Six Dos and Don’ts of Define-XML

Define-XML Format Guide: Six Dos and Don’ts for Define-XML file creation 

Many organizations don’t worry about creating the define.xml file until right before submission. Others create the file while the study is still ongoing, to benefit from time, cost and process efficiencies. 

Regardless of your approach, you should be familiar with the 6 dos and don’ts contained in our Define-XML format guide. 

With our guide, you’ll learn:

• Don’t rely solely on in-house experts 
• Do consider defining upfront 
• Don’t skip quality control 
• Do tackle legacy datasets 
• Don’t create the define.xml file from scratch each time 
• Do adopt new versions of the standard