Creating a data set

In the Data Set Properties dialog box, you can define the name and description of a data set and choose the standard dimensions that you want to create for the data set. You have the option of defining custom dimensions for the data set, as well.

Data Set Editor—Field descriptions


Field		Description
Title		Title of the data series in the data set.
Description		Description of the data series in the data set.
Type		Data type of the data series.
Alias		Alias for the data series. If an alias is present, it is used as the column name in the customer-defined database (CDD) or as the Clintrial item name in CIS mappings. If an alias is not present, the RefName is used as the column header. Because RefNames must be unique throughout a study, you must create an alias if the RefName is used by a study object. Data series aliases must be unique within a data set. Checking for RefName and alias uniqueness is case insensitive; for example, the names BP and bp are considered identical.
Standard Dimensions section	In this section, you view the standard data dimensions that were selected when the data set was created.
Study	RefName of the study.
Subject	Subject ID.
Section	RefName of the section.
Section Index	Instance of a repeating section.
Event	RefName of the study event.
Event Index	Instance of a repeating study event.
Form	RefName of the form.
Form Index	Instance of a repeating form.
Item	RefName of the item.
Custom Dimensions section	In this section, you view the custom data dimensions, if any, for the data set.
Name	Name of the custom dimension for the selected data set.
Description	Description of the custom dimension created with the selected data set.
Data Type	Data type of the custom dimension created with the selected data set. The following types are available: Text—Contains alphanumeric characters. Integer—Contains only numbers.
Codelist Lookup	Click the button to choose or create a codelist to use for the custom data dimension labels.

In the Custom Dimension Labels - Select Codelist dialog box, you select or create a codelist for the labels for custom data dimensions created with a data set.

Note: The dialog box appears when you define a custom data dimension and then click the button in the Codelist Lookup column.

Custom Dimension Labels - Select Codelist dialog box—Option descriptions

Option	Description
[Codelist drop-down list]	List of available codelists.
New	Create a codelist.
Code	List of codes for the selected codelist.
Label	List of labels for the selected codelist.
Use only listed labels checkbox	Indicates whether users are required to choose from the custom dimension labels that you provide, or if they can provide their own values. Selected—When defining the value of the custom data dimension, users are required to choose from the codelist items you type in the Custom Dimension Labels section. Not selected—When defining the value of the custom data dimension, user can choose from the values you type or provide a value. Note: If you select Use only listed labels, the codelist must have at least one codelist item.