• <GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
    • Data Dictionary Module
    • The CSPro Language
    • Data Entry Module
    • Batch Editing Applications
    • Tabulation Applications
    • Data Sources
    • CSPro Statements and Functions
    • Text Templates
    • Templated Reporting System
    • HTML, Markdown, and JavaScript Integration
    • Action Invoker
    • Appendix
      • Appendix A - Installation
      • Appendix B - Keys Summary
      • Appendix C - Menu Summary
      • Appendix D - Toolbar Summary
      • Appendix E - Application Properties
      • Appendix F - Converting Within IMPS or ISSA
        • Converting a Data Dictionary
        • Converting within IMPS
        • Converting within ISSA
        • Converting an IMPS Data Entry Application
        • Converting an ISSA Data Entry Application
      • Appendix G - Errors in Censuses and Surveys
      • Appendix H - File Types
      • Appendix I - JSON Representations
  • <CSEntry>
  • <CSBatch>
  • <CSTab>
  • <DataManager>
  • <TextView>
  • <TblView>
  • <CSFreq>
  • <CSDeploy>
  • <CSPack>
  • <CSDiff>
  • <CSConcat>
  • <Excel2CSPro>
  • <CSExport>
  • <CSIndex>
  • <CSReFmt>
  • <CSSort>
  • <ParadataConcat>
  • <ParadataViewer>
  • <CSCode>
  • <CSDocument>
  • <CSView>
  • <CSWeb>

Converting an IMPS Data Entry Application

CSPro provides a utility to convert existing IMPS data dictionaries to CSPro. However, there is no automated tool to convert CENTRY application files. You must create the forms again in CSPro.
At any time in CSPro, you can go to the Tools menu option. Select Convert Dictionary from the menu, then choose to convert Between CSPro and IMPS in the opening dialog box.
CSPro is much less constrained than CENTRY in the relationship between dictionary records and data entry forms. In CSPro you can mix dictionary items from different records on the same form. See Issues to Consider When Designing a Form for more details.
In CSPro you can make the equivalent of the CENTRY "Batch," "Questionnaire," and "Record" screens. If you use this approach, you must be sure to make all the fields on the "Batch" screen persistent.
Note: The Convert Dictionary tool is no longer distributed with CSPro but is instead available at https://csprousers.org/downloads.