CDISC ODM Procedure
GLOBALVARIABLES Statement
Specifies general summary information about the study.
| Requirement: | Required for exporting. |
| Tip: | You can specify metadata attributes either directly in the GLOBALVARIABLES statement or store them in a SAS data set that you reference in the DATA= argument. |
| Examples: | Exporting a CDISC ODM XML Document with Metadata Attributes in Statement Syntax Exporting a CDISC ODM XML Document with Metadata Attributes in SAS Data Sets Exporting a CDISC ODM XML Document with Required and Optional Statements |
Syntax
Required Arguments
metadata-attributes
includes the following syntax, which can be specified directly in the GLOBALVARIABLES statement or stored in a SAS data set that you reference in the DATA= argument:
STUDYNAME="name"
specifies the short external name of the study. Enclose the name in single or double quotation marks.
| Requirement | Required. |
STUDYDESCRIPTION="string"
specifies a description of the study. Enclose the string in single or double quotation marks.
| Requirement | Required. |
PROTOCOLNAME="name"
specifies the sponsor’s internal name for the protocol. Enclose the name in single or double quotation marks.
| Requirement | Required. |
| Restriction | You cannot store some metadata attributes in a SAS data set and also specify other metadata attributes in the GLOBALVARIABLES statement. If you use a SAS data set, you must store all metadata attributes in the SAS data set. |
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.