Metadata describing table column layouts

This is used by tlgsetup to prepare you input data to support the desired column layout.

column_metadata

Format

A data frame with one row per column for each table type and 6 variables:

tbltype

identifier used to group a table column layout

coldef

distinct variable values used, typically numeric and typically a treatment/main effect variable, think TRT01PN

decode

decode of coldef that will display as a column header in the table

span1

spanning header to display across multiple columns

span2

spanning header to display across multiple columns, second level

span3

spanning header to display across multiple columns, third level