Refreshing a Standard Domain

Problem

You want to compare and possibly refresh a modified standard domain. The standard domain is compared with the standard domain template from which it was created.

Solution

You can refresh the metadata of the standard domain using the metadata of the standard domain template from which it was created.

Note: You must have appropriate permissions to view the Clinical Administration tree. For more information, see Adding Users to the Clinical Administrators Group.

Tasks

To refresh the metadata of a selected standard domain, complete the following steps:

In the Folders tree, expand the folder, expand the clinical component, and expand any subfolders until you locate the standard domain that you are interested in refreshing.
Right-click on the standard domain, and select Refresh Domain.
- If the standard domain template from which the domain was created and the standard domain do not differ, a message is displayed. Click Yes to view the domain-level properties and columns for the standard domain template and the domain. Click No to continue without viewing this information.
- If the standard domain template from which the domain was created and the standard domain differ, the Refresh Domain window immediately appears. Differences between the standard domain template and the domain are displayed.
  If the standard domain was not based on a standard domain template, a warning message is displayed. Click OK to close the window. Because the standard domain was not based on a standard domain template, it cannot be refreshed.
In the Refresh Domain window, expand the nodes in either tree to view the differences.
In the Standard Domain Template tree, select the check box next to the item that you want refreshed in the domain.
Remember the following considerations when selecting check boxes:
- If you select a column to be refreshed, all of its properties are refreshed. A selected check box with a white background indicates that the Columns node and all of its child nodes are selected.
- To refresh some properties of a column, expand the Columns node, and then select the check boxes for each property that you want to refresh. A selected check box with a gray background indicates that only some child nodes are selected.
- To update the standard domain metadata to match the standard domain template metadata, select the root node check box in the Standard Domain Template tree.
Click Apply Checked to apply all of your selections. If there are no remaining differences to apply, or if you chose to update the standard domain metadata to match the standard domain template metadata, then the Refresh Domain window changes to view-only mode. Click Close to close the window.