We need to demonstrate how to represent dictionaries, such as MedDRA and WHODrug, in dds.json (define.json). The DDS model represents dictionaries. All it appears to be missing is a ref attribute, which does not seem to be a high priority. What we are missing is a source of dictionary information, as it is not currently available in USDM or any extension thereof.
As proposed in issue #102, the gap metadata model should probably include more than just replacements for PLACEHOLDERs, but also other study information that should be updated or appended. For now, dictionaries can fall into the category of content we should append to the dds.json, and therefore, should be in the gap metadata model.
We could take this approach to adding the dictionaries to dds.json. If, in the future, the dictionaries are available in USDM or an extention, then we won't need to populate dictionaries in the gap metadata model, and everything we've developed should continue to work.
The define_generator.py already has code to identify and generate dictionaries as ExternalCodeList elements.
We need to demonstrate how to represent dictionaries, such as MedDRA and WHODrug, in dds.json (define.json). The DDS model represents
dictionaries. All it appears to be missing is arefattribute, which does not seem to be a high priority. What we are missing is a source of dictionary information, as it is not currently available in USDM or any extension thereof.As proposed in issue #102, the gap metadata model should probably include more than just replacements for PLACEHOLDERs, but also other study information that should be updated or appended. For now, dictionaries can fall into the category of content we should append to the dds.json, and therefore, should be in the gap metadata model.
We could take this approach to adding the dictionaries to dds.json. If, in the future, the dictionaries are available in USDM or an extention, then we won't need to populate dictionaries in the gap metadata model, and everything we've developed should continue to work.
The
define_generator.pyalready has code to identify and generate dictionaries as ExternalCodeList elements.