14.12.2020, 14:03
Hi!
Thank you for reviving this thread!
It is still not possible to set up a separate code system for individual documents, even in the latest MAXQDA version. The initial idea behind is that a code system refers to the entire project data, not to individual pieces of data. If you wish to have a "sub-code system" pertaining to one document, there is an option to create a parent code (category) per document (e.g. "CODES of Document 1"), which would entail the codes used in that very document. At the end of the first data reduction ( coding ) you will have as many parent codes as your documents. This way you can explore the coded data of individual documents separately. Then, if you want to investigate the code relationships across your documents, you can create new codes, where you copy coded segments from all similar codes existing in your documents. For example, you have a code "Friendship" in all your 10 documents, i.e. you have 10 codes named "Friendship" in 10 different parent codes. You create a new code "Friendship ALL", go to the code "Friendship" and copy its coded segments (via right-click on the code > Copy coded segments) and paste them into the newly created code "Friendship ALL" (via right-click on the code > Paste coded segments...). As a result, you will have one merged code "Friendship ALL", which entails the coded segments from all documents.
Another option is working with different projects (one project = one document/case) and ultimately merge them into a meta-project. For this, you just need to open one project file, navigate to Home tab > Merge Projects, and select another project file. As a result, you will have a meta-project with the documents and codes (and other project components) from both project files. Attention: the codes with the same names will be merged into one code; the codes with different names will be simply added into the code system. More detailed information on merging project files is available here: http://www.maxqda.com/help.php?version=max20&id=1060
I hope, this will be helpful!
Best regards,
Aikokul