A repository is a container for multi-modal research data, projects, roles, sites, forms and tools. The repository encapsulates all these objects and controls who has access to them. In the repository, you manage your:
The repository encapsulates all these objects and controls who has access to them. In the repository, you manage your:
Projects
A project is the specific container to achieve one particular research objective (e.g. a clinical trial phase). It has members performing roles, a pipeline to collect and analyse data, subjects which are processed through the pipeline and a result measuring the objective.
Roles
A role defines permissions and data scope for a user within a repository, project and/or site. A user of Collective Minds is given a role for a specific project and is therefore a member of that project.
Sites
A site represents a physical site from where subject data originates (e.g. a hospital). Members with data scope “site” are able to interact with the data originating from the sites to which they belong.
Forms
A form, which is part of a repository-wide library, can be loaded into events in the pipeline to handle manual structured data input, such as a data transfer form (DTF, scanlog) or a quality assurance form.
Tools
A tool, which is part of a repository-wide library, is a function built into a container for automated execution on the pipeline. Tools can be uploaded to the system, checked in and integrated into an event on the pipeline.
Audit log
The audit log records “who has seen or done what, when?” in the repository. It records both when data is inserted through a pipeline event or when the project structure itself is built out or modified.