CDISC ODM Procedure

SIGNATURE Statement

Specifies information about the signatures required in administering the study.
Restriction: This is an advanced statement. You must be familiar with CDISC ODM.
Requirements: Optional for exporting.

Metadata attributes must be stored in a SAS data set that you reference in the DATA= argument. You cannot specify metadata attributes in the SIGNATURE statement.

Syntax

SIGNATURE DATA=libref.member-name ;

Required Argument

DATA=libref.member-name
specifies the SAS data set that contains the metadata attributes. The libref, which is assigned with the LIBNAME statement, is an alias for the data storage location where member-name is stored.
SIGNATUREOID="ODM-identifier"
specifies a unique identifier for the signature. Enclose the identifier in single or double quotation marks. A string of characters up to the maximum OID length that is defined in CDISC ODM is supported.
Requirement:Required.
METHODOLOGY=DIGITAL | ELECTRONIC
specifies the form in which the signature was stored.
Requirement:Required.
MEANING="string"
specifies information about the context in which the signature has meaning. Enclose the string in single or double quotation marks.
Requirement:Required.
LEGALREASON="string"
specifies why signature authentication is necessary. Enclose the string in single or double quotation marks. A string of characters up to the maximum OID length that is defined in CDISC ODM is supported.
Requirement:Required.