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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. In addition, AD/Entra tends to do something called “pass-through” authentication, where if you are...

Development vs. Production The REDcap application assumes that any data entered in development mode is test data. While in development mode, REDCap does NOT track changes to a project's design and will suppress all warning messages related to data that is about to be lost. This is actually preferred...

Sometimes it is necessary to hide one or more of the possible answers (also known as "retire a choice" or "retire an option"). This prevents an answer from being used in the future, but does not delete it from existing records. To do this, add @HIDECHOICE= ' n' in the Action Tags box, where n is the...

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 corresponding action that is performed for the field when displayed on data entry forms and survey pages...

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 that it may be utilized in user input (e.g., field labels, survey instructions). Improvement/change...

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 form or survey. Example: To add a descriptive pop-up: Go to the Online Designer page, and click on...

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 improvements with this version of REDCap. Note: Thanks to Luke Stevens (Murdoch Children's Research...

REDCap projects in production can be edited but the process is slightly different from editing in development mode. When in production, the user must first enter Draft Mode by clicking the "Enter Draft Mode" button at the top of the Designer page to start making changes. Changes made in Draft Mode...

Deleting a record should not be undertaken lightly. It may require notification of the IRB or PI, depending on the situation. Best practice guidelines are to document the record id, what is being deleted and the reason for the delete in a Word document, which can be uploaded to the project's File...

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 calculations in all records without you having to open each record individually. This is important...