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4 Plan and Source Field Descriptions

This chapter presents field descriptions for screens, tabs, and dialog boxes in the application. All possible fields are included. If your edit mode is set to Quick or Basic, not every field included will be available to you. For details about the functions and options described here, see Chapter 2, "Working with Plans," and Chapter 3, "Maintaining Resource Information and Settings."

Home Page Fields

These fields always appear on the screen you have designated as your preferred home page.

Table 4-1 Home Page Fields

Field Description Notes

Menu Bar

   

Edit

Add or edit plans, studies, products, templates, and portfolios.

 

Report

Generate standard reports that are not plan-specific.

 

Maintain

Define, select, and edit:

Service providers—The service providers to whom you can assign work in a plan.

Resources—Manage system-defined resources and add, edit, and delete user-defined resources.

Billing rates—Define billing rates for service providers to whom you assign work. After you publish the billing rates, the application shares the rates between plans.

Departments and functional areas—Map labor and costs to departments and functional areas. Choose a mapping mode.

GL codes—Map labor and costs to the general ledger.

Exchange rates—Create and define your organization's standardized rates for each currency to be used in your plans.

Reporting Regions—Group reporting regions for studies based on your global organizational structure and accounting practices.

Select Purge Deleted Items to permanently remove items.

Admin

Users shows all users currently defined and allows the system administrator to add, edit, delete, and restore users; reset a selected user's password; clear a session when a user is locked out; and reset a user account. A reset clears the user's security question and answer, unlocks the account, and forces the user to reset the password.

 

Help

Display a Help screen associated with the screen currently displayed.

View version and product information on the About Oracle Health Sciences ClearTrial Cloud Service dialog box.

Contact technical support.

 

User Name

View your user profile.

You can edit your profile and change your password.

Visit Support Center

Displays the application Support Center to access release information, documentation, and reference material or to contact Oracle Support.

 

Logout

Sign out of the application.

 

Filter

   

Show

Show or hide items based on selected criteria.

  • All <items>—No filter is applied. All items appear.

  • Active <items> Only—Items that are not deleted or marked as Study Complete or Archived appear.

  • <Items> matching filter—Only items that match the criteria you selected from the custom filter drop-down list appear.

These choices appear on any screen with a Filter section.

Modify link

Define a custom filter on the Define <Item> Filter dialog box.

 

Plans Screens, Tabs, and Dialog Boxes

Plans Screen

Table 4-2 Plans Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

New

Create a new plan.

 

Edit

Edit the selected plan or open it to view details, the summary, or reports.

You can also a open a plan by double-clicking the plan name.

Delete

Delete the selected plan.

Deleted plans are removed at a later time and can be restored.

Restore

Restore a deleted plan.

To use this option, adjust the filters so that you can see inactive as well as active items.

Copy

Make a copy of the selected plan.

 

Compare

Compare selected plans. You can specify service provider and location details and change the currency used to generate the costs and comparison reports.

 

Other Actions...

Access additional features, such as locking and unlocking plans, freezing, and unfreezing billing rates, copying a plan as a template, and so on.

 

Columns

   

Plan name

Unique identifier of plans.

 

Study Name

Name of study.

 

Description

Short description of the plan.

 

Status

Status of the plan:

  • Incomplete—Basic assumptions have not been set for the plan.

  • Draft—All input questions of the selected edit mode have been answered, but the plan owner or creator might still be working on the plan.

  • Final—All input questions have been answered and the plan owner believes the plan will be used to conduct the clinical study. However, the plan has not yet been approved.

  • Approved—The plan has been approved and is ready to go out as part of an RFP or proposal or to be used to conduct the trial.

  • RFP—The plan has been approved and included as part of an RFP.

  • Agreement reached; not started—An agreement has been reached on the plan and it is under contract (if an outsourced study) or ready for study activities to begin (if an internal sponsor-executed study).

  • In progress—The study has begun and is operating according to this plan

  • Study Complete—The study has ended.

  • Archived—The plan is being preserved for historical purposes only.

You cannot choose another plan status until you enter information on all tabs through the Provider tab.

Last Modified

Date a user last modified this plan.

 

Plans Screen Dialog Boxes

Define Plan Filter Dialog Box

Table 4-3 Define Plan Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Plan Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

Includes plans last edited and saved the specified number of days.

 

Include deleted plans

Includes plans that have been previously deleted.

 

Plan name starts with

Includes plans whose names start with the specified text.

 

Created by

Includes only plans created by one of the selected users.

To include all plans, select Any User.

Last Modified by

Includes only plans last edited and saved by the selected user.

To include all plans, select Any User.

Status

Includes only plans with the selected status.

To include all plans, select Any Status.

Phases

Includes only plans pertaining to the selected Phase(s).

To include all plans, select the Any Phase.

Therapeutic Areas

Includes only plans pertaining to the selected Therapeutic Area(s).

To include all plans, select Any Therapeutic Area.

Indications

Includes only plans for the selected indication(s).

To include all plans, select Any Sponsor.

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name assigned to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

Orders the plans based on your selections.

Change the order by clicking a column heading.

Show n plans per page

Number of plans displayed on each page.

Use the paging tool to move to the next or previous page or directly to a page number.


Choose Study and Plan Template Dialog Box

Table 4-4 Choose Study and Plan Template Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Study Columns

   

Study Name

Unique name given to study by its creator.

Read-only.

Product/Compound

The product or compound being studied.

Read-only.

Phase

The study phase being planned. The application supports study phases I, II, IIa, IIb, III, IIIb, Phase IV with an IND, and Phase IV without an IND.The application supports Phase I for oncology and vaccine studies, as well as Phase I studies for healthy volunteers.Phase I Oncology or Phase I Vaccine studies more closely resemble Phase IIa trials.

Read-only.

Therapeutic Area

The therapeutic area or body system for which this study will be conducted.

The application uses this selection to calculate monitoring time required, time for query resolution, data entry, and to provide other default values.

Read-only. Determines the choices available for the indication.

Indication

The reason selected to perform this study. Indications are classified into therapeutic areas.

The application uses this selection to calculate monitoring time required, time for query resolution, data entry, and to provide other default values.

Read-only.

Template Columns

   

Template Name

Name of a plan or partial plan that can be used as a starting point for new plans for a study.

Read-only.

Description

Information describing the template to help you recognize a particular scenario or purpose for the plan.

Read-only.

Applicable For

Study phase(s) for which the template has been defined.

Read-only.


Copy Plan Dialog Box

Table 4-5 Copy Plan Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Plan Name

Name of the new copy plan.

 

Compare Plan Dialog Box

Table 4-6 Compare Plan Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Available Comparisons

Comparisons to be made and details to include.

 

Providers To Include

Service providers to include in the comparison.

 

Reporting Currency

Currency to use for the comparison report.

 

Copy Plan as Template Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-7 Copy Plan as Template Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Template Name

Name of the new template based on the plan.

 

Change Plan Attributes Dialog Box

The attributes you can change vary depending on the number of plans you select and the status of the selected plans.

Table 4-8 Change Plan Attributes Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Plan Name

Unique name that identifies the plan.

If you select multiple plans, the name field is disabled to prevent you from changing the name of more than one plan to the same name.

Status

Status of the plan:

  • Incomplete—Basic assumptions have not been set for the plan.

  • Draft—All input questions of the selected edit mode have been answered, but the plan owner or creator might still be working on the plan.

  • Final—All input questions have been answered and the plan owner believes the plan will be used to conduct the clinical study. However, the plan has not yet been approved.

  • Approved—The plan has been approved and is ready to go out as part of an RFP or proposal or to be used to conduct the trial.

  • RFP—The plan has been approved and included as part of an RFP.

  • Agreement reached; not started—An agreement has been reached on the plan and it is under contract (if an outsourced study) or ready for study activities to begin (if an internal sponsor-executed study).

  • In progress—The study has begun and is operating according to this plan

  • Study Complete—The study has ended.

  • Archived—The plan is being preserved for historical purposes only.

 

Short Description

Short description of the plan that appears on the Plans screen.

 

Long Description

Detailed plan description.

 

Update last modified date and user (plan history)

Updates the selected plans' Last Modified Date and Last Modified fields when changes are applied to the name, status, and/or description.

 

Add Plans to Portfolio(s) Dialog Box

Table 4-9 Add Plans to Portfolio(s) Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Name

Portfolios to which you can add the selected plan(s).

 

Description

Short description of the portfolio.

 

# Plans Now

Number of plans in the portfolio before adding the selected plan(s).

 

# Plans After

Number of plans in the portfolio after adding the selected plan(s).

 

Also create a new portfolio and add the selected plans to it

Create a new portfolio.

 

Create New Portfolio

   

Portfolio Name

Name for the new portfolio.

 

Short Description

Short description of the portfolio. This description appears on the Portfolios screen.

 

Default Reporting Currency

Default reporting currency for generating portfolio reports.

Determines the currency used to display monetary values on the Portfolios Summary tab.


Create Reforecast Dialog Box

Table 4-10 Create Reforecast Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Reforecast Name

Name of the new forecast.

 

Reforecast Date

Reforecast date for all listed plans.

Changes to assumptions take effect on this date.

Prior Forecast Date

Date of the prior forecast plan.

 

Study End Date

Date by which study is expected to be complete, defined as the date that all activity stops (usually the date the final report <CSR> is finalized).

 

Create reforecast based on

Actuals for reforecast based on actual tracked data or Plan for reforecast based on planned data.

Only available to users licensed to the Track module.


Reforecast Exch Rates (Create Reforecast) Dialog Box

Table 4-11 Create Reforecast Dialog Box Fields (Reforecast Exchange Rates)

Field Description Notes

Reforecast Details

   

Reforecast Date

Reforecast date for all listed plans.

You can edit the date for each plan individually.

Use Exchange Rates

Exchange rates reforecast method.

  • To reforecast based on exchange rates as of a particular date, choose the first radio button and then specify that date.

  • To reforecast based on exchange rates specified in a predefined published exchange rate table, choose the second option and choose the table by name from the list.

 

Use Exchange Rates: as of (date)

Date from which to obtain exchange rates as they were at the close of market on that day.

 

Use Exchange Rates: defined in (published exchange rates table)

Published set of exchange rates to apply

 

Columns

   

Reforecast Name

Suggested name for each reforecast. You can either accept this name or type a new name.

 

Prior Forecast Date

Date of the last forecast per plan.

The new reforecast date must be later than this date.

Study End Date

Date by which study is expected to be complete, defined as the date that all activity stops (usually the date the final report <CSR> is finalized).

 

Reforecast Date

Date from which to apply the newly chosen exchange rates for each plan.

Recommended option if progress was tracked and actuals are up to date.

Based on

Base the reforecast on the actual progress, rather than on the predicted progress.

Only available to users licensed to the Track module and for plans whose studies are being tracked.


Create/Edit Plan Screen (Overview Tab)

Table 4-12 Overview Tab fields

Field Description Notes

General Information

   

Plan Name

Unique name that identifies the plan.

 

Project Activity Start Date

Date the study begins, defined as the date that vendors and the sponsor start identifying sites and vendors start billable activity.

 

Status

Plan status.

 

Start pre-study planning

Date a sponsor begins pre-planning activities. The default date is three months prior to the Project Activity Start Date.

Not used to calculate effort or costs for the study.

Study will be

Outsourcing option for the plan:

  • Conducted Internally—Study is performed internally. Sets all responsibility radio buttons to Sponsor throughout the plan.

  • Outsourced—Entire study is outsourced to an external service provider (excluding oversight of that service provider). Sets all responsibility radio buttons to Vendor throughout the plan.

  • Combination—Study tasks are divided between an external service provider and the sponsor.

 

Description

   

Short Description

Short description of the plan that appears on the Plans screen.

 

Long Description

Detailed plan description.

 

Currency Options

   

Default Modeling Currency

Currency used to enter plan costs.

 

Default Reporting Currency

Currency the application uses to generate reports.

 

Use Exchange Rates

Exchange rates to use when converting between currencies.

  • As if (specified date)—Exchange rates from a specific date.

