MicroData Onboarding: Glossary

First key point. Brief Answer to questions. (FIXME)

The computer can be controlled using a GUI or a CLI.

Anything that you can do using the GUI can be done using a CLI.

In the CLI, you have to issue commands with possibly some positional and optional arguments.

Keep and share data together with the code that produced it.

When sharing your data, always do it in a bead.

Never refer to external data from a bead, use bead inputs.

LTS dataset is supported in the same format at every update

LTS beads are more than just a bunch of beads: one LTS package is suitable for use in a large variety of research trends

Never modify raw data.

Always keep CAT3 data on encrypted medium.

Tools are helping you to automate tasks like joining unique ID-s for an input variable.

Firm name tool good for firm matching and PIR tool is good for state organizations matching

Name variables and datasets with nouns of what they contain.

Name scripts with verbs of what they do.

Every piece of data is written by a script.

Every piece of data is written by one script.