Autocomplete REDCap Plugin REDCap Boot Camp 4/20/2017 Autocomplete REDCap Plugin University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) https://www.icts.uiowa.edu/confluence/download/attachments/67307674/Autocomplete_Plugin.pdf https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu

Autocomplete REDCap Plugin REDCap Boot Camp 4/20/2017 Autocomplete REDCap Plugin Fred McClurg, fred-mcclurg@uiowa.edu Heath Davis, heather-davis@uiowa.edu https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu

Autocomplete Plugin Purpose REDCap Boot Camp 4/20/2017 Autocomplete Plugin Purpose A REDCap plugin that offers autocompletion capabilities for selecting fields that have too many items to make a drop-down list practical. https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu

Plugin Requirements No modification of the REDCap core system REDCap Boot Camp 4/20/2017 Plugin Requirements No modification of the REDCap core system Autocompletion for multiple fields Store the autocompletion values in a separate REDCap database that could be shared by multiple projects General purpose autocompletion capability that was not tied to a single database or project Implement autocompletion into any existing REDCap project Solution could be implemented by a developer with HTML skills or at least someone familiar with web development basics https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu

Plugin Features Can be launched from within any REDCap project REDCap Boot Camp 4/20/2017 Plugin Features Can be launched from within any REDCap project Autocompletion takes place within an jQuery popup dialog Uses a REDCap database for the autocompletion items As a user types, the list items are reduced to those items that match the sub-string.  The desired item can then be selected from the filtered list The dialog collects and passes the selected item to the REDCap data collection form. Optionally, the plugin can use one field for the autocompletion list label and return a different field to the REDCap project field Code Wizard to was developed to ease in building and testing the autocomplete plugin code. https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu

Typical Scenario Possible uses: Doctor’s names Medicines City names REDCap Boot Camp 4/20/2017 Typical Scenario (Also a REDCap Project) (For Data Entry) Possible uses: Doctor’s names Medicines City names Diseases Universities Consortium partners Auto- complete DB REDCap Project Source DB Target Project https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu

Autocomplete Procedure REDCap Boot Camp 4/20/2017 Autocomplete Procedure Create the REDCap "Source Database" containing the autocompletion list (doctors, medications, cities, etc). Take note of the field variable name of this autocompletion list label. Optionally create a field containing an associated value. Take note of the field variable name of this returned value. Create the REDCap “Target Project” to receive the autocompletion values for data capture. Create a field variable within the "Target Project" that will use the autocompletion values. Take note of the field variable name. Use the Autocomplete Code Wizard to assemble and test the code required by the Autocomplete Plugin. Insert the appropriate code for the plugin into the Field Note or Field Label of the autocompletion field. https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu

Autocomplete Plugin Documentation REDCap Boot Camp 4/20/2017 Autocomplete Plugin Documentation Autocomplete Wiki: https://www.icts.uiowa.edu/confluence/display/ICTSit/REDCap+Autocomplete+Plugin Example Code (within plugin): http://.../redcap/autocomplete/docs/examples.html Code Wizard (within plugin): http://.../redcap/autocomplete/wizard.php Download Source: https://github.com/ui-icts/redcap/tree/master/plugins https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu