FAQ

REDCap 15.5.x: What are the new features and changes?

The list below is an abridged version of the REDCap Change Log Summary for the LTS 15.5.x branch, focusing on the end user impact at BILH.

  • Improvement:: REDCap now supports the "ruby" HTML tag so...
See also: Upgrade Notes
Q: How do you set up Randomization in REDCap

The best documentation of the new REDCap Randomization features comes courtesy of the REDCap Team at Seattle Children's Hospital. The page below is linked with approval, and gratitude:

Seattle...

Q: How do I add a Descriptive Popup?

Newly available in REDCap version 15: Descriptive Popups! Descriptive popups are small pop-up boxes of text that become visible when hovering the mouse over a specific word or phrase on a data entry...

See also: Upgrade Notes
REDCap 15.0.x: What are the new features and changes?

The list below is an abridged version of the REDCap Change Log Summary for the LTS 15.0.x branch, focusing on the end user impact at BILH.

1. Randomization: Randomization has gone through a number of...

See also: Upgrade Notes
Q: REDCap 14.5.x: What are the new features and changes?

The list below is an abridged version of the REDCap Change Log Summary for the LTS 14.5.x branch, focusing on the end user impact at BILH.

1. Improvements to the Online Designer:

  • New icons! The...
See also: Upgrade Notes
Q: Login Error AADSTS50020: User account ... does not exist in tenant 'Beth Israel Lahey Health'

Tenant Related browser error

Many organizations use Microsoft Azure Active Directory/Entra to centrally manage their users, so that users only have to remember one password, and can use that to log in to multiple applications. ...

See also: Accounts
How do I backup data in a REDCap project?

Though REDCap has safeguards in place to protect against data loss from disasters and mistakes, backups provide an additional layer of security and are a best practice.  If the data is downloaded, be...

Q: What are Action Tags?

Note: Text below originates from the REDCap Help & FAQ text:

Action Tags are special terms that begin with the '@' sign that can be placed inside a field's Field Annotation. Each action tag has a...

See also: Action Tags
Q: What are the differences between calculated fields and the action tags (@CALCTEXT or @CALCDATE)?
If you want the output of the calculation to be... Examples
a number Use a calculated field BMI, Age
a date Use @CALCDATE Find date 30 days after input date, etc.
text Use @CALCTEXT...
Q: What is Rule H and why is it important for calculated fields, @CALCDATE and @CALCTEXT?

Calculations in REDCap are generally performed only when a form containing the calculation (whether a calculated field, a @CALCDATE or @CALCTEXT) is opened for that record.  Use Rule H to update the...