Before you start registering participants and collecting specimens, you need to setup the users, sites, roles, protocols etc. This page describes the steps you need to perform to setup the OpenSpecimen's "administrative" data.

Some of the tasks here can only be performed by an user having "super administrator" role.

DataPrerequisite DataNotesBy whom
InstituteNone Super admin
RolesNoneReview default roles and check if you wish to customize it based on local needsSuper admin
Custom FormNoneCreate custom forms if you need to collect extra informationSuper admin
UsersInstitutes Super admin, Administrators, Anyone with "user add" privilege
SitesInstitutes, Sites, UsersAfter creating a collection protocol you can go back to edit users to give role on the Site.Super admin
Collection Protocols (CP)Sites, UsersAfter creating a collection protocol you can go back to edit users to give role on the CP.Super admin, Administrators, Anyone with "CP add" privilege
ContainersSites, Users, CPs Super admin, Administrators, Anyone with "Container add" privilege
Distribution protocols (DP)Sites, UsersIgnore if you do no plan to distribute specimens to researchersSuper admin