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Integration architecture
This section describes the system components of a CIS integrated environment. In a CIS integrated environment, you deploy integrated clinical studies on production servers that gather clinical data through the InForm EDC interface and store the data in a Clintrial protocol database. The CIS software performs the following integration tasks between the Clintrial and InForm software:
- Transfers study metadata and translates metadata definitions between Clintrial and InForm.
- Transfers clinical data.
- Transfers data validation information.
For clarity, the Clintrial, CIS, and InForm components are described as residing on separate computers in the discussions that follow. Actual configurations can vary, depending on study size and organizational priorities. For example, in a design environment, it is possible to install all components on the same physical computer. In a production environment, it is possible to install each product component on multiple computers to maximize processing efficiency and take advantage of the load balancing capability of the CIS software.
