CRU's Validated External Modules

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Last updated: Jul 19, 2023 by Melissa Hall
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What are External Modules?

External Modules (EMs) are individual packages of software that can be downloaded and installed by a REDCap administrator. They can extend REDCap's current functionality, and can also provide customizations and enhancements for REDCap's existing behavior and appearance at the system level or project level.

EMs are developed by members of the REDCap Consortium. While not developed by Vanderbilt (the makers of REDCap) they are curated and released through Vanderbilt’s repository.

NOTE: Please visit the page corresponding to the External Module of interest to familiarize yourself with any pitfalls or limitations of the module of interest which may impact your study.

CRU Validated External Modules

The CRU tests external modules through our validation process prior to implementation.

How do I test the External Module on my project?

Testing each module for your project is YOUR responsibility. Please be sure to test thoroughly! Again, External Modules are created by REDCap users and shared on the REDCap Consortium Wiki, therefore, making sure a module works for your specific project is your responsibility. While the REDCap team makes every effort to ensure a module works as it should before being placed in Production, we simply cannot account for every scenario to which a module may be applied. Therefore, please test your module for your particular study. Think it terms of what impact a module may have downstream with regards to data collected.

How do I maintain my External Module?

External Modules are NOT part of the standard REDCap support package. Therefore REDCap upgrades may impact this functionality; there is potential for a REDCap upgrade to break the module configuration for your project(s). Therefore, we ask that you test your module with every REDCap upgrade and please send an email to cru@ucalgary.ca alerting us of any issues you have when testing/utilizing a module.

How do I request an External Module?

Get access to CRU Validated External Modules by filling out our Request Form

To request a module for your project that isn’t currently available on our platform, send a request to cru@ucalgary.ca

Where can I find more information on External Modules?

More information on External Modules can be here.