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Start with 2 or more coders working on duplicate copies of the same bundle/HU.
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Each coder must log in using a distinctive coder ID. If you are not yet using
the Altas log in function to have coder IDs assigned to individual quotations,
then you can skip this step and at a later stage (but before the merge) simply
re-name all the quote authors using the Miscellaneous » Change Author function
in the quotation mamager.
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The goal is to end up with 2 (or more) HUs that have the same primary docs and codes
and a distinctive set of quotations that are all created by a consistently identified
coder. The comparison tools will need these precise coder IDs to be placed in
the Annotator1 and Annotator2 fields when you submit your data.
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Assuming we have just two coders, once the coding is complete, you need to create a
merged file using the following merge strategy: start with the "Same PDs Same Codes"
stock strategy and change the quotations selection from "Unify" to "Add",
proceed with the merge and save the results.
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Select "Quotations » Output » All Quotations » Editor" and
then (VERY IMPORTANT!) save the All Quotes output as a plain text file (default is RTF, which
will not work with the tool).
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