Container objects

Some objects are simply containers, or namespaces. See Figure 8-3 for more information.

Table 8-12 Container internal objects

Object	Purpose	Created when a user...
Domain	Contains all other objects, including other domains. The shipped DMW_Domain contains all DMW objects. There is a domain for each study grouping, and a domain for each study inside a study grouping domain. DMW REFDATA and DMW UTILS are both shipped domains. Study domains contain the primary object definitions for clinical data models, transformations, validation check batches, and custom listings for their study.	Creates a study or study grouping.
Application area	DMW creates an application area for each lifecycle stage, inside each study domain.	Creates a study.
Work area	DMW creates a work area for each clinical data model in each lifecycle stage, inside the lifecycle application area. Contains primary object instances for the study lifecycle area, including tables, the load set that writes data to its tables (if it is a file input model), the programs that read from its tables (including validation checks, data marts, and business areas) and the transformation programs that write to its tables (if it is a target model).	Installs a clinical data model.