Create a Group Answers recode in modern reports

Use the Group Answers recode to recategorize answers, rename answers, or exclude answers from your report.

Open the modern report.

You can use the recode in your report in the following ways:

• Add the Group Answers recode field to your report as a data tile.
• Add the Group Answers recode field as a banner.
• Perform significance testing and weighting on reports that include the recode.

Group Answers recode fields cannot be selected as variables in weight schemes when applying weighting to the report.

1. On the report toolbar, click Recodes.
   
2. Do one of the following:
   1. To add your first recode, click New Recode in the center of the Editor.
   2. To add additional recodes, click New Recode in the top right of the Editor.
3. In the Choose the Type of Recode page, select Group Answers.
   The following field types are supported by the Group Answers recode:

   Questions	Profile Variables	Response Data
   Single Choice Single Choice Grid Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Grid Rating (Single Choice tiles only)	Single Choice Multiple Choice	Display Type Respondent Locale Response Status Dataset Type

4. In the Set the Recode Rule page, enter the following information about the recode:
   • Recode Name: The display name for the recode in the report.
   • Recode Description: Optional. The description of the recode. For example, add a sentence to document the purpose of the recode.
   • Based On: Select the field to base the recode on from the drop-down list. You can choose from survey questions, response data, and profile variables.

     If you have created profile variable categories, the categories assigned to each profile variable are displayed next to the profile variable in the Based On drop-down list.

     If you want to save the recode as a recode template, it must be based on a profile variable field.

5. Use any of the following options to define the groups for the recode:
   

   1. Select answers: Modify the selected answers in the Answers column, as needed. You can select the exact answers to include for each group.
   2. Name groups: Rename any of the entries in the Groups column. You can change the default name assigned to the group.
   3. Add groups: Click Add Group to add a custom group to the recode. You need to select the answers to include in the group and enter a name for the group.
   4. Remove groups: Click the minus sign next to any groups you do not want to include. Answers that are not included in any of the groups used by the recode are not used in any report calculations.
   5. Add a Top 2 Box: Click Add "Top 2 Box" to create a new group that contains the first two positive responses.

      A Top 2 Box is used to summarize the top two positive responses from a Likert scale by combining them in a single group.

   6. Add a Bottom 2 Box: Click Add "Bottom 2 Box" to create a new group that contains the last two negative responses.

      A Bottom 2 Box is used to summarize the bottom two negative responses from a Likert scale by combining them in a single group.

6. If you want to add a tile for the recode to your report, select the Automatically add a new data tile using this recode checkbox.
   The new data tile is automatically added to the bottom of your report when you create the recode.
7. Optional: If the recode is based on a profile variable, select Save as template to create a new recode template.
   You can save recodes based on profile variable fields as recode templates to use as a starting point to create recodes in any new reports for your community. The template is saved with the Recode Name of the recode you are creating.
8. Click Done.

Related information

• Recode example for modern reports
• Edit a recode in modern reports