Connecting to a study

Figure 2-1 Discrepancy Sampler

Screenshot of the Discrepancy Sampler interface - no data has been entered.
  1. To start the Discrepancy Sampler tool, double-click the DiscrepancySampler.exe file at the following location:
    <unzip_directory>\InformAdapterSamples\DiscrepancySampler\bin
  2. In the Adapter Host field, provide the name of either the IP address or domain name where the resource is located. For example:
    https://VanityUrl/pfst62/informadapter/ODM/ODMService.svc
  3. If you want to use https to connect to the server, select the Use Https checkbox.
  4. Select f5cert if you want to use f5cert. The certificate must be installed on your local machine and you must provide the certificate subject in the application configuration file.
    <add key="IACertName" value="the subject name of the certificate to sign the soap message" />
  5. In the Virtual Directory field, provide the path or directory on the server. For example:
    pfst62/informadapter

    Note:

    To use the discrepancy interface, you must create a user for your integration that belongs to a query group in InForm. This username will be stored in the InForm audit trail when creating a discrepancy.
  6. If the Discrepancy Interface was installed using Secure or F5 mode for the Discrepancy interface, you must specify the user name and password of this user. If the Discrepancy Interface was installed using F5CERT mode, then only the user name needs to be entered. The password field can be left blank.
  7. Click Connect.