How do document numbers and variable column order work?
Overview
The Number column is the first column of the variables table and cannot be edited. Each document keeps its number when you move rows or columns, and a number is never reused if you delete a document. Numbers are only a reference: they are not variables and not participant IDs.
What to do
- To move a variable, open its header and choose Move before or Move after another variable. The new order is saved at once; cell values still need Save changes.
- When you paste from a spreadsheet with headers, start the pasted columns with Number or Document, or use both, before the variable columns.