prep_add_to_meta function

Support function to augment metadata during data quality reporting

adds an annotation to static metadata

prep_add_to_meta(
  VAR_NAMES,
  DATA_TYPE,
  LABEL,
  VALUE_LABELS,
  item_level = "item_level",
  meta_data = item_level,
  meta_data_v2,
  ...
)

Arguments

• VAR_NAMES: character Names of the Variables to add
• DATA_TYPE: character Data type for the added variables
• LABEL: character Labels for these variables
• VALUE_LABELS: character Value labels for the values of the variables as usually pipe separated and assigned with =: 1 = male | 2 = female
• item_level: data.frame the metadata to extend
• meta_data: data.frame old name for item_level
• meta_data_v2: character path to workbook like metadata file, see prep_load_workbook_like_file for details. ALL LOADED DATAFRAMES WILL BE PURGED , using prep_purge_data_frame_cache, if you specify meta_data_v2.
• ...: Further defined variable attributes, see prep_create_meta

Returns

a data frame with amended metadata.

Details

Add metadata e.g. of transformed/new variable This function is not yet considered stable, but we already export it, because it could help. Therefore, we have some inconsistencies in the formals still.