Variable Label

The Variable Label box on the Data Element tab is used to enter a descriptive label for the Data Element.

Variable label box

Variable labels are displayed in the Design Studio Element List View to identify elements (e.g., Data collected for <Variable Label>).

Variable labels displayed in Design Studio Element List View

Label Export Limits

Variable labels are also labels in data formats exported from the Warehouse Manager. Labels are truncated when data is exported if the entered length is longer than allowed by the export program type:

  • SPSS 17- 256 characters (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean: 128 characters)
  • SPSS 6 - 120 characters (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean: 60 characters)
  • Stata - 80 characters (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean: 40 characters)
  • SAS XML - 256 characters (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean: 128 characters)
  • SAS Transport - 40 characters (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean: 20 characters)
  • Access, Relational database - 255 characters