1. 

   jamie-lheureux
   

   Member
   Posted Jan 15, 2009 #

   It would be nice to be able to export out a data dictionary. It could just be the name of all of the fields, the field type, and if possible, the options for drop down fields. If a description could be added when each field is created that explains that field, that description could also be exported in the data dictionary. Funding sources often ask for a data dictionary to see what type of data is being collected for a study. We currently track this in excel and have to remember to update it whenever we change or make new fields.
2. 

   Lianne Mink
   

   Progeny Staff
   Posted Jan 16, 2009 #

   Thanks for the feature request! Are there any other community members that would be interested in this? If so, we would like to get your feedback.
3. 

   TRAMDTRAN
   

   Member
   Posted Jan 20, 2009 #

   Yes, I agree this would be very useful as personnel responsible for maintaining the database may change and it may not always be obvious as to why certain data has been maintained and/or the purpose of some computed fields.
4. 

   khope
   

   Member
   Posted Jan 29, 2009 #

   I agree as well. This would certainly be beneficial for collaborative epidemiology projects, keeping track of what fields you maintain, and avoiding redundant data collection.
5. 

   Ginny Hughes
   

   Member
   Posted Jan 30, 2009 #

   yes, please put my vote in as well for a data dictionary
6. 

   andrea
   

   Member
   Posted Jun 16, 2009 #

   A data dictionary feature would be great.
7. 

   Roger
   

   Member
   Posted Jan 6, 2010 #

   I guess a data dictionary feature "up front" would be useful.

   However, If you already use MS Access or some other front end to link to the Progeny database, it is easy to output the st_datadictionary table to a query or report.

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