Preface

This document describes the steps for installing and configuring the components of the Argus Safety Solution application.

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About This Book

This manual contains following chapters:

Chapter 1, "Product Overview"

Provides an overview of the Argus Safety application.

Chapter 2, "Getting Started"

Provides information about how to begin using the Argus application.

Chapter 3, "Active Cases"

Provides information about how to access an active case.

Chapter 5, "Case Actions"

This chapter describes the lifecycle of a case: entering or importing a case, updating a case, and deleting a case.

Chapter 4, "Case Form"

Provides information about how to use the Argus Safety Case Form.

Chapter 5, "Case Actions"

Provides information about the following:

• Finding and opening cases

• Processing cases

• Closing, saving, copying, and deleting cases

• Using the medical and code review functions

• Using the print function and printing cases and medical summaries

• Viewing case revisions

Chapter 6, "Advanced Conditions"

Provides information about how to use Advanced Conditions.

Chapter 8, "MedDRA Browser"

Provides information about using the MedDRA Browser.

Chapter 9, "Argus Affiliate Module"

Provides information for using the Local Affiliate Module.

Chapter 10, "Argus Reports"

Provides information about Argus reports and how to create and use them.

Chapter 11, "Dashboards"

Provides information about using the Argus dashboards.

Chapter 12, "Utilities"

Provides information about how to use various Argus utilities.

Chapter 13, "About dsNavigator"

Provides information about using dsNavigator.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action such as Buttons, Dialog boxes, Check boxes, Combo boxes, Drop-down lists, Labels, Option (Radio) buttons, Tabs, Text boxes, etc.
"between quotation marks"	Information that may appear as-is on screen, or information provided by the user.
NOTE	Information that should be noted before proceeding with the instructions.
IMPORTANT	Important information that must be noted to ensure accurate, reliable, or safe behavior of the system
TIP	Information that enables easier completion of the current task or helps in completing other tasks.
Bold Underline	Link indicating that additional "pop-down" information is available.
ALL CAPITALS	Keyboard keys
Initial Capitals	Names of user interface elements, modules, applications, proper nouns, etc.