About setting up and configuring a study

Setting up and configuring a study requires a series of steps performed with multiple products. For an illustration of the setup process, see Study setup workflow.

Ensure all of the required set up tasks, which are performed with multiple products, are complete.
- Central Designer application—Use to define the study forms and visits, system configuration parameters, and study administration parameters.
  For more information, see Central Designer—Study setup requirements.
- InForm application—Use to install the InForm software, Central Designer certificates, and Central Designer rule engine, and to create deployment users.
  For more information, see InForm—Study setup requirements.
- User management tool—Use to create the InForm users, define the rights, rights groups, and sites.
  For more information, see User management tool—Study setup requirements.
Use the Central Designer application to deploy your study to the InForm application.
For more information, see Study package deployment to the InForm application.
Use the InForm application to configure any optional study features that are required by your study.
For more information, see Optional study features.
Use your user management tool to transmit the users, rights, rights groups, and site information to the InForm application.