LabKey Datasets

All the data of a study is saved in datasets. These datasets are part of a relational database.
The data in each datasets is linked through a unique ID, the primary key. For a clinical trial it would be the patient ID, but depending of the study, it could be mice ID, plants ID or cells ID.

Example of a LabKey dataset:

Main features about datasets:

• Datasets are listed by categories.
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• Permission to access to the datasets are customizable: you can modulate the rights to read, edit or save for each groups or members.
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• Datasets are completly customizable. Fields can be text, number, date, links, and more. You can choose rules to validate the fields, choose the format to be more or less strict .
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  For example you can choose to force the date formating: yyyy-MM-dd
  
  
  And you can define rules, like a minimum or a maximum:
  
  
  
• Once the dataset is defined, you can customize the view.
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  You can sort and filter columns:
  
  
  You can display quick charts:
  
  
  
  
• Datasets can be exported in Excel format.