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REDCap closing and archiving

How to proceed when closing and archiving a REDCap project

When you are finished with your project, it is recommended that you complete the following steps:

  1. Change the project status to “Analysis/Cleanup” in the “Other functionality” menu.
  2. Export data for archiving: Download/export and save the following files:Menu: Project Home
    • Click the download icon for “Current users” to download a file containing all users and their names.

    Menu: Project Home → Other Functionality

    • XML file (metadata)
    • XML file (metadata and data)

    Menu: Project Home → Project Setup

    • Project events and arms (if applicable)

    Menu: Codebook

    • Codebook

    Menu: Logging

    • Click “All logging”

    Menu: User rights Download the following three files:

    • users
    • user roles
    • user role assignments
    • List of users’ full names and UmU IDs
    • Data Access Groups (if applicable)

    Menu: Project Dashboard

    • Data Resolution Dashboard (if applicable)

    Menu: Alerts and notifications (if applicable)

    • Download Alerts
  3. Download the log: Entire logMenu: Data export, reports
    • Data export in desired format
    • PDF of all forms with saved data (Data Exports/Other Export Options)
    • ZIP file containing the project’s other uploaded files (Data Exports/Other Export Options)
  4. Change the project status to “Completed” under “Other functionality.”
  5. Submit a ticket via ServiceDesk informing them that you have closed your REDCap project. The project name must be included in the ticket.

REDCap

REDCap is a web-based service for data collection in research studies.