prompt_attr {dataMeta}

Incorporate attributes as metadata to an original dataset as prompted by the function.

Description

prompt_attr adds attributes to an original dataset as metadata, including a data dictionary, among other attributes as prompted by the function.

Usage

prompt_attr(my.data, data.dictionary)

Arguments

my.data

Data.frame. The data set to add attributes as metadata.

data.dictionary

Data frame. The data dictionary has all variable names, and variable descriptions that will explain an original dataset.

Details

This is a variation of the third function used in this package. For the function to run, the following parameters are needed.

Value

This function will return an R dataset containing metadata stored in its attributes. The function will prompt the user for a main description. Attributes added will include: a data dictionary, the name of the author or user who created the dictionary and added it, the time when it was last edited and a brief description of the original dataset.