Requirements for Load Set, Data Mart, Program, and Business Area Adapters

The functionality required for an adapter depends in large part on whether the adapter's purpose is to load data intoOracle Life Sciences Data Hub (Load Set adapters), export data from Oracle LSH (Data Mart adapters), transform data (Program adapters), or to allow an external tool to view data contained in Oracle LSH(Business Area adapters). However, the requirements also vary depending on the external system.

• Load Set Adapter Requirements
  Load Set adapters ensure that Load Sets of their type have target Table Descriptors with the same metadata structure as in the source system and must actually transfer data to Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub.
• Data Mart Adapter Requirements
  Data Mart adapters enable users to create data files for their technology type, containing data from one or more Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Table instances—either all data, with audit information, or all data at a particular timestamp (including current data).
• Program Adapter Requirements
  Program adapters must enable users to develop and run programs.
• Business Area Adapter Requirements
  Business Area, or visualization, adapters enable users to create a Business Area containing Table Descriptors, Joins, and Hierarchies, instantiate them in the Oracle LSH database, and send the metadata to the visualization system in a form comprehensible to the visualization system.