The relationship between qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) and the development of new methods remains underexplored. While scholars argue that software tactics are used only to implement analytic strategies, some strategies are made possible only with new software developments. Aligned with the Five-Level QDA method, we aim to address the gap in the literature by thoroughly presenting the methodological aspects of an existing narrative inquiry. To be systematic in our explanation of QDAS integration, we begin by offering background information about the original project, followed by an analytical plan, which was informed by our researcher’s subjectivity and generativity theory. We then introduce our translational process that merges our subjective narrative strategy with objective ATLAS.ti tactics into a comprehensive framework for analysis. The findings, presented as a conceptual mapping of the data, informed deeper metaphorical exploration of generativity which is discussed as a life-long process of intergenerational connectedness.

定性数据分析软件（QDAS）与新方法的开发之间的关系仍待探索。虽然学者认为软件策略仅用于实施分析策略，只有通过新软件开发才能使某些策略成为可能。与五级QDA方法保持一致，我们旨在通过全面介绍现有叙事探究的方法论方面来弥补文献中的空白。为了系统地解释QDAS集成，我们首先提供有关原始项目的背景信息，然后提供分析计划，该计划的制定者是研究人员的主观性和生成论。然后，我们介绍我们的翻译过程，该过程将我们的主观叙事策略与客观ATLAS.ti战术融合为一个全面的分析框架。这些发现以数据的概念图形式呈现，为生成论提供了更深层次的隐喻探索，并被视为世代相通的终生过程。