data-preprocessing: REDCap script

[jessb0t]

Pulls input from: checked Outputs to: preprocessed

Script checks for any newer version of the REDCap export .csv file. If found, runs that file through the instruments scoring script.

[F-said]

Some questions @jessb0t

• does the csv file have a standardized name? (ex: proj_redcap.csv)
• will older redcap csv files persist? That is, if a newer csv file is available, will the old ones still exist in the folder
• the outputted instruments csv file will specifically be placed in instruments, correct?

[jessb0t]

@F-said Yes, the CSVs do have a standardized name. It begins with a truncated version of the REDCap project (and we make new REDCap projects for the same study when we make major modifications to the questionnaires that participants answer). For instance, here is Social Context: The standardized naming (direct from REDCap) also includes the export date. I do not know what the four number at the end represent.

Yes, older files will persist (see screenshot above). For now, I believe we have decided to live with all the duplication in order to avoid any risk of losing data. But would love to brainstorm future solutions that would make this all "cleaner."

No, output CSVs should be placed in the derivatives/preprocessed folder. In effect, we are running the "instruments" script on the checked files of a particular study/folder structure and outputting the results to the preprocessed folder dedicated to that study.