  • Defined in—User-defined exchange rate table. For more information on creating exchange rate tables, see Creating an Exchange Rate Table.

  • As specified here—Override of one or more exchange rates with values you supply.

  • As of plan created date: When creating templates, use exchange rates from the date the plan was created.

If you select a date the application does not support, it defaults to the most recent date for which exchange rates are available.

Other Factors

   

Drug Storage

Special handling considerations.

 

Radio Labeled

Compound is radioactive.

Optional.

Study Difficulty

Unusual circumstances about a trial make aspects other than monitoring and data management more or less difficult than most clinical studies.

For example, multiple monitoring sites, complex ICF or other study regulatory documents, complex interaction with multiple groups at the study sites, additional interaction with the sponsor and or a DSMB.

History

   

Created By

Displays the name of the user who created the plan.

 

Last Modified By

Displays the name of the user who last modified the plan.

 

Created Date

Displays the date the plan was created.

 

Last Modified

Displays the date the plan was last modified.

 

Created as a copy of

Displays the plan that was copied.

 

Original Template

Displays the template from which the plan was created.

 

Override Currency Exchange Rates Dialog Box

Table 4-13 Override Currency Exchange Rates Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Currency Exchange Rates

   

1 US Dollar (USD) equals...

Default exchange rates for 1 US dollar as of the current date.

 

Locations Tab

Table 4-14 Locations Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

Add Location(s)

Add one or more locations on the Choose Locations dialog box.

 

Remove Location(s)

Remove selected location(s).

Removing a location from a plan does not delete that location from the application.

Add Language(s)

Add one or more languages not suggested for the plan by the application.

 

Remove Language(s)

Remove a selected user-specified language.

 

Columns

   

Location

Name of a location (either the country or the region) where sites will be located and subjects enrolled.

 

Number of Sites

Number of sites for the location.

 

Subjects to Randomize

Number of subjects to randomize in this location.

Should contain only the number of subjects that will actually be enrolled in the trial.

Must be a value between 1 and 999,999.

Avg Grant Amount

Average grant amount is paid to each investigator for each subject the investigator enrolls in the study at the location.

Payment for a dropped subject is approximately 75% of the grant.

Must be a value between 0 and 500,000 USD (or the equivalent in another currency).

MOH/FDA Delay

Ministry of Health (MOH) or Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval timeframe for each location.

Must be a value between 0 and 999.

Total/Avg

Averages of the total sites, subjects to randomize, grant amount and MOH/FDA time delay.

 

Language

   

Language

Language into which study materials might need to be translated.

 

Dialects/Variations

Number of dialects or variants of this language into which to translate study documents.

 

Document Translations

Which documents are to be translated into the languages specified.

 

Number of Translations/ Dialects

Total number of translations required.

 

Choose Locations Dialog Box

Table 4-15 Choose Locations Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Filter

   

Regions

Include locations by region.

 

Counties

Include locations by country.

 

Remove Language(s)

Removes the selected language.

 

Columns

   

Region

Regions available for selection.

 

Country

Countries available for selection.

 

Primary Language

Primary language of the selected region or country.

 

Primary Currency

Primary currency of the selected region or country.

 

MOH/FDA Delay

Ministry of Health (MOH) or Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval time for each location.

 

Choose Additional Languages Dialog Box

Table 4-16 Choose Additional Languages Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Language

Languages available for selection.

 

ISO Code

Internationally recognized country code associated with the language.

 

Document Translations Required Dialog Box

Table 4-17 Document Translations Required Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Document Type

Type of document.

 

Translate

Translates the document type to the languages indicated.

 

Back Translate

Translates the document back into the language of the original text, from the translated version.

 

As Pass-Through Cost

Translation costs are to be considered pass-through costs, not calculated costs.

 

Apply these choices for:

Applies selected translation choices to other languages.

 

Site Tab

Table 4-18 Site Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Site Approval (Columns)

   

Location

Name of a location where sites will be located and subjects enrolled.

 

Number of Sites

Number of sites within the selected location.

 

Site Approval Schedule

Type of site approval schedule for the location.

User Defined Schedule—Site approval schedule has been modified.

ClearTrial Default Schedule—Site approval follows the application-defined schedule.

 

Site Information

   

Values apply to

Location for which the values apply.

Select a single location or All Locations to enter information for all locations in the plan.

If you select a single location, click Save before selecting another location.

Number of sites

Number of sites in the location.

 

Percent of sites identified by sponsor

Percentage of study sites that the study sponsor identifies. The application calculates the number of sites.

 

Percent of sites requiring a pre-study site visit (in-person)

Percentage of sites that require an in-person pre-study site visit. The application calculates the number of sites.

 

Percent of sites requiring a phone-based pre-study site visit

Percentage of sites that require a phone-based pre-study visit. The application calculates the number o f sites.

 

Percent of sites requiring site initiation visits (in-person)

Percentage of sites that require an in-person site initiation visit. The application calculates the number o f sites.

 

Percent of sites requiring only phone-based site initiation

Percentage of sites that require a phone-based site initiation visit. The application calculates the number o f sites.

 

Percent of on-site close-out visits

Percentage of sites that require an on-site close-out visit. The application calculates the number o f sites.

 

Percent of sites requiring only phone-based close-outs

Percentage of sites that require only phone-based close-outs. The application calculates the number o f sites.

 

Number of grant payments per site

Estimated number of grant payments per site.

The application derives a default value after the study duration is calculated. Assumes quarterly payments.

Percent of sites using local monitoring

Percentage of sites using a local monitor. The application calculates the number o f sites.

 

Percent of sites requiring overhead

Percentage of sites requiring overhead above the standard investigator grant. The application calculates the number o f sites.

 

Average percent overhead

Average overhead percentage for sites requiring overhead.

 

Number of drug shipments per site

Estimated number of drug shipments for each site.

 

Percent of sites requiring a QA audit

Percentage of sites requiring a quality assurance audit. The application calculates the number o f sites.

 

Percent of regulatory documents collected

Enter the percentage of regulatory documents to collect during the investigator approval process.

 

Percent of sites using BOTH a central and local IRB/EC

Percentage of sites using both a central and local review board or ethics committee. The application calculates the number of sites and applies the percentage separately to each site.

IRB is applicable to US sites only. Other countries use either central or local ethics committees.

Percent of sites using ONLY a central IRB/EC

Percentage of sites using only a central review board or ethics committee. The application calculates the number of sites and applies the percentage separately to each site.

Exclude all university centers and sites that are affiliated with hospitals that require that their own ethics committees are used.

Percent of sites using ONLY a local IRB/EC

Percentage of sites using a local review board or ethics committee based on the percentage entered. The application calculates the number of sites.

Percentages are applied to the number of sites in each location and partial values are rounded up for central IRBs/ECs and rounded down for local IRBs/ECs.

Responsibilities

   

Columns

   

Task Group

Assignment group to which outsourcing responsibilities are applied.

For a list of tasks, see the online Help for the Sites tab.

Sponsor

Assign all of the tasks in that group to the study sponsor.

 

Vendor

Assign all of the tasks in that group to the primary vendor assigned on the Provider tab.

 

Mixed

Assign some of the tasks to the sponsor and some to the vendor.

Make these assignments on the Assignment tab.

N/A

None of the tasks in the group will be performed.

 

Edit Site Approval Schedule Dialog Box

Table 4-19 Edit Site Approval Schedule Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Site Approval Schedule for the Selected Location

   

Site Approval Schedule

Type of site approval schedule for the location.

User Defined Schedule—Site approval schedule has been modified.

ClearTrial Default Schedule—Site approval follows the application-defined schedule.

 

Default Site Approval Period

Default length of the site approval period.

 

Additional Site Approval Weeks

Number of weeks added to the application-defined approval period.

 

Total Number of Weeks of Site Approval

Total length of the site approval period for this location, accounting for the default site approval period plus any additional weeks applied.

 

Site Approval Schedule (Columns)

   

Week #

Week number. within the site approval schedule.

 

Week Of

Start date of each week of the site approval period.

 

Sites (Default)

Number of sites expected to be approved (according to the ClearTrial Default Site Approval Schedule) each week.

Cumulative totals appear inside parentheses.

% (Default)

Percentage of sites expected to be approved (according to the ClearTrial Default Site Approval Schedule) each week.

 

Sites (User Defined)

Number of sites expected to be approved (according to the user-defined Site Approval Schedule) each week.

 

% (User Defined)

Percentage of sites expected to be approved (according to the user-defined Site Approval Schedule) each week.

 

Total

Total for each column.

 

Buttons

   

Restore Defaults

Restore the default site approval schedule for this location.

 

Apply

Add the specified number of weeks to the site approval schedule.

 

Copy Default Value

Populate the user-defined site approval schedule with the application defaults.

Use to revise part of the schedule rather than entering a new set of assumptions.


Subject Tab

Table 4-20 Subject Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Define Treatment Phase Start Date

   

Project Activity Start Date

Date the study begins, defined as the date that vendors and the sponsor start identifying sites and vendors start billable activity.

Appears here for easy reference.

First Subject In Date (FSI/FPI)

Date for the first subject visit (FSFV) to occur.

 

Manage location-specific values

Manage location-specific values for the First Subject In (FSI) date.

Globally—Changes you make to the application-calculated FSI date apply to each location based on the number of days you shift the date.

Per Location—Enter the dates and enrollment periods for each location in the study on the Edit Subject Arrival Dates dialog box.

 

Screening and Drops

   

Subjects to randomize

Number of subjects in the selected location or all locations.

 

Additional percent of randomized subject as alternates

Percentage of the total subjects randomized to be screened as alternate subjects.

 

Stipend per alternate subjects

Stipend provided each alternate subject.

 

Screen failure rate

Percentage of subjects expected to fail to become study participants.

Value cannot be greater than 99.99%. Oracle recommends a value between 0 and 50%.

Number of subjects to screen

Calculated number of subjects to screen based on the percentage of subjects expected to fail.

 

Investigator payment per screen failure

Amount paid to the investigator for a subject that fails study screening.

 

Percent of screen failures paid for

Percentage of the expected screen failures for which investigators are paid.

 

Screen failures allowed

Maximum number of screen failures for which investigators in this location will be paid.

Represents the cap on amounts paid for subjects that do not become subject participants.

Stipend per screen failure

Stipend amount provided for each screen failure.

 

Number of CRF pages per screen failure

Number of CRF pages collected for each screen failure.

 

Subject drop rate

Percent of subjects expected to not complete a full CRF due to early termination.

Must be a value between 0 and 99.

Subjects expected to complete all study visits

Number of subjects expected to complete all study visits/data, based on the percentage entered for subject drop rate.

 

Manage location-specific values

Link to Edit Location-specific Screening and Drop Rate and Assumption dialog box to manage subject screen and drops by location.

 

Edit Subject Enrollment Dialog Box

Table 4-21 Edit Subject Enrollment Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Study Level Adjustments

   

Update study level enrollment period to

Study-level enrollment period.

 

Enrollment per Location

   

Adjust first subject date for the selected locations by

Shifts the First Subject In date for the selected locations by the number of days (positive or negative).

 

Columns

   

FSI

First Subject In. Date that the First Subject First Visit (FSFV) is expected to take place.

 

Enrollment Period

Number of weeks during which subjects will be enrolled in the trial.

If the enrollment period is less than four weeks, contact cleartrial-support_ww@oracle.com.

Last Subject In Date

Location -specific First Subject In date plus the enrollment period.

 

Enrollment Rate

Number of subjects expected to be enrolled per site per month.

 

Edit Subjects Arrival Dates Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-22 Edit Subjects Arrival Dates Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Enrollment per Location

Defines subjects arrival dates per location.

 

Adjust first subject date for the selected locations by

Shifts the First Subject In date for the selected locations by the number of days (positive or negative) entered.

 

Buttons

   

Apply

Applies the FSI date shift value to the selected locations.

 

Columns

   

Location

Subject arrival region.

 

FSI

First Subject In date.

If a start date that is greater than the user-specified FSI date is selected, a warning appears in the FSI date indicating that the date is before the Project Activity Start Date.

Study Level

Location-specific First Subject In date plus the enrollment period.

