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This chapter introduces general caIntegrator procedures and how to obtain help to use caIntegrator.
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About caIntegrator
NCI Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) is developing a novel translational informatics platform called
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- Integrate subject annotation data with genomic and/or imaging data
- Import data of various types in a predefined flat format, and create new studies with multiple study data
- Update an existing study to add new attributes or to add/modify data
- Perform analyses on study data
Registering as a New caIntegrator User
To request a caIntegrator account, you must register as a new user, completing the following steps:
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For information about administering user accounts, see #Administering User Accounts Using UPT
Welcome to the caIntegrator Workspace
The caIntegrator Welcome workspace enables quick access to all caIntegrator functions and information before and after you login, before you open any studies.
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To access caIntegrator functions, use the options listed on the left sidebar of the workspace.
caIntegrator Functions
Once a study is created, its name appears at the top of the left sidebar. The following table describes each caIntegrator sidebar option in the workspace.
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Home | Click this to return to the home page for the selected study. | ||
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Study Data | Click Saved Queries > My Queries to open the list of previous queries you saved. Click any item in the list to open the saved query, which displays on the Criteria, Columns and Sorting tabs. From those tabs, you can modify criteria and/or launch the query again. For more information, see on page 62. | ||
Analysis Tools | Click any of the listed options to open a page where you can launch an analysis of the data in the selected study.
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Study Management | Click either of the listed options to manage the selected study through editing or deleting it or by creating a new study.
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Application Management | Click Manage Platforms to identify, add or remove platforms that caIntegrator supports. For more information, see on page 47. | ||
caIntegrator Menu |
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Help | Click the Help icon at the top of each page to open a context-sensitive topic. The help page displays information (from this user's guide) that corresponds to the page from which help was opened. |
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- the logo for the selected study (if it exists)
- the name for the selected study
- the list of saved queries and/or saved lists for that study
Viewing Existing Studies
- If you have not logged into caIntegrator, you can view any public studies in your browser.
- After logging in, you can view existing studies for which you have been granted permission. In the upper right corner of the page, in the My Studies drop down list, shown in the following figure, select the study you want to review or work in.
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- Because in looking at the study, you may not know the meaning of all the annotations, you can open a reference page with a summary of the annotations. Click the Data Dictionary: View link on the study home page, as described in the following section.
- From the study summary page, you can also open a log for the study. Click the Study Log: View link on the page to see all log entries with descriptions.
Data Dictionary
A link on a study home page, as shown by the arrow in the following screen shot, opens a data dictionary summary.
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For more information about study details, see on page 17.
Study Log
The study log which you can open by clicking the Study Log > View link on the study summary page lists the steps used to create a study. For more information, see on page 18.
Logging Out
To log out of caIntegrator, click the logout link in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
Application Support
For any general information about the application, application support or to report a bug, contact NCICB Application Support.
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