How to tag responses

You can set up tags at the point where you create the questions in your online survey, or once you've received at least one response, you may set up tags and apply them to your responses. Follow the appropriate link for what you would like to do:

I want to set up tags on my questions as I build the survey

I want to tag existing responses

Setting up tags on questions as you build the survey

Step 1

Once you have created your question, to add tags to it, click on the blue Tags section below the answer component(s):

Question sub components with tags section highlighted.

Step 2

This will open up the tag management area. From here, click on Manage tags:

Tag management area has links to delete, edit component, move up the Tags component and manage tags.

Step 3

Add the tags you would like to apply to that question:

Text box to add new tag has example Vandalism. Other tags are available as checkboxes with delete selected tags button.

The tags will appear in alphabetical order. There is no word limit on tags.

Tagging existing responses

Step 1

On the dashboard, click on Analyse Responses.

This link will take you into your first response to be analysed.

Step 2

Go to the question you would like to add tags to, and click on Manage Tags:

Analysing a question with no tags added - Manage Tags link highlighted.

Step 3

Then add the tags you would like to apply to that question:

Text box to add new tag has example Vandalism. Other tags are available as checkboxes with delete selected tags button.

Step 4

Once you have added in your tags, you can then tag each question appropriately, by ticking the boxes for the tags you wish to apply to that response:

An example text answer describes that there is anti-social behaviour and drug activity in the area. These are quantitatively checked in checkboxes by an analyst with various tag options.

The tags will appear in alphabetical order. There is no word limit on tags.

Note: To ensure the response is marked as 'analysis complete' you must tick the checkbox by "Is analysis of this response complete?" in the yellow header bar when you have finished tagging.

Simultaneous response analysis

Sometimes when you have several analysts working on the same dataset at the same time, it can occasionally result in two or more people trying to analyse the same response simultaneously. To minimise the risk of overlap, we recommend dividing up the responses and assigning analysts to specific Response IDs.

Citizen Space also has a warning system designed to minimise the risk of analysts overwriting one another's work. If you're analysing a response and another user saves analysis information for that same response in the meantime, when you select 'Save response' you will receive a warning message. Citizen Space will show you the analysis information already provided and ask you to confirm if you want to proceed with overwriting the other analyst's information, so you can make sure the right analysis is submitted.