries
They are displayed during data entry
They define
which variables are entered
the order in which variables are entered
When you edit a form, CSPRO opens the associated dictionary

6. Applications Applications perform actions Types of applications
Data entry
Comparison
Batch
Export
When you open an application, CSPRO opens its associated dictionary and forms (data entry only)

7. Application Types Data entry Comparison
control the path through the questionnaire
check that entered data is valid and consistent.
Comparison
compare two files and list differences
comparison is used for verifying

8. Application Types Batch count cases in a data file
perform consistency checks
export dictionary and data to other packages

9. Opening CSPRO Double-click on CSPRO icon
Double-click on an application, dictionary or form file

10. An Example of a Dictionary
Double-click on the CSPRO icon
Select file-->open
Navigate to the c:\mics\cspro\dict directory
Open the MICS3 dictionary

11. The Dictionary Screen Press CTRL+T to toggle between names and labels
MICS3 is the dictionary
HH and WMCH are dictionary levels
_IDS0 and _IDS1 are identification variable records
MODHH and MODED are ordinary records

12. The HH Level Click once on HH
The right hand pane displays a list of records
label
name ID
Required
Max

13. The _IDS0 Record Click once on _IDS0 Displays ID variables:
label and name
start position and length
data and item type
occurrences
decimals and decimal chatacter
zero fill

14. The MODHH Record Click once on MODHH
Displays a list of all the variables in this section
Click once and then again on any item to modify it
Double-click on any item (e.g., area) to display its value labels

15. The MODED Record
MODED stores the information from the education questionnaire
The MODED record is a repeating record
each household can have many household members
one record per household member
in our example, the maximum is 50

16. Adding and Deleting Items
Right-click on MODHH
Displays options
Modify or delete this record
Add or insert a record
Add an item (i.e., variable) to this record
Right-click on any item to get a similar menu

17. An Example of a Form Select file--> close Select file-->open
Navigate to the c:\mics\cspro\entry directory
Change the “files of type” to form files
Open the entry form file

18. The Form Screen Press CTRL+T to toggle between names and labels
FL_ENTRY is the form file
HH is a dictionary level
FORMHH is a form for the variables in record MODHH
FORMHL is a form for the variables in record MODHL

19. The FORMHH Form Click once on FORMHH to display the form
Click once on an item on the form
move it around
right-click and selected properties
protected
Look at tree in left pane
Determines entry order
Grayed variables on form but not entered

20. The Form File Tabs In left pane, click once on files tab
lists files associated with the form file
Click once on dicts tab
displays test dictionary
Click once on forms tab
Click once on FORMHH in left pane
Select all text and fields and delete

21. Recreating FORMHH Click once on dicts tab
Drag MODHH into right pane and release
Select options and then click ok
Rearrange fields and text
Use align menu

22. Adding the Cluster Number
Click once on dicts tab
Click on + sign next to _IDS0
Drag HH1 and HH2 to right pane and release
Close form file and do NOT save changes!

23. An Example of an Application
Select file-->open
Navigate to the c:\mics\cspro\entry directory
Open the data entry application

24. The Application Screen
Click once on files tab
Shows list of all associated files
ENT: contains file links
APP: contains logic
MGF: contains text for user-defined messages
QSF: contains user-defined help; we don’t use these files
Dicts and forms tabs as before

25. The Logic Screen Click once on forms tab
Notice that HH1 has a blue check in green box
indicates the presence of logic
Click once on procedure button on toolbar
displays logic for this item
Click on any item in the left pane’s tree to see its logic (if any)

26. The Message File
User-defined messages are stored in a file with the same name as the application and an MGF extension
To see the message file, click on the message tab in the bottom pane when editing logic

27. Compiling and Executing
Click once on compile button on toolbar (meat grinder)
compiles current procedure
box at lower right lists errors (if any)
go to FL_ENTRY to compile entire application

28. Getting Help in CSPRO Hit the F1 key Click on the help menu
The help system includes the syntax for all commands and statements in CSPRO