Preface

The Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench User's Guide describes how to set up clinical studies in the Data Management Workbench (Oracle DMW) application and how to use the application to view, clean, and analyze clinical patient data.

This preface includes the following topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Finding Information and Patches on My Oracle Support

• Finding Oracle Documentation

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

This guide is for everyone who uses the Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench application through the user interface. The audience includes any site user, sponsor user, medical reviewer, or data manager who is responsible for reviewing clinical data from various sources, and then cleaning the clinical data by creating, routing, and resolving discrepancies.

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Finding Information and Patches on My Oracle Support

Your source for the latest information about Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench is Oracle Support's self-service website My Oracle Support.

Before you install and use Oracle DMW, always visit the My Oracle Support website for the latest information, including alerts, white papers, and bulletins.

Creating a My Oracle Support Account

You must register at My Oracle Support to obtain a user name and password account before you can enter the website.

To register for My Oracle Support:

1. Open a web browser to https://support.oracle.com.

2. Click the Register link to create a My Oracle Support account. The registration page opens.

3. Follow the instructions on the registration page.

Signing In to My Oracle Support

To sign in to My Oracle Support:

1. Open a web browser to https://support.oracle.com.

2. Click Sign In.

3. Enter your user name and password.

4. Click Go to open the My Oracle Support home page.

Finding Information on My Oracle Support

There are many ways to find information on My Oracle Support.

Searching by Article ID

The fastest way to search for information, including alerts, white papers, and bulletins is by the article ID number, if you know it.

To search by article ID:

1. Sign in to My Oracle Support at https://support.oracle.com.

2. Enter the arcticle ID in the text box in the upper right corner of the My Oracle Support page.

3. Click the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search box (or press the Enter key) to execute your search.

   The Knowledge Browser displays the results of your search. If the article is found, click the link to view the text and attachments, if any.

Searching by Product and Topic

You can use the following My Oracle Support tools to browse and search the knowledge base:

• Product Focus — On the Knowledge page under Select Product, type part of the product name and the system immediately filters the product list by the letters you have typed. (You do not need to type "Oracle.") Select the product you want from the filtered list and then use other search or browse tools to find the information you need.

• Advanced Search — You can specify one or more search criteria, such as source, exact phrase, and related product, to find information. This option is available from the Advanced link on almost all pages.

Finding Patches on My Oracle Support

Be sure to check My Oracle Support for the latest patches, if any, for your product. You can search for patches by patch ID or number, or by product or family.

To locate and download a patch:

1. Sign in to My Oracle Support at https://support.oracle.com.

2. Click the Patches & Updates tab. The Patches & Updates page opens and displays the Patch Search region. You have the following options:

   • In the Patch ID or Number field, enter the number of the patch you want. (This number is the same as the primary bug number fixed by the patch.) This option is useful if you already know the patch number.

   • To find a patch by product name, release, and platform, click the Product or Family link to enter one or more search criteria.

3. Click Search to execute your query. The Patch Search Results page opens.

4. Click the patch ID number. The system displays details about the patch. In addition, you can view the Read Me file before downloading the patch.

5. Click Download. Follow the instructions on the screen to download, save, and install the patch files.

Finding Oracle Documentation

The Oracle website contains links to all Oracle user and reference documentation. You can view or download a single document or an entire product library.

Finding Oracle Health Sciences Documentation

To get user documentation for Oracle Health Sciences applications, go to the Oracle Health Sciences documentation page on oracle.com at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/hsgbu-154445.html

or, for the documentation for this product, to:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/hsgbu-clinical-407519.html

Note:

Always check oracle.com to ensure you have the latest updates to the documentation.

Finding Other Oracle Documentation

To get user documentation for other Oracle products:

1. Go to the following web page:

   http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html

   Alternatively, you can go to http://www.oracle.com, point to the Support tab, and then click Product Documentation.

2. Scroll to Health Sciences and click the link.

3. Click the Clinical Documentation the link.

4. Click the link for the documentation you need.

Related Documents

This section lists the documents in the documentation set, followed by their part number. The most recent version of each guide is posted on the Oracle website; see "Finding Oracle Health Sciences Documentation".

Oracle DMW Documentation Set Available on Oracle Website

• Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench Installation Guide (Part E35223)

• Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench User's Guide (Part E35217)

• Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench and Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Security Guide (Part E38924)

Oracle LSH Documentation Set Available on Oracle Website

The following Oracle LSH manuals contain information about Oracle DMW as well as Oracle LSH:

• Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Installation Guide (Part E35295)

• Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub System Administrator's Guide (Part E35297)

• Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Application Programming Interface Guide (Part E35306)

The following Oracle LSH manuals contain information that may be helpful to Oracle DMW developers:

• Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Application Developer's Guide (Part E35298)

• Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Adapter Toolkit Guide (Part E35307)

• Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Implementation Guide (Part E35296)

• Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub User's Guide (Part E35305)

Product Release Notes

The release notes for the Oracle DMW and Oracle LSH products are available on the My Oracle Support website. Their article ID is listed in the installation guide.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
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monospace	Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.