ouhscbbmc/redcapexamplesandpatterns

Examples and advice how to connect to the REDCap API, to import and export data. A public repository sponsored by the BBMC in OUHSC Pediatrics.

redcapexamplesandpatterns's Issues

Verify SSL certificate of REDCap server

Implement this: OuhscBbmc/RedcapGovernanceDocs#12 (comment)

(also see https://github.com/OuhscCcanMiechvEvaluation/MReporting/issues/277)

Update links in DocumentationGlobal file

The following files have been moved from the MReporting project, and need their links updated.

• PatternReportDesign.md
• ProjectGuidelines.md
• ReportChecklist.md
• ResourcesInstallation.md
• ResourcesOfficial.md
• ResourcesOpinions.md

Review BBMC logos

@bard1536 (cc: @thomasnwilson)
Please review the logos stored here. As you can see, they closely match Angela's excellent diagram, with only some minor changes. The background is now clear. And there's a square version for places where we have less real estate, like the repository's homepage.

GitHub Issue Assignment/Exercise

GitHub 'Milestones' and 'Issues' are a critical piece of our research projects. They've help coordinate many developers and statisticians working on a single project and code base. Communication can be enhanced learning how to include more than just plain text in the issues. These touches make it easier for the reader to make connections between the post and the code.

Item 1: Create a link that will always refer to the most current version of a file, even if the file is updated after the post.

Item 2: Create a link that will refer to a snapshot of a file. So when the file is updated, the pointer does NOT refer to the newer version.

Item 3: Refer to a specific line of code in a snapshot of a file.

Item 4: Refer to a block of code in a snapshot of a file.

Item 5: Refer to another GitHub issue.

Item 6: Refer to another GitHub user.

Item 7: Hide the full url of the item 1, and display just "item 1"

Item 8: Format in-line code (eg, a variable name)

Item 9: Format a block of code.

Item 10: Refer to GitHub "diff". This allows the reader to look at the red & green lines on one screen, instead of flipping back and forth between two versions/pages.

Item 11: Create 'tasks' within an issue. GitHub released an extension to their version of markdown. It allows you to create a list of 'tasks' within an issue. https://github.com/blog/1375-task-lists-in-gfm-issues-pulls-comments See an example in the comment below:

keep Ubuntu instructions up-to-date

including links and bash commands

Unable to sync to OuhscBbmc/RedcapExample

@wibeasley

I am unable to sync to this repository. Have I been excluded from the club?

Installation Gotcha for 'Architect' in Eclipse

@bard1536 consider documenting your solution to installing Architect, in particular how you needed to manually override the suggested version & location of Java.

It could be a bullet at the bottom of this file:
https://github.com/OuhscBbmc/RedcapExamplesAndPatterns/blob/master/DocumentationGlobal/ResourcesInstallation.md

On maybe Architect deserves its own md document in this folder:
https://github.com/OuhscBbmc/RedcapExamplesAndPatterns/blob/master/DocumentationGlobal/

Re: Updating R & Ecosystem

Open R Studio using RedcapExamplesAndPatterns.Rproj

Run install-packages.R (chose "Save as personal file" [Okay] ... then took awhile but no errors spotted)

Run
if( !require("remotes") ) install.packages("remotes")
update(remotes::dev_package_deps())

Console:

if( !require("remotes") ) install.packages("remotes")
Loading required packages: remotes
update(remotes::dev_package_deps())
Error in read.dcf(path) : cannot open the connection
In addition: Warning message:
In read.dcf(path)
cannot open compressed file 'c:\Users\caston\Documents\GitHub\RedccapExamplesAndPatterns-master/DESCRIPTION', probable reason 'No such file or directory'

remote version of `install-packages`

@caston60 brought up a use case where a GitHub gist is better suited for installing a bunch of packages than installing this repo (and keeping it up-to-date) just for the single function.

repo's function: https://github.com/OuhscBbmc/RedcapExamplesAndPatterns/blob/master/utility/install-packages.R

gist's function (so far): https://gist.github.com/wibeasley/2c5e7459b88ec28b9e8fa0c695b15ee3

REDCap project creation guidelines

@thomasnwilson, I've started the document of tips for creating a REDCap project. As you said today, it's probably better to jot things down now as we're dealing with some of these issues, as opposed to waiting until we've blocked it out.

Maybe we'll publish it later, but that's a long way off. Just scratch some ideas down as they come, and don't worry about polish. Include only the context you'll need to later remember what you meant.

@dwellsOKC, didn't you and @DavidBard create something similar for creating SQL Server databases? If so, send that to me. I bet a lot of that advice applies here too.

https://github.com/OuhscBbmc/RedcapExamplesAndPatterns/blob/master/DocumentationGlobal/redcap_creation_guidelines.md