Central Designer libraries make it possible to store and reuse the study objects that make up a study. When planning the development of a study, consider how you want to manage study objects.
Considerations for managing study objects
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Do you prefer to develop studies based on your data analysis and reporting needs or based on the forms used to collect data? | The Central Designer application supports both approaches:
You can also work on both approaches simultaneously. |
What types of libraries do you want to maintain? | For example, libraries for:
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Do you have an existing library that you want to use? | You can import libraries in CSML or ODM format. |
How do you want to be able to search for study objects? (How will you categorize study objects?) | For example:
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What types of study objects will be reused in multiple studies? | For example:
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Who will be responsible for setting up libraries and for determining the content of libraries? | Study object management tasks can include:
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How do you want to use study templates? | Any part of study object definition can be stored in a template, including a whole study, and you can create templates from all types of study objects and from mappings. For example, a study template can include:
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How will study object reuse affect your testing of study designs? | If you perform formal testing on study objects before saving them in a library, it should not be necessary to retest them each time they are reused. |
Will you develop naming conventions for study objects? How will your reporting needs affect naming conventions? | Consider that study objects have RefNames and titles:
Additionally, a data set and data series in a mapping can have an alias, which, if present, is used as the column heading in a customer-defined database (CDD). |
How do you prefer to test study objects? | You could:
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