• <GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
    • Data Dictionary Module
      • Introduction to Data Dictionary
      • Organization
      • Dictionary Concepts
      • Data Dictionary Application
      • How to ...
        • Open an Existing Dictionary Application
        • Move Around a Dictionary
        • View the Dictionary Layout
        • Add Dictionary Elements
        • Modify Dictionary Elements
        • Add or Modify Levels
        • Add or Modify Records
        • Add or Modify Items
        • Add or Modify Value Sets
        • Linked Value Sets
        • Generate Numeric Value Set
        • Add or Modify Values
        • Undo and Redo Changes
        • Select Several Dictionary Elements
        • Insert Dictionary Elements
        • Delete Dictionary Elements
        • Move Dictionary Elements
        • Find Dictionary Elements
        • Document Dictionary Elements
        • Convert Items to Subitems
        • Select Relative or Absolute Positioning
        • Create Dictionary with No Record Types
        • Occurrence Labels
        • Add or Modify Relations
        • Print the Dictionary File
        • Save Dictionary as New File
        • Multiple Language Dictionaries
        • Dictionary Macros
        • Dictionary Analysis
        • Dictionary Security Options
    • The CSPro Language
    • Data Entry Module
    • Batch Editing Applications
    • Tabulation Applications
    • Data Sources
    • CSPro Statements and Functions
    • Templated Reporting System
    • HTML and JavaScript Integration
    • Action Invoker
    • Appendix
  • <CSEntry>
  • <CSBatch>
  • <CSTab>
  • <DataViewer>
  • <TextView>
  • <TblView>
  • <CSFreq>
  • <CSDeploy>
  • <CSPack>
  • <CSDiff>
  • <CSConcat>
  • <Excel2CSPro>
  • <CSExport>
  • <CSIndex>
  • <CSReFmt>
  • <CSSort>
  • <ParadataConcat>
  • <ParadataViewer>
  • <CSCode>
  • <CSDocument>
  • <CSView>
  • <CSWeb>

Modify Dictionary Elements

You can modify any of the dictionary's items (i.e., a level, record, item, value set, or value). You can modify an item from either the tree or view. In either case, the dictionary's menu bar and popup menu listing (displayed if you right-click over a tree item or the view) are context-sensitive. Therefore, depending on what you've selected, your choice will be to modify the properties of a level, record, item, value set or value. The Ctrl+M key combination invokes the modify process; or, from the Edit menu, choose the Modify [Element] option.
See also: Add Dictionary Elements