Import from NVivo, MAXQDA or ATLAS.ti

Bring an existing NVivo, MAXQDA or ATLAS.ti project into Themescape and carry on in the template, without retyping your coding.

Used in phases 3 and 4, generating themes and reviewing themes

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Start a projectDataRequireddata.csvFrameworkOptionalframework.csvConnectionsOptionalconnections.csvSettingsOptionalsettings.csvLayoutOptionallayout.csvImport from coding softwareBlank templateproject.qdpxImport report3 themes, 11 codes, 2 sub-codes,84 quotes from 6 participants.
Works alongside your coding software

Keep coding where you code. Themescape shows the result.

Your coding, as a map

Many researchers code in NVivo, MAXQDA or ATLAS.ti and want to see their themes laid out, refine them and present them. Import from your coding software reads the REFI-QDA project file these programs export and writes the Themescape template files from it. From there you carry on as with any other project: open the map, refine your themes and save your progress.

Your coding software stays where it is. Themescape replaces none of it, and the import changes nothing in your project.

At a glance

From
NVivo, MAXQDA or ATLAS.ti, as a REFI-QDA export ending in .qdpx
Where
Import from your coding software, on the viewer's Start a project screen
Result
the Themescape template files, ready to load

From your coding software to Themescape

Export the project from your coding software, then import it.

FileOpenSaveExport Project…Export ProjectREFI-QDA Project (.qdpx)NVivo projectExportExportproject.qdpx
Start a projectDataRequireddata.csvFrameworkOptionalframework.csvConnectionsOptionalconnections.csvSettingsOptionalsettings.csvLayoutOptionallayout.csvImport from coding softwareBlank templateproject.qdpx
Start a projectDataRequireddata.csvFrameworkOptionalframework.csvConnectionsOptionalconnections.csvSettingsOptionalsettings.csvLayoutOptionallayout.csvImport from coding softwareBlank templateproject.qdpx
Import complete3 themes, 11 codes, 84 quotesOpen the viewerOpenDownload the CSV filesDownloadBoundaries andOverworkBlurredhoursNo offswitchEmail atnightWeekendwork
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The import happens on your computer

The viewer reads your exported .qdpx file in your browser. Nothing in it is uploaded or stored.

  • Read locally

    Transcripts and quotes are read locally and never leave the machine.

  • Nothing to submit

    No file submission or permanent storage is required.

  • Quotes untouched

    Verbatim quotes are never altered, with a separate refined column for presentation wording.

  • Sheets is opt in

    The Google Sheets mode is opt in, for non-sensitive data only.

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Your file. Your browser. Your screen. Nothing travels to Themescape.

What comes across

From an NVivo project, top level codes become themes, and their child codes become codes and sub-codes. Each passage of coded text becomes a quote on its own row in the Data file, exactly as coded and with its participant taken from your cases, and each code's Description becomes its working definition in the Framework file. Coding on PDFs, pictures, audio and video stays in NVivo, and NVivo does not export maps or relationships.

What to check after importing

Look over theme and code names, since Themescape matches them as plain text. Participant names come from the project you exported, from its cases in NVivo, so confirm they are the pseudonyms you intend to use.

Other software

The import reads REFI-QDA projects from NVivo, MAXQDA and ATLAS.ti. A project coded elsewhere can still be loaded by filling in the template.

Related features

The features you will use alongside import from coding software, closest first.

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Spreadsheet templateOne row per coded quote in a familiar spreadsheet, which Themescape turns into a map of your themes, codes and quotes.See the featureProgress filesSave your project to your own computer as files you can load next time, because Themescape keeps no copy of it.See the featureNode networkEvery theme, code and quote drawn as a connected map, so the shape of your analysis is visible at a glance.See the featureExport back to the spreadsheetTake the definitions, stars and connections you refined in Themescape back into your coding workbook, in the same format.See the feature

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