Dataset Description name changed when exporting .xml file

l Laura

on January 27, 2020

Hi! I am exporting the define.xml file and the file is adding "(AD)" onto the end of the description of some (but not all) datasets. For example, in P21E the Description is "Adverse Events Analysis Data", but in the define.xml it displays as "Adverse Events Analysis Data (AD)". Why is this occurring? Related, when validating the define.xml we get the following issue: "Invalid content was found starting with element 'ItemRef'."

Thanks!

Forums: Define.xml

j Jozef

on January 28, 2020

Dataset Description name changed

Dear Laura,

Is the addition in the VIEW as you see it in the browser, or is it really in the XML of the define.xml?
In the former case, this can be due to the stylesheet that adds it to the VIEW.

In order to check, just open the define.xml in NotePad++, amd look what is in <Description><TranslatedText> element of the corresponding "ItemGroupDef". If the addition ("(AD)" in your case) is not there, it is a stylesheet thing.

Same for the "ItemRef" message: using NotePad++, go to the line and check what is there, and compare it with the define.xml specification that you can download from the CDISC website.

It is really time that people learn to distinguish between what they see in the browser (the VIEW), generated by the stylesheet, and what is in the define.xml itself.

With best regards,
Jozef
Official CDISC Define-XML Instructor

d Dmitry

on January 28, 2020

Hi Laura, There was a bug…

Hi Laura,

There was a bug in one of the P21E versions (e.g. 3.4.4), which added Alias element for some of the datasets and the value of alias was "AD".
P21 team quickly fixed it and released an updated version of P21E.

To manually fix it, you need to remove the following lines from your define.xml file:

<Alias Context="DomainDescription" Name="AD"/>

I think P21 team always says that for P21E support, you should use a different channel, where you will get a quick support, because this forum is mainly for P21C.

l Laura

on February 3, 2020