Architectural overview

The Oracle Central Coding software is built on a Microsoft .NET and Oracle Database platform. It uses web services over a network for the transmission of coding requests and responses, and uses Internet Information Services (IIS) to provide its web-based user interface to the coding team, so they can provide coding services through the Internet.

The Oracle Central Coding software requires a database server and an application server. This architecture provides for flexibility and scalability, allowing you to configure the web server, application server, and database server layers independently. In all configurations, you access the Oracle Central Coding software on the application server through HTTP sessions from Windows clients using Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Each Oracle Central Coding application server runs on a Windows server, which uses the Oracle client with the Oracle Data Provider for .NET interface with an Oracle Database server.

• Oracle Central Codingand Clintrial integration—The two applications communicate through a web service that is configured using the Clintrial application. This integration does not require an adapter. For more information, see the Clintrial Admin and Design guide.

  The Clintrial application initiates all communication to and from the Oracle Central Coding application.

• Oracle Central Coding and Oracle InForm integration—The Oracle Central Coding software uses the Oracle InForm Adapter software to control communication between Oracle Central Coding servers and Oracle InForm studies.

  The Oracle Central Coding application initiates all communication to and from the Oracle InForm application.