MACRO modules

Abbreviation

Module Name

Purpose

AI

Auto Import

Import study data that has been transferred from a remote site into a database on a central server. It is used in conjunction with the Data Transfer (DT) module as part of the optional remote data entry feature.

Optional module.

API

Application Programming Interface

Access the functionality of MACRO via an external application.

AR

Archive

Generate a fully compliant, archive-ready set of data including all study-related information, subject data and audit trails.

Optional module.

BD

Batch Data Loading

Import single question responses for multiple subjects from an external system such as a laboratory system, using csv or xml files.

BV

Batch Validation

Revalidate one or more eForms for multiple subjects.

CC

Clinical Coding

Code special thesaurus questions using a registered MedDRA dictionary in order to achieve consistency in describing symptoms.

Optional  module.

CL

Command Line

Perform specific tasks using a command line interface.

DE/DR

Data Entry/Review

Enter, monitor and review subject data via a web interface.

DT

Data Transfer

Transfer study data between a remote site and a central server. It is used in conjunction with the Auto Import (AI) module as part of the optional remote data entry feature.

Optional module.

DV

Data Views

Transfer subject data into simplified data tables suitable for querying by external applications.

DBUU

Database Upgrade Utility

Upgrade a database either from MACRO v3 to MACRO v4, or from a previous version of MACRO v4 to the current version.

EM

Event Management

Set triggers based on the occurrence of selected events such as data status changes.

LD

Language Definition

Translate individual study elements into a number of other languages and specify which language should be used to display the study in the Web Data Entry/Review module for a particular study/site combination.

Optional module.

LM

Library Management

Set up study parameters and predefined questions and eForms, including formats, question validation types and laboratory normal ranges.

QM

Query module

Export subject data in a number of formats suitable for importing into external applications.

REP

Report Management

Create customised reports and set up links to reports and files from the home page of the Data Entry/Review module.

SD

Study Definition

Create and design study definitions.

SDDU

Study Data Diagnostic Utility

Run a number of reports to assess the integrity of study and subject data.

SM

System Management

Set up databases, user access rights, sites, studies and laboratories.