Assigned Numeric Values in Single Select Nodes

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What are assigned numeric values?

Assign numeric values allows authors to add a number value to options in a Single Select input node.

Context menu in single-select input Options with assigned values
Assign_values_context_menu.png Assign_values_input_option_value.png

 

Why would you use assigned numeric values?

Authors can minimize the number of nodes required to apply risk scoring and simplify their graph and its logic. Using assigned numeric values can also help with simplifying and speeding up testing and reviewing modules that use scoring.

Example

Before assigned numeric values After assigned numeric values
Simplified_risk_scoring_before.png Simplified_risk_scoring_after.png

 

How to use numeric values in single select nodes

  1. In a single select node (standalone or sub-input in a multi-input node), add your options.
  2. Click on the context menu for options in a single-select nodecontext_menu_assign_values.png
  3. Select Assign values to options
    select_assign_values_to_options.png
  4. Add assign values to all the options
    assigned_values.png
  5. Use assigned values for number calculations, transitions, or similar further down in your graph
    1. In a transition: The assigned value can be selected in the value picker and will be displayed underneath the single-select input node.
      chose_value_in_a_condition.png
    2. In a calculate action: The assigned value can be added like any other number value through @-referencing.
      choose_value_in_calculator.png

 

Example use cases

Questionnaires with a Likert scale

If your questionnaire includes a so-called Likert scale similar to the one below, you would have a single-select node with 9 options ("Strongly disagree", .... "Neither agree nor disagree", ... "Strongly agree") and would need to add 9 updated value nodes to assign a number value to each option.

Likert_Scale.png

With numeric values assigned to such a node, authors can save time and can build modules with fewer nodes.

Assign_number_values.gif

Data breach assessor

Similar to the use case above, authors often apply a scoring mechanism to assess the severity of a reported data breach. Using numeric values in single-select nodes will reduce the number of nodes significantly and make maintaining modules easier.

Create logical groups

Assigned values can come in handy even in use cases without scoring or calculations. In some modules, you might want to show specific content based on a categorization into groups, e.g. country grouped into continent (Asia = 1, Europe = 2, Africa = 3, ....).

country_groups.png

These values can then be used at a later stage to show specific content or add specific text block values (clauses) to a document.

use_values_in_conditions.gif

 

Known limitations

  • Authors can only use numbers (integers and also floats) as underlying values
  • Authors cannot set assigned values using referenced values
  • Assigned values cannot be used on the right side of conditions
  • Assigned values do not work in combination with data sources

 

Likert, Fragebogen, Scoring, number values, numeric values, Bepunktung, Group, Categorize

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