To import a study definition, you need the 'Import study definition' permission
To import a study definition, you need the 'Import study definition' permission
Studies can be imported into MACRO from the following types of file:
Importing a MACRO 4 study (sdd)
Select Tasks > Study > Import... The Import Study window is displayed.
Select the .sdd file that you wish to import. By default, study definitions exported from MACRO are stored in the Out Folder of the application folder.
Select the file and click Open. If you are importing a study that already exists in the database, you will be asked in turn if you wish to overwrite the existing study and any specific study parameters such as Study Types, Study Phases, Validation action names and types, and clinical test and CTC definitions:
Click Yes to overwrite the existing data in the current message and Yes to All to overwrite all existing data.
Click No to retain the existing data in the current message and No to All to retain all existing data.
Click Show Details to view the details of the data.
Importing a MACRO 3 study (zip)
MACRO 3 studies are created as .zip files and can be imported into a MACRO 4 database.
Select Tasks > Study > Import from 3.0. The Import Study window is displayed.
Select the .zip file that you wish to import. By default, study definitions exported from MACRO are stored in the Out Folder of the application folder.
Select the file and click Open. If you are importing a study that already exists in the database, you will be asked in turn if you wish to overwrite the existing study and any specific study parameters such as Study Types, Study Phases, Validation action names and types, and clinical test and CTC definitions:
Click Yes to overwrite the existing data in the current message and Yes to All to overwrite all existing data.
Click No to retain the existing data in the current message and No to All to retain all existing data.
Click Show Details to view the details of the data.
MACRO is compatible with the CDISC standard created by the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC). Studies can be imported into MACRO in xml format.
Select Tasks > Study > Import from CDISC. The Import Study window is displayed.
Select the .xml file that you wish to import.
Select the file and click Open. If you are importing a study that already exists in the database, you will be asked in turn if you wish to overwrite the existing study and any specific study parameters such as Study Types, Study Phases, Validation action names and types, and clinical test and CTC definitions:
Click Yes to overwrite the existing data in the current message and Yes to All to overwrite all existing data.
Click No to retain the existing data in the current message and No to All to retain all existing data.
Click Show Details to view the details of the data.
On import, the CDISC data file is converted into xml and imported into MACRO using functionality from the Batch Data Loading module. Example of the xml file for a simple study
Imported studies lose any layout formatting and are displayed with the default MACRO layout which can then be edited in the SD module.
Maintaining the status of a study