Articles by Ian Sparks

Comparing Drafts

One of the features we have frequently been asked for is a way to compare Drafts so we're delighted to release Draft comparison capability to our Beta site this week.

Medidata Rave already has an Architect Difference Report but it cannot be used to compare two arbitrary Drafts so if …

Collaborating on Rave Study Builds

Who? When? What? Why? As a Clinical Programmer assigned to maintain an existing Rave study these are all questions you will be asking yourself. Who last modified this study build? When did they change it? What did they change and perhaps most important, Why did they change it?

Here's a …

Optimizing the Study Build Process

As veterans of several EDC systems including Medidata Rave, Andrew, Steve and I are sometimes asked if we plan to build a new EDC system?

We don't. Competition is good but whether you are a fan of Medidata Rave (as we are), Oracle Inform or any one of the many …