Architectural overview

The Central Coding software is built on a Microsoft .NET and Oracle Database platform. It uses web services over a network for the transmission of coding requests and responses, and uses Internet Information Services (IIS) to provide its web-based user interface to the coding team, so they can provide coding services through the Internet.

The Central Coding software requires a database server and an application server. This architecture provides for flexibility and scalability, allowing you to configure the web server, application server, and database server layers independently. In all configurations, you access the Central Coding software on the application server through HTTP sessions from Windows clients using Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. Each Central Coding application server runs on a Windows server, which uses the Oracle client with the Oracle Data Provider for .NET interface with an Oracle database server.

• Central Coding and Clintrial integration—The two applications communicate through a web service that is configured using the Clintrial application. This integration does not require an adapter. For more information, see the Clintrial Admin and Design guide.

  The Clintrial application initiates all communication to and from the Central Coding application.

• Central Coding and InForm integration—The Central Coding software uses the InForm Adapter software to control communication between Central Coding servers and InForm studies.

  The Central Coding application initiates all communication to and from the InForm application.

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