Discussion: Use Common Data Model?

[lwjohnst86]

I'm leaning towards a model where we skip the common data model for now, we can add them in version 15 or so...

_Originally posted by @K-Beicher in https://github.com/seedcase-project/seedcase-sprout/pull/30#discussion_r1439200828_

@K-Beicher, could you expand on what you mean here? What model are you thinking about?

[K-Beicher]

I believe that I was thinking of the maintenance of a set of table schemas that a researcher can pick from if they are uploading data from a particular machine, or otherwise standard variable names and definitions. It is something that I'd really like us to offer, but it is also something that will take a lot of time to collate and make available. Better for now to focus on setting up a system where it will be easy for the person creating the data ressource tables to create their own field names and descriptions.

[lwjohnst86]

Some sources to look through and refer to:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observational_Health_Data_Sciences_and_Informatics
• https://www.ohdsi.org/

[lwjohnst86]

Not sure this is relevant anymore now. Or maybe it will be later, but with the use of Frictionless data, I think this is less of an issue.