• <GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
      • What is CSPro?
      • CSPro Capabilities
      • Release History
      • What's New in CSPro?
      • CSPro Applications
      • CSPro General Concepts
      • CSPro General Functionality
      • How To ...
        • Create a CSPro Application
        • Open an Existing Application
        • Change the View
        • Designer Font Preferences
        • Change Windows
        • Add Files to an Application
        • Drop Files from an Application
        • Change the Print Page Setup
        • Print All or Part of a Document
        • Save an Application
        • Close an Application
        • Save an Application with a New Name
        • Specify Application File Names
        • Pack an Application
        • CSPro Settings
        • Get Help
        • Collaborating on CSPro Development
    • Data Dictionary Module
    • 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>

Create a CSPro Application

Click on the toolbar; or from the File menu, select New; or press Ctrl+N. The following dialog box will appear:
Select the type of application you want to create and press OK. You can create one of the following applications:
CategoryTypeDescription
EntryCAPI Data Entry ApplicationA data entry application will be created with settings tailored for conducting Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) censuses and surveys. The program will use system-controlled mode to ensure enumerators strictly follow any value and logic checks.
PAPI Data Entry ApplicationA data entry application will be created with settings tailored for keying PAPI (Paper and Pencil Interviewing) forms collected during a census or survey. The program will use operator-controlled mode to give keyers maximum flexibility while entering the data on the forms.
Operational Control ApplicationA data entry application will be created with settings tailored for managing operational control, which is sometimes called a menu program. These programs are not intended to collect data that will be saved, but rather to lead enumerators through a series of options, presenting actions to be taken.
 
BatchBatch Edit ApplicationBatch edit applications are generally used to detect and correct errors in data files. They can also be used for running logic as a script, or to export data.
 
TabulationTabulation ApplicationTabulation applications produce publication-ready tables.
 
OtherDictionaryDictionaries describe CSPro data files. If you are creating a new application, you may prefer creating the entire application rather than a standalone dictionary.
FormForms contain the order and instructions for collecting information as part of a data entry application. This option does not create a complete data entry application; it is most commonly used to bring in a standalone form used by several applications, such as a consent form. If you are creating a new application, you should select either the CAPI or PAPI entry options.
You will then be prompted to enter the file name of the application. Enter the file name of the application and press Create.
The File Associations dialog will be displayed. Specify the names of other files that make up the application, such as the data dictionary file and any additional external lookup dictionaries.