What’s New in SAS Clinical Data Integration 2.5

Overview

SAS Clinical Data Integration 2.5 contains these enhancements:
  • SDTM 3.2 support
  • Define-XML 2.0 support
  • SAS Version 5 transport file handling
  • Creation of metadata from a define.xml file
  • Incremental update of data standard metadata from the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit
  • Comment metadata support
  • Controlled terminology handling
  • Data standard management

SDTM 3.2 Support

There is full support for the CDISC SDTM 3.2 data standard.

Define-XML 2.0 Support

You can create and validate CDISC Define-XML 2.0 files using SAS Clinical Data Integration transformations.

SAS Version 5 Transport File Handling

You can use SAS Clinical Data Integration transformations to read and write SAS Version 5 transport files.

Creation of Metadata from a Define.xml File

You can import study and table definitions from a define.xml file, including definitions for SDTM and ADaM.

Incremental Update of Data Standard Metadata from the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit

You can update SAS Clinical Data Integration data standard metadata incrementally at any time with the current definitions from the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit. You can select any subset of domain templates and column groups to update. You can update validation checks with those currently registered to the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit.

Comment Metadata Support

SAS Clinical Data Integration reads and stores the SAS Clinical Standard Toolkit’s default comment definitions for tables and columns defined in a data standard. These comments are written to the output file during define.xml file creation.

Controlled Terminology Handling

SAS Clinical Data Integration supports additional controlled terminology information in imported terminology tables. SAS Clinical Data Integration transformation support for controlled terminologies defined outside of the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit has been enhanced.

Data Standard Management

Data standard administrators have additional flexibility in managing custom data standard definitions for their organizations. SDTM domains, SEND domains, and ADaM data sets in a study can be reassociated with different SAS Clinical Data Integration data standard definitions. Custom domains and data sets can be promoted from a study to replace existing definitions within a data standard.