Load MedDRA or MedDRA J Dictionary

Use these instructions to load a new MedDRA or MedDRA-J dictionary while not overwriting any MedDRA dictionary versions you may already have loaded.

  1. Open the Dictionary Management Tool and click MedDRA Loader. The Oracle Database Connect dialog box appears.
  2. Enter the SYSTEM or DBA username and password, the database name, and click OK. The MedDRA Dictionary Loader dialog box appears.
  3. Do the following:
    • To load MedDRA dictionary for the first time, select Load to New Tables.
    • To load a MedDRA J dictionary, check MedDRA J checkbox.
    • To create a new MedDRA user, click Create User, enter the parameters, and click OK.
    • To create a new role, click Create Role, enter the parameters, and click OK. The New MedDRA Role dialog box appears.
  4. In the Dictionary to Load section, do the following:
    1. From the drop-down, select the MedDRA Version.
    2. Click Browse and select the dictionary files.
    3. Select the MedDRA Browser checkbox.
    4. From the Tablespace and Index drop-downs, select a table and an index.
    5. Click Load.

    The system loads the dictionary and a confirmation message appears.

  5. Click OK.