Processing considerations and options

Generally, PDF generation is a lengthy process. Therefore, before you begin the PDF generation process, consider the following:

The amount of time it will take to create PDFs.
The amount of disk space required.

The amount of time required to create PDFs depends on:

The number of CRFs in the study.
The number of visits.
The number of itemset entries, such as adverse events and lab data, entered for each subject.
The length of the audit trails.
Whether you suppress blank forms and visits.
Whether you create PDFs by subject or by visit.
The number of computers that are used and the processing power of those computers.

If you have a large amount of information to process, consider setting up several CRF Submit and Document Generator servers. For more information, see Using multiple servers.