R: Framework for Automated Download of SIDRA IBGE Data

# Framework for Automated Download of SIDRA IBGE Data

## Documentation for package ‘SidraFacil’ version 1.0.2

- DESCRIPTION file.
- Package NEWS.

## Help Pages

sidra_facil | SIDRA FACIL - Framework package for the automated downloading of data from IBGE's SIDRA. This framework is an easy, straightforward tool for downloading data from SIDRA IBGE based on a simple user selection of the desired table number. Upon starting execution, a dialog box prompts the user to enter the number of the desired table. After the user specifies the table number, they are prompted to indicate the local folder where the search data will be saved. A ".txt" file containing all the information (dimensions) of the specified table, years, variables, categories, and geographic granularity is saved by the package in the indicated folder. Dialog boxes are prompted to the user, to indicate sequentially, the years, variables, categories and geographic granularity desired. The information: years, variables, categories, and geographic granularity, must be separated by commas. This system will download The framework will download all the information and ultimately save it to a ".csv" file in the folder specified by the user at the beginning. "results <- sidra_facil()" will allow the results to also be saved in an object in the R Global Environment. The graduated tables will be in long format, with each column named according to the pattern "year_xxxx_var_xxx_cat_xxxx", where "year" corresponds to the data year, "var" to a specific variable, and "cat" to a specific category. This format was designed for sequential use with automated information extraction. Variable and category names can be obtained from the table information file (.txt).