CDISC ODM Procedure
SIGNATURE Statement
Specifies information about the signatures that are required for 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. | |
| Example: | Exporting a CDISC ODM XML Document with Required and Optional Statements |
Syntax
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. |