Marginal data

Fieldmark offers options to annotate data inputs and uncertainty when the options are structured, but the data are fuzzy. These include a certainty flag and annotations about the selected input.

This is the digital equivalent of writing notes in the margin of a paper form.

These marginal notes and checkboxes are then available alongside the actual data from the selected field, giving users the choice about how to present them when exported from Fieldmark.

Annotations

An Annotation or marginal note is a text field that is paired with any other Input and Structured Data field. It is useful when you need to make additional notes about a controlled choice or number field.

The label for Annotation can be customised to allow for ‘General Notes’ or something more targeted like ‘Recording Conditions’.

Certainty Flags

A Certainty Flag is a checkbox that is paried with any other Input and Structured Data field. This allows the user to ‘flag’ the value as questionable or uncertain in some way.

This is the digital equivalent of adding a question mark to a value on a paper form.

The label for the flag can be customised, so the Notebook Editor could include a general flag for ‘Not Sure’, something more specialised like ‘Label obscured’ or a call to action such as ‘Please Review’.

Accessing Annotation and Certainty Flags

If the notebook field has been configured to allow Annotations or Certainty Flags, you see a small blue icon beside or below the field.

Tap or click on the icon and the marginal data flyout will appear.

Note

All Input and Structured Data fields can be configured to include an annotation or certainty flag in the Notebook Editor.