 

Edit Enrollment Distribution Dialog Box

Table 4-23 Edit Enrollment Distribution Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Options

   

Location

Location for which the subject enrollment distribution is managed.

 

Type of enrollment distribution

Expected enrollment distribution.

  • Acute—For indications where the subjects must present with the condition and will not be found by searching the medical records. Example: Anti-infective trials might experience an Acute or Acute Short Startup enrollment distribution.

  • Acute Short Startup—For Acute indications AND when you expect that less than 75% of the sites will be approved at the time when the first subject enrolls.

  • Bell Curve—Used only when the enrollment type is unclear to get an estimate of the study using an approach other than an even distribution of subjects across the enrollment period.

 
 
  • Block Enroll—For situations such as allergy studies where it is expected that patients will be enrolled quickly over the first two quartiles of the enrollment period and stragglers over the last two quartiles.

  • Chronic—For studies where the subjects that meet the criteria are generally known and can be readily found by reviewing the patient charts and you expect all or most of the sites will be approved before the first subject visit takes place.

    Example: Chronic illness like diabetes, Alzheimer's, AIDs.

  • Chronic Short Startup—For chronic indications when you expect that less than 75% of the sites will be approved at the time when the first subject enrolls.

  • Even Distribution—Rarely used, and then only for general estimations.

  • Custom...—To enter the percentage of the total subject population expected to be enrolled during each quartile of the enrollment period.

 

Distribution resolution

Resolution at which to manage the subject enrollment distribution.

 

Columns

   

Period

Period, quartile, or study week, during which subjects are planned to enroll.

 

Subjects

Number of subjects expected to enroll during a particular period or quartile.

 

Percentage

Percentage of subjects expected to enroll during a particular period or quartile.

 

Edit Location-specific Screening and Drop Rate Assumptions Dialog Box

Table 4-24 Edit Location-specific Screening and Drop Rate Assumptions Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Subject Screening and Drops

   

Location

Screening and drops region.

 

Subjects to randomize

Number of subjects expected in the selected location or for All Locations.

 

Additional percent of randomized subjects as alternates

Percentage of the total subjects randomized to be screened as alternate subjects.

 

Stipend per Alternate subject

Stipend provided each alternate subject.

 

Screen failure rate

Percentage of screened subjects expected to fail to become study participants.

Must contain a value between 0 and 99.99.

Cannot be greater than 99.99%.

Recommended values are between 0% and 50%.

Number of subjects to screen

Calculated number of subjects to screen based on the percentage of subjects that are expected to fail and the number of subjects that are expected to be screened.

Calculation:

Number of Screen Failures Expected = Number of Subjects to be Randomized / (100 - Percent of Subjects that Fail Screen.

Investigator payment per screen failure

Amount that will be paid to the investigator for each subject that fails screening.

 

Stipend per screen failure

Stipend to be paid to each potential subject that fails to pass the screening.

 

Percent of screen failures paid for

Percentage of the expected screen failures investigators will still be paid.

 

Number of screen failures allowed

Maximum number of screen failures for which investigators will compensated in this location.

 

Subject drop rate

Percent of subjects that will not complete a full CRF due to early termination.

 

Treatment Tab

Table 4-25 Treatment Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Study Characteristics

   

Trial Design

Parallel or Cross-over study design.

Parallel —Different subjects receive different treatments during the same period.

Cross-over—Each subject receives all of the defined treatments, but in a different sequence.

 

Will there be an electronic subject diary?

Whether there is an electronic subject diary.

 

Cost per bednight

Cost per night that a subject is confined to a study center during the treatment period.

 

Baseline and Washout (Cross-over Trials)

   

Number of CRF pages collected in the baseline visit

Number of CRF pages collected in baseline visits.

Must be a value between 0 and 99.

Baseline visit monitoring time required (in minutes)

Monitoring time required for baseline visits.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.99.

Washout period duration

Length of the washout period.

Time between treatments in a cross-over trial in which subjects are not treated. Done to reduce or avoid residual effects of the prior treatment from skewing the data or compromising the validity of the subsequent treatment(s).

Number of bednights during the washout period

Number of nights that a subject is confined to a study center during the washout period.

 

Treatment(s)

   

Buttons

   

Add

Add a new treatment.

You can add up to five treatments to the study.

Edit

Edit a treatment on the Treatment Details dialog box.

 

Copy

Duplicate an existing treatment.

 

Delete

Remove a treatment.

Deleting a treatment removes all of its associated assumptions.

Treatment Parameters

   

ID

Alphabetic identifier for the treatment entry.

 

Number of subjects

Number of subjects that will receive the treatment.

Included for parallel studies.

Not included for cross-over studies because all subjects receive all treatments (in a different sequence).

Must be a value between 1 and 999,999.

Treatment duration

Treatment length for each subject.

For late-stage trials, specified as weeks.

For Phase I trials, specified as days.

Must be a value between 2 and 999.

Visits per subject

Number of visits for each subject during the treatment.

Must be a value between 2 and 999.

Number of bednights

Number of nights subjects are confined to a study center during the treatment period.

Must be a value between 0 and 999.

Number of CRF pages per subject

Number of Case Report Form (CRF) pages collected for each subject during this treatment.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.

Number of QOL pages

Number of Quality of Life (QOL) pages collected during the treatment period.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.

Number of subject diary pages

Number of subject diary pages collected during the treatment period.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.

Number of pharmacoeconomic pages

Number of pharmacoeconomic pages collected during the treatment period.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.

Cross-over Design

   

Name

Cross-over design that determines the sequences of treatments to which subjects are randomized.

The application supports Latin Square and Balaam's Design. Balaam's design is only applicable to trials with exactly two treatments.

 

Treatment Sequence

Order in which treatments are administered.

 

Edit Washout Period Dialog Box

Table 4-26 Edit Washout Period Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Washout Period

   

Day

Integer representing day within washout period.

 

Number of CRF pages

Number of Case Report Form (CRF) pages that will be collected for each subject during this period.

Must contain a value between 0 and 99.

Monitoring Time (minutes)

Calculated amount of time (in minutes) required to monitor the pages collected during this period.

Must contain a value between 0 and 9,999.99.

Total number of CRF pages

Number of CRF pages to be collected for a single subject during each washout period.

 

Edit Treatment Dialog Box (Details Tab, Schedule Tab)

Table 4-27 Details Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Details Tab

   

Treatment Details

   

Treatment duration

Treatment length for each subject.

For late-stage trials, specified as weeks.

For Phase I trials, specified as days.

Must be a value between 2 and 999.

Visits per subject

Number of visits for each subject during the treatment.

Must be a value between 2 and 999.

Number of bednights

Number of nights subjects are confined to a study center during the treatment period.

Must be a value between 0 and 999.

Number of CRF pages per subject

Number of Case Report Form (CRF) pages collected for each subject during this treatment.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.

Number of QOL pages

Number of Quality of Life (QOL) pages collected during the treatment period.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.

Number of subject diary pages

Number of subject diary pages collected during the treatment period.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.

Number of pharmacoeconomic pages

Number of pharmacoeconomic pages collected during the treatment period.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.

Columns

   

Location

Location to which each treatment cost is applied.

 

# Subjects

Number of subjects expected to be randomized to this treatment in each location.

 

Procedure Cost

Amount paid to the CPU for each subject to perform the standard/common procedures required by the trial.

Must be a value between 0 and 500,000 USD (or the equivalent in another currency).

Special Procedure Cost

Amount paid to the CPU for each subject to perform special or uncommon procedures required by this treatment.

Must be a value between 0 and 500,000 USD (or the equivalent in another currency).

Stipend Per Enrolled Subject

Amount paid to the subjects in this location.

Must be a value between 0 and 500,000 USD (or the equivalent in another currency).


Table 4-28 Schedule Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Schedule Tab

   

Subject Treatment Schedule

   

Day

Day within the treatment period, represented by an integer.

 

Number of CRF Pages

Number of CRF pages expected to be collected during this period.

The total number of CRF pages should equal the Number of CRF Pages Per Completed Subject.

Monitoring Time (minutes)

Number of minutes required for this visit.

 

Percent of Grant

Percentage of the grant amount allocated to each visit.

 

Total Number of CRF Pages

Total number of CRF pages to be collected for a single subject during the course of this treatment.

 

Total visits per subject.

Total number of visits for each subject for this treatment.

Must be a value between 2 and 999.

Total Grant Allocation

Total percentage of the grant allocated to the subject treatment schedule.

Must equal 100% for the schedule to be valid.

Links

   

Clear CRF Defaults

Overrides the calculated schedule.

 

Restore CRF Defaults

Restores default values for CRF pages and monitoring time.

 

Clear Grant Overrides

Restores default values for grant allocations.

 

Data Tab

Table 4-29 Data Tab fields

Field Description Notes

Data Collection

   

Data Collection Method

Data collection method for the study.

  • Paper (Traditional Monitoring)— Monitors visit the sites to collect data.

  • Electronic Data Capture (EDC)—Study data is collected electronically. The application calculates associated direct labor fees and indirect costs based on the level of EDC proficiency.

  • EDC-3rd Party—The application does not calculate labor fees related to EDC. Instead, you can create or adjust pass-through costs to account for these expenditures.

  • Faxed CRFs—Case Report Forms (CRFs) are completed at the investigator site and faxed to the data management location.

  • Investigator Site Data Entry—Data is entered into a data capture system or web-based system by someone at the site.

If there is no data monitoring for the study, select Paper (Traditional Monitoring) and set monitoring responsibilities to N/A.

EDC Maturity Level

Level of EDC proficiency for the study. Enter if you selected Electronic Data Capture (EDC) or EDC-3rd Party data collection method.

  • Stage 1: Pilot/Single Study—Actively conduct experimental EDC implementations within a single study or within a limited number of trials.

  • Stage 2: Limited Standardization:—Use EDC in a limited number of studies.

  • Stage 3: Standardization— Use EDC for all new trials.

  • Stage 4: Enterprise Deployment—EDC is fully integrated for all of your trials.

 

Query Rate

Average percentage of queries expected for every 100 pages of Case Report Form (CRF) data.

Must be a value between 0 and 999.99.

Percent of database data to audit

Percent of database information that is audited.

Default value is 10%.

Minutes for Data Entry per CRF page

Number of minutes required to enter one Case Report Form (CRF) into the database.

 

Minutes for Data Coordination per CRF page

Number of minutes required to coordinate Case Report Form (CRF) data, calculated by the application based on the phase and therapeutic indication of the study.

Assumes double data entry.

Total number of data transfers

Number of expected data transfers.

If the sponsor is performing data management, enter 0.

Number of interim analyses to be performed

Number of interim analyses to be performed.

The default value is 0.

Must be a value between 0 and 9, but Oracle recommends a value between 0 and 3.

Number of third-party vendors/data sources

Number of third-party vendors or data sources used to capture study-related data.

Must be a value between 0 and 99.

Total number of data imports from third-party vendors

Total number of imports from third-party vendors expected throughout the study.

This is the total number of imports, not the number expected per vendor.

CRF Design

   

Number of Unique Pages

Number of unique pages in the Case Report Form (CRF) that are not duplicates of another CRF page or screen.

Minimum value is 1.

Number of screens per CRF page

Number of screens needed to capture one paper Case Report Form (CRF) page.

Must be a value between 1 and 10.

CRF page NCR ply

Type of paper on which the Case Report Form (CRF) prints.

2, 3, or 4 ply NCR paper.

Cost per page to print CRF

Cost per page for printing the Case Report Form (CRF).

Between 1.00 and 1.60 USD per page, depending on ply. Must be a value between 0.00 and 10.00 USD (or the equivalent in another currency).

Biostatistics

   

Number of Unique Data Tables

Number of unique data tables.

The application calculates a default number based on the Number of Unique Pages field.

Number of Unique PK/PD Data Tables

Number of unique PK/PD related tables.

 

Number of Unique Data Listings

Number of unique data listings.

The application calculates a default number based on the Number of Unique Pages field.

Number of Unique PK/PD Data Listings

Number of unique PK/PD related listings.

