Using AI Assist, you can automatically create an inspiring list of possible new codes for a highlighted section of text. You can assess if the suggestions are useful for your analysis tasks, choose appropriate codes, and then MAXDQA will apply them to the text section.

Calling the function

To get suggestions for new codes: 

1. Select a text passage in the “Document Browser” and right-click on the selection.
2. In the context menu, select AI Assist > Suggest New Codes for Text Selection. 
3. In the dialog that appears, specify the desired language for the suggestions and confirm with OK. The language selected for the suggestions may be different from the language of the coded segments; the coded segments may also vary in language.
4. MAXQDA will present a list of possible new codes. Select all suitable codes and confirm again with OK.

MAXQDA creates all selected codes at the top of the code system and assigns them to the selected text passage. The explanations are saved in the respective code memos. Please note that in some cases there is no explanation; then no code memo is created.

Typically, MAXQDA will present three separate sets of suggestions: the first two sets contain thematic codes, where the codes in the second tend to be more general. The third set contains codes that usually express more interpretation. You’re free to pick as many codes as you want from any of these groups.

Already existing codes are not considered for creating the suggestions. In this chapter you’ll find information on how you can easily merge similar codes in the code system.