Documentation
For information on obtaining SDA software and services, see the
SDA Software and Services page.
For video tutorials on using the SDA 4.x user interface see the
SDA YouTube Channel.
Documentation and resources for developers of SDA Web archives
SDA Installation Guide (PDF format)
The SDA Installation Guide is the first thing that all SDA archive
developers should read.
It provides a tutorial-style introduction to setting up an SDA archive
on your server.
SDA Manual (HTML format)
The SDA Manual contains in-depth information on the options available
for each SDA program and the syntax rules for various important SDA
file formats -- such as DDL (SDA's metadata format).
Other SDA Documentation and Resources
- DDI to DDL Conversion Service.
This online service on our site converts data description files in the
format of the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) Version 2
to files in the format of SDA's metadata (DDL).
Documentation for End-of-Life SDA Software
This SDA software is no longer distributed or updated.
SDA: Survey Documentation and Analysis