Bookmark

Indicates the point in the transaction log after which the processing should begin.

This field is empty until the first time you click Get Transactions Once.

After the first time you click Get Transactions Once, the bookmark field is populated by a bookmark for the last transaction that is returned by the GetTransactions method.

Get All Transactions

1. Click Get All Transactions.
2. Specify a location for the returned transactions.

   The GetTransactions method returns all transactions in the study, in files that contain 500 transactions each, named 1.xml, 2.xml, and so on.

Get Transactions Once

This button returns clinical data.

1. Click Get Transactions Once.

   The GetTransactions method returns 500 transactions and displays them in the results pane in a separate tab, named <trialname>-Transactions.

   A bookmark appears, indicating the last transaction that was returned.

2. To return more transactions, click Get Transactions Once.

   The method returns the next 500 transactions, beginning with the transaction after the bookmark, and displays them in a new tab that includes that bookmark in the tab name.

   A new bookmark appears in the bookmark field, indicating the last transaction that was returned.

Polling Interval

Used with Get All Transactions.

You can set a polling interval after you use Get All Transactions, in either of the following situations

• After you click Get All Transactions, you must remain connected to the study (that is, do not choose a new study from the Trial Name field). The ODM Sampler tool remains open.

or

• If you clicked Get All Transactions and then navigated to a different study, or closed the ODM Sampler, you must open the sampler again and connect to the study. On the GetTransactions tab, click Load Saved Transactions.

Select the polling interval and click Set.

Polling continues until you do any of the following actions:

• Click Stop.
• Select a different study.
• Close the ODM Sampler.