How to Customize Labels Used for Quarters in a Date Variable

Introduction

When working with Date variables, Q will automatically assign labels to the months and quarters when they are aggregated at those levels. However, it may be useful to change the labels assigned to quarters.

Method

1. Go to Edit > Project Options > Customize > Output Text
2. Scroll down to the row labeled "(quarter Apr...Jun)" and assign your desired label in the Override Text column.
3. Repeat the above step for the other quarters and labels. See the screenshot below as an example.
4. Click OK when done.

Wherever you then set your Date question aggregation to Quarter the labels assigned in this process will be used.

See Also

How to Create Date Variables in Q

How to Create a Date Variable from Categories Using Javascript

How to Work with Date Questions With Irregular Time Periods

How to Create Filters Using Date Questions