To update a study (for example, with a protocol edit), Central Designer users do their tasks first, then InForm users do theirs, and then DMW users do their tasks last.

DMW

3 Tasks

5

(Study Builder) You can compare the metadata—table and column structure—in DMW and InForm for the same study. You can compare any lifecycle stage in DMW to any lifecycle stage in InForm.

6

(Study Builder) Reload the table and column structure of the InForm database for the study.

7

(Study Builder) Synchronize the tranformations and validation checks with the reloaded clinical data model.

InForm

1 Tasks

4

Collect data

(Site User) Collect subject data on forms.

Central Designer

3 Tasks

1

Determine whether the required changes can be deployed as an in-place revision

(Study Designer) Certain changes to studies that have been deployed to a LIVE InForm instance are allowed to be made as in-place revisions, while others cause validation errors or warnings.

2

Update your study

(Study Designer) Update your study objects, and mark the changes as in-place revisions, if required.

3

Deploy your study

(Deployment User) Move the study from the design environment (Central Designer) to the production environment (InForm).