 

Number of Unique Figures and Graphs

Number of unique figures and graphs.

The application calculates a default number based on the Number of Unique Pages field.

Number of Unique PK/PD Figures and Graphs

Number of unique PK/PD related figures or graphs.

 

Project Management

   

Number of newsletters per site

Number of newsletters to provide per site.

 

Will there be an ICF Video/DVD?

Whether there will be an ICF Video/DVD.

 

Number of years to archive data

Number of years study data must be kept after the study completes.

Default value is 5 years. Must be a value between 0 and 30.

Number of online EDC training sessions

Number of online EDC training sessions.

Default value is 3.

Medical Writing / Timelines

   

Number of pages in the Investigator Brochure

Number of pages in the Investigator Brochure.

 

Number of manuscripts

Number of manuscripts.

Must be a value between 0 and 99.

Days from LSO/LPO until Database Lock

Number of days from last subject observation (LSP/LPO) until the database lock.

Default values are 30 days for Stage 1, 20 days for Stage 2, 12 days for Stage 3, and 8 days for Stage 4.

The minimum value is 1.

Days from Database until Statistical Report is due

Number of days from the database lock date until the statistical report is delivered.

Default values are 45 days for Stage 1, 38 days for Stage 2, 36 days for Stage 3, and 34 days for Stage 4.

Minimum value is 1.

Days from Database Lock until Draft Report is due

Number of days from the database lock date until the draft clinical report is delivered.

Default values are 73 days for Stage 1, 70 days for Stage 2, 67 days for Stage 3, and 65 days for Stage 4.Minimum value is 1.

Days from Database Lock until Final Report is due

Number of days from the database lock until the final clinical summary report (CSR) is delivered.

Default values are 98 days for Stage 1, 95 days for Stage 2, 90 days for Stage 3, and 85 days for Stage 4.Minimum value is 1.

SAE Management

   

SAE rate as a percent of randomized subjects

Percentage of anticipated serious adverse events (SAEs) in terms of a percent of the total subject population.

Must be a value between 0 and 9,999.99.

SAEs

Number of serious adverse events (SAEs) calculated by the application.

 

Hours medical monitor will spend with each SAE

Number of hours a medical monitor spends with each serious adverse event (SAE).

 

Expected percent of SAE Reports to be expedited

Percentage of serious adverse event (SAE) reports to be expedited to regulatory agencies and ethics committees.

 

Expedited SAEs

Number of expedited serious adverse events (SAEs) calculated by the application.

 

Provide data to the DSMB

How often data is reported to the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB).

 

IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System)

   

IVRS Usage

Tasks for which an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) is used.

 

Amendments

   

Expected Protocol Amendments

Add one or more protocol amendments.

 

An amendment is expected to occur

The number of days before or after a specific milestone this amendment is expected to occur

 

Milestone nearest to the protocol amendment

The selected milestone from which the application calculates the approximate date of the amendment.

 

Add another amendment

Add additional protocol amendments to the study.

 

Responsibilities

   

Columns

   

Task Group

Assignment groups to which outsourcing responsibilities are applied.

For a list of tasks, see the online Help for the Sites tab.

Sponsor

Assign all of the tasks in that group to the study sponsor.

 

Vendor

Assign all of the tasks in that group to the primary vendor assigned on the Provider tab.

 

Mixed

Assign some of the tasks to the sponsor and some to the vendor on the Assignment tab.

 

N/A

None of the tasks in the group will be performed.

 

Monitoring Tab

Table 4-30 Monitoring Tab fields

Field Description Notes

Monitoring Methods

   

Monitoring will be performed

Whether monitoring will be done in-person, by phone, or by a combination of these methods.

 

Manage monitoring schedule values

Management of monitoring schedules.

Globally—Assumptions entered on the Monitoring tab apply to all the locations in the study.

Per Location—Modify schedules for each location within the study by clicking the Per Location link.

 

On-Site Monitoring Schedule

   

Monitor every

Frequency, in weeks that a monitor visits the study sites during each period of the monitoring schedule.

 

Until LSO/LPO

Site monitoring continues at the entered frequency until the end of the treatment period.

 

Until Week

The week during the study the monitoring frequency changes.

 

Total visits

Total number of monitoring visits during the study.

The application calculates the total visits based on the number of sites, monitoring frequency, and subject enrollment rate.

Must be a value between 0 and 999,999.

Monitoring Travel Strategy

Travel strategy for monitoring trips.

Spoke—Monitors returns to their home or office between each site visit.

Loop—Monitor travels to each site before returning to their home or office.

 

Monitoring Approach

   

Percentage of time monitors spend in the field

Percentage of time monitors spend in the field.

The application assumes the remainder of the time is used for management activities.

Percentage of monitoring done by CRAs (vs. Senior CRAs)

Percentage of monitoring and site management conducted by Clinical Research Assistants (CRAs) versus Senior CRAs.

 

Percentage of monitoring done by Regional Monitors

Percentage of monitoring regional monitors complete.

 

Avg travel time (in hours) for site monitors

Average travel time, in hours, for site monitors.

 

Percent of source document verification

Percentage of safety and efficacy data to be source verified while monitoring the data.

 

Time to review queries from previous visit (minutes)

Number of minutes required to review queries and Case Report Form (CRF) data from a previous monitoring visit.

The application calculates this value based on the therapeutic area and indication.

Manage location-specific values

Include monitoring approach assumptions for each location by selecting the Edit Location Specific Overrides link. This opens the Edit Per Location Monitoring Approach dialog box.

 

Monitored Data

   

Total CRF pages generated (without subject drops)

Number of predicted Case Report Form (CRF) pages generated, assuming no subjects drop out of the study.

 

Total CRF pages monitored (accounting for subject drops)

Number of predicted Case Report Form (CRF) pages that are monitored, accounting for any subjects that drop out of the study.

 

Medical Monitoring

   

Estimated number of FTE (full-time equivalent) Medical Monitors

Estimated time medical monitors serve as the team leaders. Medical monitors support the Clinical Research Assistant (CRA) staff and the study investigators.

 

Separate Drug Accountability

   

Will there be additional drug accountability visits?

Whether additional drug accountability visits are required.

 

Additional drug accountability visits performed by

Who will perform additional drug accountability visits, if applicable.

 

Additional drug accountability visits per site

Number of additional drug accountability visits to be made per site.

 

Edit Per Location Monitoring Schedule Dialog Box

Table 4-31 Edit Per Location Monitoring Schedule Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Monitoring Methods

   

Monitoring will be performed

Whether monitoring will be done in-person or by phone or by a combination of these methods.

 

On-Site Monitoring Schedule

   

Monitor every

Frequency, in weeks that a monitor visits the study sites during each period of the monitoring schedule.

 

until LSO/LPO

Indicates that site monitoring will continue at the specified frequency throughout the end of the treatment period.

 

until period

Week at which the specified frequency for monitoring will change

This is the week number of the START of the next monitoring period and must be greater than or equal to the value for the monitoring frequency for the prior period.

Total visits

Value derived from the total number of sites, monitoring frequency, and subject enrollment rate.

 

Monitoring Travel Strategy

Travel strategy to be used for most of the monitoring trips.

 

Phone-Based Monitoring Schedule

   

Call every

Week at which the specified frequency for monitoring changes.

Must be greater than or equal to the value for the monitoring frequency for the prior period

Total calls

Total number of calls. This value is derived from the phone-based monitoring frequency and the subject enrollment rate.

Must be a value between 0 and 999,999.

Average hours per visit

Average number of hours required to perform a phone-based monitoring visit, including preparation and follow-up activities.

 

Total Visits

Total number of visits across all locations.

 

Total Calls

Total number of calls across all locations.

 

Manage location-specific values

Monitoring approach assumptions for each location.

 

Edit Per Location Monitoring Approach Dialog Box

Table 4-32 Edit Per Location Monitoring Approach Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Monitoring Approach (Location)

   

Restore Defaults

Click to restore the monitoring assumptions to the global values for a specific location.

 

Restore All Defaults

Click to restore the monitoring assumptions to the global values for all locations.

 

Percentage of time monitors spend in the field

Indicates the percentage of time monitors spend in the field. It is assumed that the remainder of their time is then spent on site management activities.

 

Percent of source document verification

Specify the percent of key safety and efficacy data to be source verified while monitoring the data.

 

Percentage of monitoring done by CRAs (vs. Senior CRAs)

Indicates the percentage of monitoring and site management that will be done by normal Clinical Research Assistants (CRAs) versus Senior Clinical Research Assistants (SCRAs).

 

Percentage of monitoring done by Regional Monitors

Indicates the percentage of monitoring that will be done by Regional Monitors.

 

Avg travel time (in hours) for site monitors

The average number of hours a monitor will need to travel to sites

 

Provider Tab

Table 4-33 Provider Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

Add Provider(s)

Add providers.

 

Remove Provider(s)

Remove providers.

 

Set as Primary Provider

The primary, or default, provider for tasks.

 

Replace Provider

Replace the selected provider with another provider.

 

Freeze Billing Rates/Unfreeze Billing Rates

Freeze or unfreeze the rates for the plan.

The application copies the current rates for the current providers and stores them with this plan.

Columns

   

Provider Name

Provider name.

 

Provider Type

Provider type.

 

Rate Year in Effect

Rate Year used to look up billing rates for the resources for this service provider for this plan.

 

Back-Office Billing Rate Location

Location used to determine the default billing rates for centralized tasks or tasks conducted at a central location.

To change this or other provider-specific values, click the provider name to open the Provider Details dialog.


Choose Service Providers Dialog Box

Table 4-34 Choose Service Providers Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Name

Name of the service provider.

 

Type

Provider type.

 

Last Updated

Date and time when service provider was last updated.

 

Updated By

User who last updated the service provider.

 

Specify Provider-Specific Details Dialog Box

Table 4-35 Specify Provider-Specific Details Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Billing Rate Information

   

Rate Year in effect

Rate year, associated with the billing rate, selected from the drop-down list.

 

Discount rate to apply to this study

Discount rate negotiated for the study, as a percentage.

 

Inflation rate to apply to year 2 of study

Percentage to be added to billing rates in year 2 to offset inflation.

 

Inflation rate to apply to subsequent years of study

Percentage to be added to billing rates after year 2 to offset inflation.

 

Compound inflation annually

Whether or not to calculate inflation by compounding it annually.

 

Back-Office Billing Rate Location

Location used to determine the default billing rates for centralized tasks or tasks conducted at a central location.

 

Billing Rate Currency

Currency type for billing rate.

 

Currency Exchange Rates

When converting between currencies, whether to select rates from the Overview tab or to define the rates for each country on this dialog box.

 

1 US Dollar (USD) equals...

Exchange rate for the dollar in other currencies.

Appears if you select Use Rates as defined below... for the Currency Exchange Rates field.

FTE Utilization Information

   

Project Manager utilization prior to FSI/FPI

Percentage of project manager resources required before the first patient has enrolled.

 

Project Manager utilization after FSI/FPI

Percentage of project manager resources required after the first patient has enrolled.

 

Resource Allocation Factor

Percentage of each full workday that the service provider's team works on the project.

 

Other

   

Number of sponsor affiliates

The number of affiliates that the provider is to work with.

 

Type of reporting to affiliates

The types of reporting to sponsor affiliates by the provider.

 

Additional type of vendor with which this service provider will work

Relationship this service provider has with another provider.

 

Will this provider manage the CTMS

Whether or not this service provider will enter data into the sponsor's Clinical Trial Management System.

 

Choose Replacement Provider Dialog Box

Table 4-36 Choose Replacement Provider Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Name

Name of the service provider.

 

Type

Provider type.

 

Last Updated

Date and time when service provider was last updated.

 

Updated By

User who last updated the service provider.

 

Meetings Tab

Table 4-37 Meetings Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

Add

New meeting.

 

Edit

Edit a meeting.

 

Copy

Copy a meeting.

 

Include

Include a meeting.

 

Exclude

Exclude a meeting.

 

Delete

Delete a meeting.

 

Columns

   

Name

Meeting name.

 

Type

Meeting type.

