This chapter is for end users (Clinical Research Teams) of openCDMS Collect. Collect provides the means to enter data gathered from participant assessments into a central database.

the section called “Basic concepts and terminology” provides some important introductory material. First, it provides a glossary of commonly-used terms. Secondly, it provides some general information about how openCDMS studies are organised and how your work fits into the general scheme.

The core content is organised into two chapters. The first, called the section called “Overview of the Collect Application User Interface” introduces the application 'as you see' it when you launch it. This section documents the application's main points of control (menu options, buttons etc.) These control points are labelled for easy reference.

The next section, the section called “Collect Functionality - a 'How To' Guide” shows you how to use Collect. It is organised into clear subsections, each representing the tasks you will commonly carry out whilst using the application.

the section called “Problem Reporting” details how to report problems with the software.