Common Framework Metadata

The following SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit metadata files support the functions and common tasks across multiple standards.

File structure and content for each of these metadata files are fully described in Metadata File Descriptions. Use of these metadata files is documented in sections that use the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit metadata.

Other SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit metadata files specific to supported standards or specific to actions (such as validation) are described in Metadata File Descriptions. They are also discussed elsewhere in this document.

This data set has a list of the registered standards (for example, CDISC SDTM 3.1.3) and basic information relating to each standard. The Standards data set is in the global standards library metadata folder and within each registered standard folder hierarchy here:

This data set defines the typical inputs and outputs of SAS processes that are associated with each standard. The StandardSASReferences data set is in the global standards library metadata folder and within each registered standard folder hierarchy here:

This data set contains valid values for discrete variables in the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit metadata files. The Standardlookup data set is in the global standards library directory and within each registered standard folder hierarchy at this location:

This data set defines generic system and study-specific input and output files that are required by each SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit process. A sample SASReferences data set is provided with each supported standard.

These files provide the set of name-value pairs that are required to establish the environment for each SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit process. Properties are translated into SAS global macro variables at the start of each process. Properties are within each registered standard folder hierarchy here:

This data set contains a list of codes and associated text that are specific to each standard. It can contain specific actions (such as validation) that are used to report process results. The Messages data set is within each registered standard folder hierarchy here:

This data set summarizes each SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit process. It captures the outcome of specific actions and uses the Messages data set to standardize output.