 

Location

Meeting location.

 

Occurs

Meeting frequency.

 

Planner

Meeting organizer.

 

Define New Meeting Dialog Box

Table 4-38 Define New Meeting Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Name

Meeting name.

 

Type

Meeting type.

 

Meeting Details Dialog Box: Meeting Details Tab, Attendees Tab, Site Attendees Tab

Table 4-39 Meeting Details Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Meeting Definition

   

Name

Meeting name.

 

Type

Meeting type.

 

Code

Meeting code.

The application uses the code as a prefix for the task associated with the meeting type.

Organizer/Planner

Meeting planner.

 

Location

Meeting location.

 

City

Name of the city where the meeting takes place.

 

Non-travel event costs

Non-travel meeting costs.

 

Schedule

   

Occurs

Meeting frequency.

 

Starts

Meeting start date.

 

Until

Meeting end date.

 

# Meetings

Displays the number of meetings.

 

Meeting Duration

Enter the number of hours each meeting lasts.

 

Providers Attending

   

Provider

Service providers attending the meeting.

 

Locations Attending

   

Location

Personnel from sites in the chosen location attending the meeting.

 

% Sites Attending

Percentage of sites in this location sending participants to the meeting.

 

# Sites Attending

Number of sites attending the meeting from this location.

 

Table 4-40 Attendees Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Service Provider

Service provider for which you are editing or viewing meeting attendees.

 

Provider Attendees (Buttons)

   

Add

Add additional meeting attendees.

 

Delete

Delete meeting attendees.

You can only delete user-defined attendees.

Duplicate

Copy a meeting attendee.

 

Expand All Billable Hours link

View details about billable hours for each meeting attendee.

 

Provider Attendees (Columns)

   

Attendees

Number of meeting attendees for the associated resource type.

 

Resource Type

The resource type attending the meeting.

 

Billing Rate Location

The billing rate location for the meeting attendee.

 

Attendance Method

Attendee travel method.

 

Billable Hours

Number of billable hours for the meeting attendee.

 

Preparation

Number of hours of preparation expected by this resource.

Appears if the Expand All Billable Hours or Edit links are selected.Must contain a value between 0 and 999.99.

Travel

Number of hours of travel expected by this resource.

Appears if the Expand All Billable Hours or Edit links are selected.

Must contain a value between 0 and 999.99.

Attendance

Number of hours that this resource is expected to attend the meeting.

Appears if the Expand All Billable Hours or Edit links are selected.

Must contain a value between 0 and 999.99.

Follow Up

Number of follow up hours expected by this resource.

Appears if the Expand All Billable Hours or Edit links are selected.

Must contain a value between 0 and 999.99.

Indirect Costs

Indirect costs for the meeting attendee.

 

Travel

Total travel indirect costs for each meeting attendee.

 

Other

Other indirect costs for each meeting attendee.

 

Table 4-41 Add Provider Attendees Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Resource Name

Resource you can add to the task.

 

Code

Code for a resource you can add to the meeting.

 

Table 4-42 Site Attendees Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Attendees/Site

Number of attendees attending from each site for the selected location.

 

% Sites

Percentage of sites attending that send this number of attendees by this attendance method.

 

# Sites

Number of sites attending that send this number of attendees by this attendance method.

 

Source Location

Location from which each meeting attendee is coming.

 

Attendance Method

How attendees attend the meeting, such as Travel Domestic, Travel International, Teleconference, and No Travel.

Modifying this field populates the default travel cost and hours for these attendees.

Travel Cost

Travel cost expected by the site attendees for this location.

 

Other Cost

Miscellaneous other costs expected by the site attendees for this location.

 

Total Costs

Total indirect costs for each meeting attendee.

 

Table 4-43 Notes Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Notes

Description and notes about the meeting.

Any user who has permission to edit the plan can view and edit these notes.


Assignment Tab

Table 4-44 Assignment Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Task Assignments

   

Values apply to

Assign responsibility for a specific country or region to a specific service provider.

If you select Centralized Tasks/Locations Defaults, your task assignments apply to all locations in the study.

If you select the country or region, the task assignments you make only apply to that country or region.

Default service provider for outsourced tasks

Default service provider for outsourced tasks.

 

Show Tasks link

List of assignment groups and tasks.

 

Hide Tasks link

List of assignment groups and tasks.

 

Override Resources or Rates

Override Resources or rates.

 

Columns

   

Assignment Group/Task

Available assignment groups and tasks.

 

Assign to

Service provider to which the task is assigned.

 

Billing Rate Location

Billing rate location.

The application uses this location to calculate resource costs for the task.

Pinned

Save your assignments for a specific task or assignment group.

Pinning a task or assignment group ensures your selections are not lost due to other changes in the work breakdown structure.

Pinned settings are lost if the associated locations or service providers are removed from the plan.

If you replace a service provider, your pinned settings are saved.


Resource Overrides Dialog Box

Table 4-45 Resource Overrides Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Scope of Overrides

   

Values apply to

Locations affected by the overrides.

 

Default service provider for outsourced tasks

Service provider whose resources or rates are to be overridden.

 

Resources/ Overrides

   

Resource Name

Resource name.

 

Billing Rate Location

Billing Rate Location.

 

Rate

Billing rate.

This field must contain a value between 0.00 and 9,999 USD or the equivalent in another currency.

% Adjust

Percentage adjustment applied to the billing rate.

This field must contain a value between 0 and 999.99.

Pinned

Save overridden values.

 

Clear Overrides link

Restore the default resources and rates for the associated service provider.

 

Labor Tab

Table 4-46 Labor Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Filter

   

Show hours and fees for

Service provider for which hours and fees appear.

 

Show major tasks with no planned effort for the selected provider

Select—All major tasks appear, even if the selected service provider is not assigned to any of these tasks.

Deselect—Only major tasks assigned to the selected service provider appear.

 

Buttons

   

New Major Task

Create a major task. Opens the Task Manager dialog box.

 

Edit Major Task

Edit the selected major task. Opens the Task Manager dialog box.

 

Delete Major Task

Delete the selected user-defined major tasks.

Permanently deletes the major task and its tasks, resources, algorithms, and overrides. You cannot restore deleted major tasks.

Adjust Hours of Fees

Adjust the labor unit hours and fees for the selected major task and service provider on the Task Manager dialog box.

 

Pin Labor

Pin all labor units, costs, hours and distributions.

 

Unpin Labor

Unpin all labor units, costs, hours and distributions.

 

Columns

   

Major Task

Major task type.

For a description of each major task, see the online Help for the Labor tab.

Unit Hours

Level of effort (in hours) for the selected service provider to complete one unit of work for the major task.

Displayed values are rounded to the nearest 10th. Hover over the value to see the actual value.

Unit Cost

Total cost for the selected service provider to complete one unit of work for the major task.

Displayed values are rounded according to the conventions of the currency.

# Units

Total number of units of work expected (or, in the case of a re-forecast, remaining).

Some major tasks have a single unit of work; for example, Study or Database. Hover over the value to see the number of units.

Ext Hours

Total level of effort (in hours) for the selected service provider to complete the major task.

The application multiplies the Unit Hours by the # Units.

Displayed values are rounded to the nearest 10th. Hover over the value to see the actual value.

Ext Cost

Total cost for the selected service provider to complete the major task.

Displayed values are rounded to the nearest whole number. Hover over any value to see the value rounded according to the conventions of the currency.

Total Ext Hours

Total level of effort in hours for the selected service provider to complete the major task.

Determined by multiplying the Unit Hours by # Units.

Total Ext Cost

Total cost for the selected service provider to complete the major task.

Determined by multiplying Unit Cost by # Units.


Task Manager Dialog Box (Major Task Details Tab, Adjustments Tab, Distribution Tab)

Table 4-47 Task Manager: Major Task Details Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Name

Name of the major task.

Must be unique within a plan.

Description

Detailed description of the major task.

 

Labor

Whether associated tasks vary by location or centralized.

If you select varies by location, the associated tasks are completed at the study sites.

 

Unit of Measure

Unit of work this major task represents.

 

Buttons

   

New Task

Create a new task for the selected major task.

 

Edit Task

Edit the selected task.

 

Delete Task

Delete the selected task.

 

Edit Assignments

Edit service provider assignments for the selected task.

 

Table 4-48 Task Manager: Adjustments Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Show hours and fees for

Service provider, whose unit hours or fees are to be adjusted.

 

Expand All

View all hours and fees in each location for the selected service provider.

 

Collapse All

Close the expanded view of hours and fees and display only planned and adjusted extended hours and extended cost.

 

Clear Overrides

Restore all fields to the application default values.

 

Columns

   

Location

Location (countries/regions or centralized) where the service provider is conducting work on the major task.

 

Planned

Planned number of units, unit hours, and unit cost for the major task.

 

Adjusted

Adjusted number of units, unit hours, and unit cost for the major task.

You can override these fields. Enter the number of unit hours and unit cost or a percentage.

Pinned

Saves the number of units, unit hours, and unit costs preventing changes from cascading through the plan.

 

Extended Hours

Total plan hours for each location.

The application calculates this number based on plan assumptions.

Extended Cost

Total cost for each location.

The application calculates this number based on plan assumptions.


Table 4-49 Distribution Tab fields

Field Description Notes

Distribute completed units of work according to

How to distribute completed units of work across time.

 

Default range

Start and end date for the labor distribution, based on the number of days before or after the selected milestone.

This field is only available when you select an Even or Custom Distribution.

Start

Number of days before or after a selected milestone to start the distribution.

 

End

Number of days before or after a selected milestone to end the distribution.

 

Service Provider

Service provider to which these assumptions apply.

 

Location

Location to which to apply these distribution assumptions.

 

Start

Date on which the service provider begins work in the selected location.

If using an Even Distribution or Custom Distribution, you can select the number of days before or after a selected milestone to start the distribution of this work unit.

End

Date on which the service provider completes work in the selected location.

If using an Even Distribution or Custom Distribution, you can select the number of days before or after a selected milestone to end the distribution of this work unit.

Columns

   

Period

Period during which the number or percentage of units are expected to be completed.

 

Percentage

Percentage of units expected to be completed during the associated period.

 

Total

Total percentage of work completed during the work periods.

 

Task Manager: New Task Dialog Box (Task Details Tab, Task Assignments Tab)

Table 4-50 Task Manager: New Task, Task Details Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Name

Name for the task.

 

Code

Code for the task that the application will use as a prefix to the selected task name.

 

Description

Detailed description of the task.

Appears as Help text and as the task description on the Assignment tab.

Assignment Group

Assignment group to which the task belongs.

Determine which group the task appears in the Responsibilities section.

Summary Category

Summary category to which the task belongs.

Determines how the hours and fees are summarized on the Summary tab and Summary report.

Buttons

   

Add Resource

Add a resource to this task.

 

Edit Resource

Change details about the resource effort or rates for this task. resource

 

Delete Resource

Remove a resource from this task.

 

Columns

   

Resource Name

Resource typically assigned to this task.

 

Substitutions

Resource overrides for a resource.

 

Table 4-51 Task Manager: New Task, Task Assignments Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Location

Location in which task is performed.

For centralized tasks, All Locations appears.

Included

If selected, the task is included in the study, for the location.

Deselect to exclude a task for a specific location.

Service Provider

Service provider who performs the task for this location.

 

Billing Rate Location

Billing rate location for each location.

If you select Local, the application uses the location from where the subject data are collected for the billing rate calculations.

If you select a country, the application uses the billing rate data for that country.

If you select Back Office, the application uses the location specified as the back office billing rate location for the assigned service provider.

You can choose a different billing rate location for each resource for each location.

Pinned

Saves your task settings so that changes made at general levels do not affect the task.

 

Buttons

   

Add Resource

Add a resource to this task.

 

Edit Resource

Change details about the resource effort or rates for this task. resource

 

Delete Resource

Remove a resource from this task.

 

Columns

   

Resource Name

Resource typically assigned to this task.

 

Substitutions

Resource overrides for a resource.

 

Task Manager: Add Resource Dialog Box

Table 4-52 Task Manager: Add Resource Details Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Resource Name

Resource you can add to the task.

