In more detail
Sub-codes add one more level of detail beneath a code. They are useful when a code is clearly coherent but contains variations worth keeping apart, such as the same experience at different times of day.
Not every code needs sub-codes, and a code with many of them may be doing the work of a theme. Reviewing sub-codes is a good way to ask whether the structure of the analysis still fits the data.
In Themescape
Sub-codes come from the subcode column of the Data tab and need a code beside them. They are drawn beneath their code in a lighter fill of the theme's colour. A connection to a sub-code is written as the code name, a space, the > sign, a space, then the sub-code name.
A short example
From the Working Well dataset
Boundaries and Overwork
Working definition: Blurred Work Hours: the working day extending without a clear start or finish.
Blurred Work Hours > Morning BleedBlurred Work Hours > Evening Bleed
Made up data about working from home. Nothing in it comes from a real study.