InForm administration and the MedML Installer utility

The administration module of the InForm application includes pages that enable you to administer study elements such as users, groups, and rules one at a time. When you initially set up a study, you may find it more efficient to use MedML and the MedML Installer utility.

• MedML— The Oracle XML for representing and exchanging clinical data definitions created in the InForm application.
• MedML Installer utility—A utility that parses the XML files you generate with MedML tags, validates them against the MedML schema and the constraints enforced by the database schema, and loads the study components they define into the database.

MedML and the MedML Installer utility enable you to create the definitions of multiple study elements and load them into the database in batch mode. For more information, see the Utilities Guide.

To create or edit an XML file and install it:

• Open Notepad, WordPad, or another text editor.
• Create or modify the XML.
• Use the MedML Installer utility to install the file into your study.