 

Code

Code for a resource you can add to the task.

 

Task Manager: Edit Resource Dialog Box (Resource Details Tab, Algorithm Tab, Billing Rate Location Tab, Rates & Substitutions Tab, Unit Hours Tab)

Table 4-53 Task Manager: Edit Resource, Resource Details Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Name

Resource name.

You may have overridden the named resource with another resource on the Billing Rates tab or at the plan level or plan-location level. This field displays the name of the originally expected resource.

Description

Detailed description of the resource.

 

Columns

   

Location

Location in which the resource performs the work.

 

Service Provider

Service provider to which the resource belongs.

 

Department

Department to which this resource belongs when performing the task.

 

GL Code

General Ledger code for fees associated with this resource when performing the task.

 

Table 4-54 Task Manager: Edit Resource, Algorithm Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Location

Location to which the algorithm applies.

 

Calculate unit hours as

Default number of hours the selected resource must spend performing this task to complete one unit-of-measure for this location.

Must be a value between 0 and 10,000.

Unit Hours

Number of unit hours (per cost driver) the selected resource must spend performing this task to complete one unit-of-measure for this location.

 

Cost Driver

Work unit to use for this Level of Effort (LOE) algorithm.

 

# Units

Number of units per the unit of measure defined by the major task.

 

Ext. Hours

Total hours for the selected resource to complete the task for this location.

 

Table 4-55 Task Manager: Edit Resource, Billing Rate Location Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Location

Name of the location where sites and subjects are located.

 

Service Provider

Service provider assigned to handle this task for sites and subjects in the listed location.

 

Pinned

When pinned, changes made at more general levels will not affect your settings for this resource.

Your pinned settings are lost if the associated locations or service providers are removed from the plan.


Table 4-56 Task Manager: Edit Resource, Rates & Substitutions Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Location

Location where sites and subjects are located.

 

Service Provider

Name of the service provider assigned to this task for the listed location.

 

Substitute

A different resource to perform this task in the location.

By default, the application uses the billing rate of the selected resource.

Rate

Hourly billing rate for the selected resource to perform the task.

Override standard billing rates on a case-by-case basis.

% Adjust

Percentage adjustment applied to the rate of the selected resource performing the task, you can enter a

Must contain a value between 0 and 999.99.

Pinned

When pinned, changes made at more general levels will not affect your settings for this task.

Your pinned settings are lost if the associated locations or service providers are removed from the plan.


Table 4-57 Task Manager: Edit Resource, Unit Hours Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Location

Location where sites and subjects are located.

 

Service Provider

Service provider assigned to this task for the listed location.

 

Unit Hours

Specific number of hours for the selected resource to perform the task in the location.

Must be a value between 0 and 10,000.

% Adjust

Specific percentage adjustment to apply to the calculated hours for the selected resource to perform the task in the location.

Must be a value between 0 and 1,000,000.

# Units

Number of units as per the unit of measure defined by the major task.

 

Ext. Hours

Extended hours for this location.

The application calculates this number by multiplying the unit hours by the number of units expected.


Costs Tab

Table 4-58 Costs Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Filter

   

Show: Excluded Cost(s)

Displays costs that have been previously excluded.

Excluded costs are not included in the plan budget.

Show: Categories where costs total 0.00

Displays cost categories where the total cost equals 0.00.

Deselect to hide cost categories where the total cost equals 0.00.

 

Buttons

   

New

Opens the Define New Category dialog box to create a user-defined cost.

 

Edit

Opens the Edit or Adjust Cost dialog box to display the breakdown of costs by location and adjust the cost category type, department, and GL code.

If the Edit button is disabled, you have selected more than one cost. Deselect the additional costs.

Exclude

Excluded the selected costs from the plan budget totals.

Excluded costs are not deleted. They appear with a line through them.

Include

Restores the selected excluded costs.

Set the filter to show excluded costs.

Delete

Permanently delete the selected user-defined costs.

You cannot delete default application costs. You cannot restore deleted user-defined costs.

Columns

   

Name

Name referring to a specific cost or cost type.

For a description of each cost, see the online Help for this tab.

Type

Whether the cost type is a pass-through or another type of indirect cost.

 

Calculated

Application-calculated cost based on the assumptions entered on other tabs.

 

Adjustment

Total amount of adjustments entered on the Adjustments tab of the Edit or Adjust Dialog box.

 

Total

Total calculated cost, including any adjustments.

Must be zero or greater.


Define New Category Dialog Box (Definition Tab, Algorithm Tab, Distribution Tab)

Table 4-59 Define New Category Dialog Box, Definition Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Category Information

   

Name

Name for the user-defined cost, containing up to 45 characters.

The name must be unique to the plan.

Type

Whether the cost is a pass-through or miscellaneous cost, or associated with a specific department.

 

Include in Payment Schedule

Includes this cost in the recurring payments plotted on the Cash Flow Chart.

Edit the recurring payments schedule on the Payments tab.

Include in Resources by Department/GL Code Report

Includes this cost in the Resources by Department and treat indirect costs as billable items or allocated to one or more resources.

 

Include inflation in results

Includes inflation for this cost in resulting calculations.

Selection of this checkbox deselects the Treat as Credit checkbox.

Treat as Credit

Treats this cost as a credit.

Selection of this checkbox deselects the Include inflation in results checkbox.

Notes

   

Notes

Additional notes or comments about the cost.

Displayed as help content for user-defined costs.

History

   

Created By

Name of the user who created the cost.

 

Created Date

Date the cost was created.

 

Last Modified By

Name of the user who last modified the cost.

 

Last Modified

Date the cost was last modified.

 

Table 4-60 Define New Category Dialog Box, Algorithm Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Cost/Credit Algorithm

   

Costs/Credits

Whether the cost or credit varies by location or is calculated at study-level.

Application-calculated costs and credits are either location-scoped or study-scoped and cannot be changed.

Calculate as:

Per unit cost.

Becomes the default for each location. The application calculates the study-level cost as this value multiplied by the number of units.

Currency

Currency of the per unit cost.

Must contain a value between 0 and 99,999,999 USD (or the equivalent in another currency).

per

Unit-based assumptions that drive this cost calculation.

The application multiplies the number of units derived for the chosen assumption is the amount entered to produce the total cost.

Study-Wide or Location-specific Costs/Credits and Adjustments

   

Location

Location with which a cost is associated.

Applies only to costs that are defined to vary by location.

Provider

Service provider associated with a cost.

 

Department

Department associated with the cost.

 

GL Code

Association of a cost or set of costs with a particular entry in the General Ledger.

 

Costs

Amount and currency override the per unit cost for a specific location.

Must contain a value between 0 and 99,999,999 USD (or the equivalent in another currency).

Credits

Amount and currency override the per unit cost for a specific location.

 

Total

Total calculated cost, including any adjustments.

Must be zero or greater.


Table 4-61 Define New Category Dialog Box, Distribution Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Distribute according to

How a cost will be distributed for each location in your plan.

You can allocate costs based on an application schedule, evenly between two dates, or create a custom distribution.

Frequency includes week, month, and quarter.

and shift

Number of days earlier or later to offset the distribution from an application-defined distribution curve.

Applies to custom distribution. Must contain a value between 0 and 999.

Default range

Start and end date for the cost distribution, based on the number of days before or after the selected milestone.

If you select an application-defined distribution, you cannot edit this field.

Start

Number of days before or after a selected milestone to start the distribution of this cost.

The calculated distribution start date cannot be less than the pre-study planning date.

End

Number of days before or after a selected milestone to end the distribution of this cost.

You can distribute the cost up to 10 years after the Final Report date. The calculated distribution end date should be less than the Final Report date plus 10 years.

Location

Location for which you are defining a custom distribution or custom Start and End dates.

 

Start

Date to start the distribution of this cost.

Click Apply to recalculate the distribution according to the date.

End

Date to end the distribution of this cost.

Click Apply to recalculate the distribution according to the date.

Period

Each week, month, or quarter that the cost incurs.

 

Percentage

Percentage of the total cost paid during the associated period.

 

Total

Displays the total of the cost distribution.

 

Payments Tab

Table 4-62 Payment Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

Set Payment Terms

Open the Payment Terms dialog box to specify the number of days from invoice to payment is expected for each service provider.

 

Edit Recurring Payments

Open the Recurring Payments dialog box to define the frequency of payments for any listed unit of work or pass-through cost.

Defining the frequency as <milestone> indicates that the fees associated with that item are included in payments made in response to the occurrence of one or more milestones.

Add Milestone

Opens the Create Milestone dialog box to add a user-defined milestone to this plan.

Adding milestones allows you to add payments in response to events not currently defined in the application.

Edit Milestone

Opens the Edit Milestone dialog box to edit a user-defined milestone.

You can edit a previously added milestone to change its name and properties, which determine when it occurs.

Delete Milestone

Delete a user-defined milestone.

To not make a payment at a system-defined milestone, define the percentage as 0.

Columns

   

Milestone

The milestone at which payments can be made or received.

 

Inv. Date

Displays the date on which the milestone is expected to occur and trigger an invoice.

 

Service Provider (Payment Percentage and Amount)

The payment percentages and amounts to be received by the service provider.

For example, Major CRO, Medium CRO, Premium CRO.

Total

Total amount paid to all service providers at this milestone.

 

Budget Total

Total payment percentage and amount for all plan milestones.

 

Payment Terms Dialog Box

Table 4-63 Payment Terms Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Payment Terms (Columns)

   

Provider

Service provider.

 

Payment Term

Number of days between the invoice date and the date of payment.

 

Recurring Payments Dialog Box

Table 4-64 Recurring Payments Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Columns

   

Item Name

Major task or pass-through cost that can be set as a milestone triggering a recurring payment.

 

Specific Service Provider

For each service provider, the milestone when the recurring payment is to be made.

 

Create/Edit Milestone Dialog Box

Table 4-65 Create/Edit Milestone Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Milestone Definition

   

Name

Name of user-defined milestone.

The name must be unique to the plan.

Occurs

The number of days before or after the application-defined milestone that this milestone occurs.

The application calculates user-defined milestones in relation to application-defined milestones.

Before or After

Whether to calculate the estimated date for this milestone as a number of days prior to an application-defined milestone or following an application-defined milestone.

 

Milestone

The application-defined milestone before or after which this user-defined milestone occurs.

 

Description

   

Code

A 3-6 character abbreviation for the milestone.

The application displays the code on reports where the full name does not fit.

Description

Additional information to describe the milestone.

 

Summary Tab

Table 4-66 Summary Tab Fields

Field Description Notes

Included Providers

Selected service provider checkboxes identify which service providers' fees. hours, and costs appear on the Summary Tab.

Dates and metrics are not affected.

Fees, Hours, and FTEs

   

Startup Fees

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with the start up of the study from Project Activity Start Date to the First subject enrolled date (FSFV).

 

Clinical Monitoring Closeout and Site Audit Fees

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with site monitoring, site management, telephone monitoring, query resolution, SAE management, site closeouts, and clinical compliance audits.

 

Data Management

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with database design, data entry data coordination, cleaning the data, database audits, and the annual IND update.

 

Biostatistics

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with table listings and graphs, randomization procedures, statistical and analysis plans, and interim analysis.

 

Project Management/ Study Oversight

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with project management of the study from beginning to end.

 

Medical Writing/ Final Report

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with delivering the statistical report, draft report, and final report (CSR).

 

Other

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with other tasks not included in any other line item.

 

Total Fees

All fees associated with the study.

 

Total Hours

Total hourly effort associated with the study.

 

Total FTEs

Total of all FTEs associated with this study, by functional area.

 

CPU Pass-Through Costs

All costs associated with the Clinical Pharmacology Unit.

Applicable for Phase I (Healthy Volunteers) trials.

Other Pass-Through Costs

All indirect costs not associated with the CPU Total Pass-Through Costs.

 

Total Pass-Through Costs

All third-party, pass-through, and miscellaneous costs in the study.

 

Inflation (Pass-Through Costs)

Costs incurred due to inflation applied to pass-through costs.

