Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of REDCap Usage
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- 01/21/14 16:07:47 (11 years ago)
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REDCap Usage
v1 v2 7 7 When you first start a project it is in development mode, you can add fake data as much as you want to this while you sculpt your questions. When you are happy with your instruments you move it to production, THIS DELETES ALL THE DATA IN THE DATABASE. Editing the instruments once you have started is probably a bad idea (what happens if you change a data type?), so don't do it. 8 8 9 === SQL field type === 10 11 A useful, but specialised, field type is the 'sql' type. It allows for a database query to populate a dropdown. 12 13 Full details on the REDCap wiki at https://iwg.devguard.com/trac/redcap/wiki/SQLFieldType 14 15 Implementing the sql field requires that the table housing the data is stored in the same database as the REDCap tables. 16 17 More details on sql fields contained in LCBRU REDCap implementations are on their own page: [[REDCap sql fields]] 18 19 9 20 === Collecting data === 10 21