This manual describes managing data in Oracle Clinical in an active clinical study, including capturing, cleaning, and extracting the study's data.
This preface contains the following topics:
The first two chapters of this document are intended for data entry managers and trainers. The remainder describe tasks that are typically the responsibility of a study's data manager.
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Your source for the latest information about Oracle Clinical is Oracle Support's self-service Web site My Oracle Support (formerly MetaLink).
Before you install and use Oracle Clinical, always visit the My Oracle Support Web site for the latest information, including alerts, White Papers, installation verification (smoke) tests, bulletins, and patches.
You must register at My Oracle Support to obtain a user name and password account before you can enter the Web site.
To register for My Oracle Support:
Open a Web browser to https://support.oracle.com.
Click the Register link to create a My Oracle Support account. The registration page opens.
Follow the instructions on the registration page.
To sign in to My Oracle Support:
Open a Web browser to https://support.oracle.com.
Click Sign In.
Enter your user name and password.
Click Go to open the My Oracle Support home page.
There are many ways to find information on My Oracle Support.
The fastest way to search for information, including alerts, White Papers, installation verification (smoke) tests, and bulletins is by the article ID number, if you know it.
To search by article ID:
Sign in to My Oracle Support at https://support.oracle.com.
Locate the Search box in the upper right corner of the My Oracle Support page.
Click the sources icon to the left of the search box, and then select Article ID from the list.
Enter the article ID number in the text box.
Click the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search box (or press the Enter key) to execute your search.
The Knowledge page displays the results of your search. If the article is found, click the link to view the abstract, text, attachments, and related products.
You can use the following My Oracle Support tools to browse and search the knowledge base:
Product Focus — On the Knowledge page under Select Product, type part of the product name and the system immediately filters the product list by the letters you have typed. (You do not need to type "Oracle.") Select the product you want from the filtered list and then use other search or browse tools to find the information you need.
Advanced Search — You can specify one or more search criteria, such as source, exact phrase, and related product, to find information. This option is available from the Advanced link on almost all pages.
Be sure to check My Oracle Support for the latest patches, if any, for your product. You can search for patches by patch ID or number, or by product or family.
To locate and download a patch:
Sign in to My Oracle Support at https://support.oracle.com.
Click the Patches & Updates tab. The Patches & Updates page opens and displays the Patch Search region. You have the following options:
In the Patch ID or Number field, enter the number of the patch you want. (This number is the same as the primary bug number fixed by the patch.) This option is useful if you already know the patch number.
To find a patch by product name, release, and platform, click the Product or Family link to enter one or more search criteria.
Click Search to execute your query. The Patch Search Results page opens.
Click the patch ID number. The system displays details about the patch. In addition, you can view the Read Me file before downloading the patch.
Click Download. Follow the instructions on the screen to download, save, and install the patch files.
The latest product documentation for Oracle Clinical and Oracle Clinical Remote Data Capture Onsite is available on the Oracle Help Center at https://docs.oracle.com/health-sciences/oc-rdc-52/index.html">>https://docs.oracle.com/health-sciences/oc-rdc-52/index.html.
This section lists the documents in the Oracle Clinical documentation set, followed by their part number. The most recent version of each guide is posted on the Oracle Web site; see "Finding Oracle Clinical Documentation".
Oracle Clinical Installation Guide
Oracle Clinical Upgrade Guide
Oracle Clinical Administrator's Guide
Oracle Clinical Getting Started
Oracle Clinical Creating a Study
Oracle Clinical Conducting a Study
Oracle Clinical Application Programming Interface Guide
Oracle Clinical Remote Data Capture Administrator's Guide
Oracle Clinical Remote Data Capture User's Guide
Oracle Clinical, Oracle Clinical Remote Data Capture, and Oracle Thesaurus Management System Secure Configuration Guide
In addition, Oracle Clinical customers can request a copy of the Oracle Clinical Stable Interface Technical Reference Manual from Oracle Support.
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