 

Total Study Costs

Total study costs, including vendor fees, pass-through costs, and sponsor internal costs.

 

Dates / Duration

   

Pre-Study Activity Start Date

Date on which the earliest activity or cost occurs.

 

Project Activity Start Date

Date the study begins, defined as the date that vendors and the sponsor start identifying sites and vendors start billable activity.

 

Study End Date

Date the study is complete, defined as the date that all activity stops (usually the date the final report (CSR) is finalized).

 

Total Study Duration

The total study duration (in elapsed days), defined as the end date minus the start date.

 

Duration of Active Treatment Phase

The total duration of the active treatment phase (in days), defined as the last subject observation (LSLV) minus the First Subject Observation (FSFV).

 

Metrics

   

Cost per Completed Subject

The expected cost per each completed subject.

Calculated as the total study costs divided by the number of subjects expected to complete all scheduled subject visits.

Number of Subjects/Site/Month

The average expected number of subjects monitored at each site each month.

 

Reports Tab

There are three types of reports in the application: Clinical Indicator, Costs, and FTE/Resources Reports.

Clinical Indicators Reports

Table 4-67 Clinical Indicator Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Assumptions

Assumptions based on data entry.

 

Currency Exchange Rates

Currency exchange rates based on data entry.

 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities based on data entry.

 

Site Approval Schedule - Cumulative

Cumulative site approval curve for the entire study by week.

 

Site Approval Schedule By Location

Site approval curve by week for each location in the study.

 

On-Site Monitoring Schedule - Total Hours

Total hours for all on-site monitoring visits for the entire study.

 

On-Site Monitoring Schedule By Location

Average hours per on-site monitoring visit for each location in the study.

 

CRF Pages - Cumulative

Cumulative CRF pages generated per week.

 

CRF Pages By Location

CRF pages generated per week for each location in the study.

 

Subject Enrollment - Cumulative

Cumulative subject enrollment per week.

 

Subject Enrollment by Location

Subject enrollment per week by location.

 

Metrics

Various performance and cost metrics.

 

Milestone Dates

Critical dates in the study.

 

Milestones Timeline Chart

Graphical view of key milestones.

 

Costs Reports

Table 4-68 Costs Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Plan Summary

Printable view of the Plans Summary Tab.

 

Fees by Major Task

Fees by major task.

 

Fixed Unit Prices

Fixed unit prices.

 

Pass-Through and 3rd Party Costs

Pass-through and 3rd party costs.

 

Monthly Budget

Monthly budget.

 

Monthly Budget By Reporting Region

Monthly budget by reporting region.

 

Labor Adjustments

Breakdown of unit level adjustments by major task.

 

Cash Flow

Planned value (PV) versus payments.

 

Milestone Payment Schedule

Schedule of payments at each milestone.

 

Meetings Report

Meeting costs and assumptions.

 

Bid Grid

Bid grid for the plan.

 

FTE/Resources Reports

Table 4-69 FTE/Resources Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Resource/FTE Demand Summary

Summary of the plan resources and FTE demands.

 

Resources By Major Task

Resources by major task.

 

Resources By Department

Resources by department.

 

Resources By GL Code

Resources by GL code.

 

Resource Demand by Date

Resources by demand date.

 

Resource Demand Chart

Graphical view of resource demand by date.

 

Billing Rates by Resource Name

Billing rates by resource name.

 

Studies Screen Fields

Studies Screen Fields

Table 4-70 Studies Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

New

New study.

 

Edit

Edit a study.

 

Delete

Delete a study.

 

Restore

Restore a deleted study.

 

Create Plan

Create a plan based on a study.

 

Columns

   

Study Name

Studies in the application.

 

Product/Compound

Product or compound the associated study is based on.

 

Phase

Study phase of the associated study.

 

Therapeutic Area

Therapeutic area the associated study is based on.

 

Indication

Indication the associated study is based on.

 

Status

Study status.

 

Create/Edit Study Screen Fields

Table 4-71 Create/Edit Study Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

General Information

   

Study Name

Study name.

 

Protocol

Protocol ID.

The protocol ID number identifies the protocol for this study.

Product/Compound

Product or compound the associated study is based on.

 

Phase

Study phase.

 

Sponsor

Study sponsor.

 

Status

Study status.

 

Billing Code

Study billing code.

 

Therapeutic Area & Indication

   

Therapeutic Area

Therapeutic area the study is based on.

 

Indication

Indication the study is based on.

 

Substitute the names below for therapeutic area and indication

Substitute names for the chosen therapeutic area and/or indication.

The substitute names are available on the Studies screen and displayed on all reports related to the study.

Therapeutic Area (Alias)

Substitute name for the chosen therapeutic area.

Use a therapeutic area alias if there are no therapeutic areas included on the pre-defined list that describe your study.

Indication (Alias)

Substitute name for the chosen indication.

Use an indication alias if there are no indications included on the pre-defined list that describe your study.

Description/Notes

   

Description

Study description

 

Define Study Filter Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-72 Define Study Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Study Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the number of days since the study was last edited and saved.

 

Include deleted studies

Selecting this option includes studies that have been previously deleted.

 

Study name starts with

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the text entered in the Study name starts with <text> field.

 

Created by

Only studies created by one of the selected users are listed.

If you want to display all studies regardless of who created them, select the Any User option.

To display more users to choose from, click the Expand list... link.

Last Modified by

Only studies last edited and saved by one of the selected users are listed.

If you want to display studies regardless of who last updated them, choose the Any User option.

To display more users to choose from, click the Expand list... link.

Status

Only studies with that status are listed.

If you want to see studies regardless of their status, select the Any Status option.

Phases

Only studies pertaining to the selected Phase(s) are listed.

If you want to see studies regardless of the Phase, select the Any Phase option.

Therapeutic Areas

Only studies pertaining to the selected Therapeutic Area(s) are listed.

If you want to display studies regardless of the Therapeutic Area, select the Any Therapeutic Area option.

Sponsors

Only studies for the selected sponsor(s) will be listed.

If you want to display studies regardless of the sponsor, select the Any Sponsor option.

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name to assign to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

The list of studies can be ordered according to your selection, rather than by the first displayed column.

Change the order by clicking a column heading.

Show n studies per page

Number of studies to be displayed on each page.

Use the paging tool to move to the next or previous page or directly to a page number.


Create Product Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-73 Create Product Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Product ID

Unique product identifier, typically and alphanumeric code used to identify the product/compound.

 

Name

Name used to refer to the product.

 

Description

Description of the product.

 

Products Screen Fields

Product Screen Fields

Table 4-74 Product Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

New

Add a product.

 

Edit

Edit a product.

 

Delete

Delete a product.

 

Restore

Restore a deleted product.

 

Columns

   

Product Name

Products in the application.

 

Description

Product description.

 

Last Updated

Date and time the product was lasted modified.

 

Updated By

User who modified the product.

 

Create/Edit Product Screen Fields

Table 4-75 Create/Edit Product Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Product ID

Product ID.

 

Name

Product name.

 

Description

Product description.

 

Define Product Filter Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-76 Define Product Table Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Exchange Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the number of days since the product was last edited and saved.

 

Include deleted products

Selecting this option includes products that have been previously deleted.

 

Product name starts with

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the text entered in the Product name starts with <text> field.

 

Created by

Only exchange rate table by one of the selected users are listed.

If you want to display all products regardless of who created them, select the Any User option.

To display more users to choose from, click the Expand list... link.

Last Modified by

Only products last edited and saved by one of the selected users are listed.

If you want to display products regardless of who last updated them, choose the Any User option.

To display more users to choose from, click the Expand list... link.

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name to assign to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

The list of products can be ordered according to your selection, rather than by the first displayed column.

Change the order by clicking a column heading.

Show n products per page

Number of products to be displayed on each page.

Use the paging tool to move to the next or previous page or directly to a page number.


Templates Screen Fields

Template Screen Fields

Table 4-77 Template Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

New

Add template.

 

Edit

Edit a template.

 

Delete

Delete a template.

 

Restore

Restore a deleted template.

 

Copy

Copy a template.

 

Lock Templates

Lock templates.

 

Unlock Templates

Unlock templates.

 

Columns

   

Template Name

Template name.

 

Phase

Study phase.

 

Therapeutic Area

Therapeutic area of the associated template.

 

Indication

Indication of the associated template.

 

Define Template Filter Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-78 Define Template Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Template Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the number of days since the template was last edited and saved.

 

Include deleted templates

Selecting this option includes templates that have been previously deleted.

 

Template name starts with

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the text entered in the Template name starts with <text> field.

 

Created by

Only templates created by one of the selected users are listed.

To display all templates regardless of who created them, select the Any User option.

To display more users to choose from, click the Expand list... link.

Last Modified by

Only templates last edited and saved by one of the selected users are listed.

If you want to display templates regardless of who last updated them, choose the Any User option.

To display more users to choose from, click the Expand list... link.

Status

Only templates with that status are listed.

If you want to see templates regardless of their status, select the Any Status option.

Phases

Only templates pertaining to the selected Phase(s) are listed.

If you want to see templates regardless of the Phase, select the Any Phase option.

Therapeutic Areas

Only templates pertaining to the selected Therapeutic Area(s) are listed.

If you want to display templates regardless of the Therapeutic Area, select the Any Therapeutic Area option.

Sponsors

Only templates for the selected sponsor(s) will be listed.

If you want to display templates regardless of the sponsor, select the Any Sponsor option.

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name to assign to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

Orders the plans based on your selections.

Change the order by clicking a column heading.

Show n templates per page

Number of plans displayed on each page.

Use the paging tool to move to the next or previous page or directly to a page number.


Select Template Defaults Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-79 Select Template Defaults Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Sponsor

Default sponsor for the template.

 

Phase

Phase from which to derive values when creating the Plan Template.

The plan you create uses the values and assignments stored in the template, but calculates according to the study phase.

Therapeutic Area

Therapeutic Area from which to derive values when creating the plan template.

The plan you create uses the values and assignments stored in the template, but calculates according to the study therapeutic area and indication.

Indication

Indication from which to derive values when creating the plan template.

 

Copy Template Defaults Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-80 Copy Template Defaults Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Template Name

Name of the new copy template.

 

Portfolios Screens, Tabs, and Dialog Boxes

Portfolio Screen

Table 4-81 Portfolio Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Filter Section

   

Show

Show or hide portfolios based on selected criteria:

All Portfolios—No filter is applied. All portfolios appear.�Active Portfolios Only—Portfolios that are not deleted or marked as Study Complete or Archived appear.�Portfolios matching filter—Only portfolios that match the criteria you selected from the custom filter drop-down list appear.

 

Modify link

Define a custom filter on the Define Portfolio Filter dialog box.

 

Buttons

   

New

Create a new portfolio on the Create Portfolio screen (Overview tab).

 

Edit

Edit the selected portfolio or open it to view details, the summary, or reports.

 

Delete

Delete the selected portfolio.

Deleted portfolios are permanently removed at a later time.

Restore

Restore a deleted portfolio.

To use this option, adjust the filters so that you can see inactive as well as active items.

Copy

Make a copy of the selected portfolio.

 

Columns

   

Portfolio Name

Name of the portfolio.

 

Description

Description of the portfolio.

 

Number of plans

Number of plans included in the portfolio.

 

Last Modified

Date a user last modified this portfolio.

 

Portfolio Screen Dialog Boxes

Define Portfolio Filter Dialog Box

Table 4-82 Define Portfolio Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Portfolio Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

Includes in the criteria applied the number of days since the portfolio was last edited and saved.

 

Include deleted portfolios

Includes portfolios that have been previously deleted.

You can recover, or restore, portfolios that have been deleted.

Deleted portfolios are, however, permanently deleted and purged, after 30 days.

Portfolio name starts with

Includes only portfolios whose name begins with the specified text.

 

Created by

Includes only portfolios created by one of the selected users.

To include portfolios regardless of their creator select Any User.

Last Modified by

Includes only portfolios last edited and saved by one of the selected users.

To include portfolios regardless of their creator select Any User.

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name to assign to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

Sort order for the Portfolios screen. Sort according to this selection, rather than by the first displayed column. Up to three levels of sorting are permitted.

