Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
National Program of Cancer Registries
Registry Plus Software for Cancer Registries

Updated on 10/21/2022 12:52 PM Eastern Time


Knowledge Base

Please see below for helpful Knowledge Base

Category

Applicable version

Description

Exporting Table/Data

N/A

Exporting Table/Data as script

The link below will provide you guide for exporting Table/Data from SQL Server Database using SQL Server Management Studio

Exporting Table/Data from SQL Server

Configuring to poll data from PHIN Messaging System (PHIN MS)

eMaRC Plus Version 7.0 or 8.0 or 9.0

Configuring to poll data from PHIN Messaging System (PHIN MS)

Click here for PHINMS Configuration

User Access

All Versions of eMaRC Plus

How is user access managed?

User accounts are created and managed under “Administration” once logged into eMaRC. Instructions can be found in the user guide for ePath or physician. Upon initial launch of the program, you will be prompted to enter the default User ID/password to log into the application. Once you have logged into the application, you will need to create a users' account for yourself. Make sure you give proper Roles to each new user.

 


Frequently Asked Questions

No Technical Questions
1

Is eMaRC Plus compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8.x?

However eMaRC Plus 9.x is fully compatible for Windows 7, Windows 8.x, there is no plan to support these versions. We won't be resolving issue associated with these versions.
There is no known issue reported yet.

Is eMaRC Plus compatible with Windows 10 or 11, Windows Server 2016 or newer?

eMaRC Plus 9.x is fully compatible for Windows 10 or 11, Windows Server 2016 or newer.
There is no known issue reported yet.

2

What are the System Requirements?

The minimum hardware requirements are the same as those of the Microsoft Windows operating system used.

System requirements includes

 

A. eMaRC Plus Client PC

System Component

Specification

RAM

16 GB is recommended for better performance, if SQL Server is also installing on client PC

Hard Disk

At least 10 GB of free space excludes space required for SQL Server Database

Operating System

32 or 64 Bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or newer, Windows® Server 2016 or later

Processors/System

x86 or x64 architecture compatible processors

.NET Framework

Version 4.5.2 or later

Windows Installer

Version 4.5 or later

Web Browser

Latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer (recommended)



B. Database Server

System Component

Specification

Database Type

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or higher

SQL Server Data file Size

(3 * 7000 * estimated_number_of_cases) / 1048576 MB

Size of transaction log file

25% of the data file size

System drive for caching

At least 10 GB of free space

Operating System to host SQL Server

Windows Sever 20016 or higher

Host Server Processor

Dual or Quad processor with latest processor speed

Host Server RAM

16 GB or more.
more memory will result in better performance
Performace could be reduced if several databases running in the same server

Host Server Hard Disk/Data Reliability

Recommended RAID-5 for data, RAID-1 for log files

Note: The above specification is for a dedicated server only. If you have other services and applications running on this server, additional RAM and hard disk space may be required.

3

Can I install eMaRC Plus under virtual desktop environment like Citrix, Microsoft Remote RD, VMWare?

Yes, in fact we recommend one of these method whenever applicable/possible. Virtual environment is much easier and less time consuming when support is needed.  

4

Does eMaRC Plus support multi-user environment?

Yes

5

Does eMaRC Plus support SQL Server Database?

Yes, it works with SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019


Recommended to use SQL Server 2019 as Microsoft ended Mainstrem support for version 2016, 2017

For details on SQL Server LifeCycle Policy Visit

SQL Server 2016 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2016
SQL Server 2017 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2017

We have discontinued supporting SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2014