“ We have been using DataFax since 1993 and really believe in this approach. With DataFax we are able to keep on top of all of our trials, reviewing CRFs from all sites immediately after each patient visit. ”

Documentation

The DataFax software comes with an extensive documentation set:

  • Study Planning Guide: this guide is designed to assist study managers with pre-study planning, DataFax implementation, and DataFax study management
  • DFsetup User Guide: provides a step by step guide to creating a new DataFax study using the DFsetup application
  • iDataFax User Guide: designed for all DataFax users, this guide provides complete instructions for using all iDataFax features
  • Standard Reports Guide: this guide includes synopses and detailed descriptions of all standard DataFax reports
  • Programmer Guide: this guide describes the underlying building blocks, tools, file formats, command line utilities and executables needed to create edit checks, custom reports, and executable scripts
  • System Administration Guide: designed for both IT and study managers, this guide describes how to configure and manage a DataFax installation from beginning to end
  • CRF Library: this FrameMaker document includes samples of field layouts in various formats, as well as complete case report forms that can be used as examples
  • Study Setup Worksheets: this document provides checklists and instructions that will ensure all study setup steps have been addressed
  • Acceptance Test Kit: functional tests to demonstrate that DataFax is operating as expected.

Each document is distributed on the DataFax installation CD, and is also available on-line to our clients, in the following formats:

  • PDF, Adobe's Portable Document Format,
  • HTML, for easy on-line browsing, and
  • Windows HTML Help for local viewing from a Windows PC.