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REDCap Login Issue:
UMass Chan Medical school users:
- All UMass Chan Medical school employees should use their medical school email address and password to login to REDCap application.
- Log in with your UMass Chan Medical school Email address and password (same password you use to log into your UMass Chan Medical school email).
Please note: Password reset link do not work to reset UMass Chan Medical School password.
Non-UMass Chan Medical School users:
- Use provided username (in account activation email) to login to REDCap. If you previously set security question, you can use password reset link to reset password yourself.
" + New Project " functionality:
Upon request, we do enable this functionality for our users. Please submit a ticket using this Support Link.
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Just Getting Started?
Explore these overviews of fundamental concepts and features.
Building a Project
Learn how to build and modify data collection instruments.
Title | Description |
Watch Video |
Introduction to Instrument Development | An introduction to the Online Designer and Data Dictionary methods of instrument development. |
6 minutes
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Online Designer | This online tool is the quickest and most intuitive method for making instrument modifications. |
5 minutes
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Data Dictionary | The Data Dictionary is your project structure in a downloadable spreadsheet file. The spreadsheet can be modified and uploaded into REDCap to make instrument modifications. To see an example, download the Data Dictionary demonstration file. |
10 minutes
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Project Field Types | An illustration of some popular field types. |
4 minutes
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Basic Features & Modules
Types of REDCap Projects
There are several flavors of REDCap projects to choose from as you begin thinking about building your own project. Each type of project has its advantages and disadvantages, and may fit the specific needs better of one type of project over another. Please review the different types below, and you may even view a live example of each project type in action or view a short video about it.
Special Features within REDCap Projects
Every REDCap project is capable of utilizing special features, some of which can be enabled by normal users and some by REDCap administrators. Below is a listing of these features.