Yes, in the "checks" option, click on Edit, Type in "Key Unique " - save and this will prevent duplicates from being entered.

Sandy

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Message: 1 Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 00:46:02 -0700 From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] Adding unique number manually To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: 897a5cf60805020046l1308e015s24557a2fd822b4f6@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Dear EpiData lister, thank you for your kind reply for my previous query.

There is new question. Can I have variable for ID numbers, called id, and to make sure the value entered is unique to avoid duplicates during data entry?

Thank you in advance and best regards ziad

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Hello,

When creating a questionnaire, in the field pick list, in the "other" tab, select ID auto number Alternatively in the questionnaire create a field with this specific field marker: <IDNUM>

Example ID <IDNUM>

Best regards Gilles Desve

epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca a écrit :

Dear EpiData lister, thank you for your kind reply for my previous query.

There is new question. Can I have variable for ID numbers, called id, and to make sure the value entered is unique to avoid duplicates during data entry?

Thank you in advance and best regards ziad _______________________________________________ EpiData-list mailing list EpiData-list@lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list

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Hallo, Just use key unique command

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