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Home Introduction Variable and Object Names
See also: Class Attributes, Editing Nominal and Ordinal Values 

Variable and Object Names

Variable and object identifiers can be either input in the matrix viewer, or in the numeric table editor by using the context menu of the row and column headings. In order to enter or edit variable or object identifiers in the matrix viewer you have to switch the corresponding tab into edit mode by clicking the edit button. The edit mode is indicated by a yellowish background color of the variable/object table, the selection mode shows a white background color.

Hint: Variable and object names may have a maximum length of 50 characters; longer names will be automatically truncated to 50 characters.