Basic Usage

Depending on your role you have different options to interact with MOLGENIS Armadillo.

Data Manager System Operator Researcher Developer

A data manager will typically interact with Armadillo in multiple ways:

• Using the Armadillo User Interface (UI)
• Using a R client MolgenisArmadillo
• Using dsUpload (R) to upload data with the help of predefined harmonised data dictionaries (ds-dictionaries).

System operator: Authentication server

A researcher will connect to a Armadillo server with a R client DSMolgenisArmadillo, this client allows for execution of DataSHIELD functions. Depending on the way your cohort has been setup you might use the R client through the Central Analysis server (CAS). In both cases the researcher has installed R and Rstudio to edit and run their analysis.

A developer can use DataSHIELD Lite (DSLite) as a serverless DataSHIELD Interface (DSI) implementation which purpose is to mimic the behavior of a distant (virtualized or barebone) data repository server like Armadillo or Opal.