You can also extract this information yourself using MS Access. For example, there are a few options to get metadata out of MS Access to facilitate the creation of a REDCap data dictionary:įor Access 2003 or earlier, there is a third-party software (CSD Tools) that can export field names, types, and descriptions to MS Excel.
It depends on the project design and application you are transitioning from. General Can I transition data collected in other applications (ex: MS Access or Excel) into REDCap?