About adding and mapping items to data series

Adding and mapping items to a data series

Characteristic	Add an item to a data series	Specify when an item is mapped to a data series
Purpose	The data values for the item can be used when you use the data mapping.	The data value of the item is part of the data series and can be used in several ways: In a rule data mapping, you can use all data values for the item in rules. In a CDD data mapping, all values of the item appear in the CDD. In a CIS data mapping, normalized values are mapped to the Clintrial application.
How to do it	Drag the item from the Project Explorer to the Data Series Editor. By default, all data values collected for the item are automatically mapped to the data series. Select a form or study event and then select the Data Series Summary tab. You can add an item to a data series at the same time as you map the item to a data series.	Select a form or study event and then select the Data Series Summary tab. You can add an item to a data series at the same time as you map the item to a data series.
Example	If an item appears on a form that is used three times in a study, you can add an item to the data series so the data values collected for the item can be used when you use the data mapping.	If an item appears on a form that is used three times in a study, you can specify that the item is mapped to the data series only when the item appears on the specific form and only when the form appears in a specific study event.

Characteristic

Add an item to a data series

Specify when an item is mapped to a data series

Purpose

The data values for the item can be used when you use the data mapping.

The data value of the item is part of the data series and can be used in several ways:

In a rule data mapping, you can use all data values for the item in rules.
In a CDD data mapping, all values of the item appear in the CDD.
In a CIS data mapping, normalized values are mapped to the Clintrial application.

How to do it

Drag the item from the Project Explorer to the Data Series Editor.
By default, all data values collected for the item are automatically mapped to the data series.
Select a form or study event and then select the Data Series Summary tab.
You can add an item to a data series at the same time as you map the item to a data series.

Select a form or study event and then select the Data Series Summary tab.

You can add an item to a data series at the same time as you map the item to a data series.

Example

If an item appears on a form that is used three times in a study, you can add an item to the data series so the data values collected for the item can be used when you use the data mapping.

If an item appears on a form that is used three times in a study, you can specify that the item is mapped to the data series only when the item appears on the specific form and only when the form appears in a specific study event.

You have the following options for mapping an item to a data series:

The item is always mapped to the data series, on every form, in every study, and in the library.
(Available only when a study event is selected.) The item is mapped to the data series only when it appears on any form in a specific study event. You can select this option for multiple study events.
The item is mapped to the data series only when the item appears on a specific section (or form, if the form has no sections). You can select this option for multiple sections or forms.
(Available only when a study event is selected.) The item is mapped to the data series only when it appears on a specific form in a specific study event.
The item is not added to the data series. For example, an item can be mapped to one data series in a study but not another.

Note: When a data series is copied within a study or library, the items that are part of a data series are not copied, but data series mappings to items are copied. For example, if an item is added to a data series, and the item is mapped to be part of the data series only when the item appears in a specific form, the mapping of the item to the data series for the form is copied. Similarly, if you copy a data set or mapping definition containing a data series, the mappings are also copied. If you use the new data series in another study, the mappings are retained. If you later add the item and form that are mapped to the data series to the study containing the data series, the mapping appears in the Data Series Summary tab.