Change the order by clicking a column heading.

Show n portfolios per page

Number of portfolios to be displayed on each page.

Use the paging tool to move to the next or previous page or directly to a page number.


Create/Edit Portfolio Screen (Overview Tab)

Table 4-83 Create/Edit Portfolio Screen (Overview Tab) Fields

Field Description Notes

Portfolio Overview

   

Portfolio Name

Unique name for the portfolio.

 

Description

   

Short Description

Details that appear on the Portfolios screen to help you recognize the portfolio.

 

Long Description

Detailed description of the portfolio.

 

Currency Options

   

Default Reporting Currency

Default reporting currency that is used to generate portfolio reports.

Each plan in the portfolio uses its own exchange rate rules to convert from the plan values to the reporting currency.

History (Edit Portfolio Screen only)

   

Created By

Name of the user who created the portfolio.

 

Created Date

Date the portfolio was created.

 

Last Modified By

Name of the user who last modified the portfolio.

 

Last Modified

Date the portfolio was last modified.

 

Create/Edit Portfolio Screen (Plans Tab) Fields

Table 4-84 Create/Edit Portfolio Screen (Plans Tab) Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

Add Plans

Add plans to the Portfolio on the Choose Plans dialog box.

You cannot add more than 200 plans.

Remove Plans

Remove plans from a portfolio.

 

Include Plans

Restores an excluded plan to a portfolio.

 

Exclude Plans

Excludes a plan from the portfolio.

Excluded plans have a line through them on the Plans tab.

Columns

   

Plan Information

Plan name and description.

 

Start Date

Plan project activity start date.

 

Start Offset

Effects of beginning a plan, or plans, earlier or later than originally scheduled.

To move the start date earlier, enter a negative number of days. To postpone the start date, enter a positive number of days.

No adjustments are made for inflation. Must contain a value between -999 and 9,999.

Probability

Likelihood that the plan is going to occur on schedule, expressed as a percentage.

 

Create/Edit Portfolio Screen (Summary Tab)

Table 4-85 Create/Edit Portfolio Screen (Summary Tab) Fields

Field Description Notes

Portfolio Plan Summary

   

Start

By default, start date of the earliest plan in the portfolio, including any offset dates.

 

End

By default, end date of the final plan in the portfolio.

 

Cost Distribution

   

Cost Distribution Graph

Graphical view of when costs occur over the time range specified.

The blue shaded area represents the time frame selected in the Summary Portfolio dialog box.

Buttons

   

Reset

Resets Start and End values to portfolio defaults.

 

Columns

   

Plan Name

Displays the plan name.

 

Study Name

Displays the study for the plan.

 

Plan Cost

Displays the total plan cost.

 

Fees, Hours, and Pass Through Costs

   

Start-up Fees

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with the start up of the study from Project Activity Start Date to the First subject enrolled date (FSFV).

 

Clinical Monitoring Closeout and Site Audit Fees

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with site monitoring, site management, telephone monitoring, query resolution, SAE management, site closeouts, and clinical compliance audits.

 

Data Management

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with database design, data entry data coordination, cleaning the data, database audits, and the annual IND update.

 

Biostatistics

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with table listings and graphs, randomization procedures, statistical and analysis plans, and interim analysis.

 

Project Management / Study Oversight

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with project management of the study from beginning to end.

 

Medical Writing / Final Report

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with delivering the statistical report, draft report, and final report (CSR).

 

Other

All fees, hours, and FTEs associated with other tasks not included in any other line item.

 

Total Fees

All fees associated with the study.

 

Total Hours

Total hourly effort associated with the study.

 

Total Pass-Through Costs

All third-party, pass-through, and miscellaneous costs in the study.

 

Total Portfolio Costs

Total portfolio costs, including vendor fees, pass-through costs, and sponsor internal costs.

 

Create/Edit Portfolio Screen (Reports Tab)

There are three types of portfolio reports in the application: Clinical Indicator, Costs, and FTE/Resources Reports.

Clinical Indicator Reports Descriptions

Table 4-86 Clinical Indicator Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Portfolio Milestones Timeline Chart

Displays a graphical view of key milestones in the portfolio.

 

Costs Reports Descriptions

Table 4-87 Costs Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Portfolio Summary

Displays a printable view of the Portfolio Summary Tab.

 

Fees by Major Task

Displays fees by major task.

 

Monthly Budget

Displays monthly budget.

 

FTE/Resources Reports Descriptions

Table 4-88 FTE/Resources Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Resource Demand Summary

Displays a summary of the portfolio resources demands.

 

Resource Demand by Date

Displays a summary of the portfolio date demands.

 

Resource Demand Chart

Displays resources demand chart.

 

Portfolio Reports Descriptions

There are three types of portfolio reports in the application: Clinical Indicator, Costs, and FTE/Resources Reports.

Portfolio Clinical Indicator Reports Descriptions

Table 4-89 Clinical Indicator Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Portfolio Milestones Timeline Chart

Graphical view of key milestones in the portfolio.

 

Portfolio Costs Reports Descriptions

Table 4-90 Costs Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Portfolio Summary

Printable view of the Portfolio Summary Tab.

 

Fees by Major Task

Fees by major task.

 

Monthly Budget

Monthly budget.

 

Portfolio FTE/Resources Reports Descriptions

Table 4-91 FTE/Resources Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Resource Demand Summary

Summary of the portfolio resources demands.

 

Resource Demand by Date

Summary of the portfolio date demands.

 

Resource Demand Chart

Resources demand chart.

 

Report Menu

The reports listed in this section apply to all data in the application.

Reports Descriptions

Table 4-92 Reports Descriptions

Field Description Notes

Bid Grid (Late Stage)

Global bid grid report.

 

Bid Grid (Phase 1 - Healthy Volunteers)

Bid grid report for Phase I studies with healthy volunteers.

 

Therapeutic Area / Indications Mapping

Indication mapping for all therapeutic areas.

 

Study Performance Summary

Overall schedule and budget performance per study.

 

User Report

Details for all users in the application.

 

Inactive Users Report

Users who have not logged within a number of specified days.

 

Plan Inventory Report

Complete list of plans, and their study and product attributes.

 

Planned Trials

Planned trials.

 

Tracked Trials

Tracked trials.

 

Reports Options

Table 4-93 Study Performance Summary Report Options

Field Description Notes

Date Range Options

   

Tracked in the last

Filters the report by studies' last tracked date.

 

Study Attributes

   

Status

Filters the report by study status. Studies with one or more statuses can be included in the report.

By default, all study statuses are included.

Phases

Filters the report by study phase. One or more study phases can be included in the report.

By default, all study phases are included.

Therapeutic Areas

Filters the report by therapeutic area. One or more therapeutic areas can be included in the report.

By default, all therapeutic areas are included.

Budget Performance Threshold

Filters the report by the Budget Performance Threshold of tracked studies. One or more of the following can be selected: Ok, Warning, Error, and Extreme.

By default, all Budget Performance Thresholds are included.

Schedule Performance Threshold

Filters the report by the Schedule Performance Threshold of tracked studies. One or more of the following can be selected: Ok, Warning, Error, and Extreme.

By default, all Schedule Performance Thresholds are included.

Overall Performance Threshold

Filters the report by the Overall Performance Threshold of tracked studies. One or more of the following can be selected: Ok, Warning, Error, and Extreme.

By default, all Overall Performance Thresholds are included.


Table 4-94 User Report Options

Field Description Notes

Options

   

Include user roles

Includes the user's primary and additional Roles.

 

Table 4-95 Inactive Users Report Options

Field Description Notes

Options

   

Days Since Last Login

Includes users who have not logged in the number of days specified.

 

Maintain Menu

Service Providers Screen Fields

Service Providers Screen Fields

Table 4-96 Service Providers Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Show

Service providers that appear on the Service Providers screen.

You can select sponsors, vendors, and deleted service providers to be included.

New

Add a service provider.

 

Edit

Edit a service provider.

 

Delete

Delete a service provider.

 

Restore

Restore a service provider.

 

Billing Rates Report

Billing rates report for a service provider.

 

Columns

   

Name

Service provider name.

 

Type

Service provider type.

 

Last Updated

Date and time the service provider was last edited.

 

Updated By

User who last edited the service provider.

 

Create/Edit Service Provider Screen Fields

Table 4-97 Create Service Provider Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Provider Name

Service provider name.

 

Provider Type

Type of service provider.

 

Description

Service provider description.

 

Billing Rates Currency

Currency of the hourly billing rates associated with the service provider.

All billing rates defined for this service provider must be expressed in this currency.

Back-Office Billing Rate Location.

Determines the default billing rates for tasks that are typically centralized or conducted at a central location.

 

Created By

User who created the service provider.

 

Created Date

Date and time this service provider was created.

 

Last Modified By

User who last edited the service provider.

 

Last Modified

Date the service provider was last modified.

 

Update Billing Rates

Billing rates for this service provider.

 

Resources Screen Fields

Define Resource Filter Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-98 Define Resource Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Resource Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the number of days since the resource was last edited and saved.

 

Include deleted resources

Selecting this option includes resources that have been previously deleted.

 

Resource name starts with

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the text entered in the Resource name starts with <text> field.

 

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name to assign to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

The list of resources can be ordered according to your selection, rather than by the first displayed column.

Change the order by clicking a column heading.

Show n resources per page

Number of resources to be displayed on each page.

Use the paging tool to move to the next or previous page or directly to a page number.


Resources Screen Fields

Table 4-99 Resources Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Show

Resources that appear on the Resources screen.

You can include All Resources, Active Resources Only, or resources matching a filter.

New

Add a resource.

 

Edit

Edit a resource.

 

Delete

Delete a resource.

 

Restore

Restore a resource.

 

Name

Resources in the application.

 

Columns

   

Name

Resource name.

 

Last Updated

Date and time the resource was last updated.

 

Updated By

User who last modified the resource.

 

Create Resource Screen

Table 4-100 Create Resource Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Code

Resource code.

 

Name

Resource name.

 

Description

Resource description.

 

Default Billing Rates

   

Rate Year

Rate year for each service provider.

 

Auto Fill

Billing rates for each service provider.

 

Billing Rates Screen Fields

Billing Rates Screen Fields

Table 4-101 Billing Rates Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Show rates for

Service provider for which billing rates appear on the Billing Rates screen.

 

For Rate Year

Year for which billing rates appear on the Billing Rates screen.

 

Include Deleted Rates

Include deleted rates.

 

Buttons

   

New

Add billing rates.

 

Edit

Edit billing rates.

 

Delete

Delete billing rates.

 

Restore

Restore deleted billing rates.

 

Copy

Copy billing rates.

 

Publish

Publish billing rates.

 

Show Revision History

Revision history of the selected billing rates.

 

Columns

   

Rates for

Service provider who charges the billing rates.

Service providers can charge different rates to different sponsors.

When performing work for

Organization for whom the service provider is performing the work when these rates apply.

 

Rate Year

Billing rate year.

 

Status

Billing rate status.

Billing rates can be published or drafts.

Last Modified

Date and time the billing rates were last edited.

 

Last Modified By

User who edited the billing rates.

 

Create Billing Rates Screen

Table 4-102 Create Billing Rates Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

When

Service provider who charges these billing rates.

 

Performs work for

Organization the service provider is charging these billing rates.

 

For Rate Year

Billing rate year.

 

Base Rate Location

The country or region for the rates in the base rate column.

 

Currency

Billing rates currency.

 

Copy Billing Rates Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-103 Copy Billing Rates Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Copy from

The version of billing rates to copy.

If there is only one version, this field is ready-only.

Apply percentage adjustment

Percentage adjustment to apply to the copied billing rates.

 

Show Revision History Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-104 Show Revision History Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Status

Status of the billing rates.

Billing rates are drafts or published.

Last Modified

Date and time the billing rates were last edited.

 

Last Modified By

User who last edited the billing rates.

 

Show Rates

Billing rates of the prior versions.

 

Departments Screen Fields

Define Department Filter Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-105 Define Department Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Department Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the number of days since the department was last edited and saved.

 

Include deleted departments

Selecting this option includes departments that have been previously deleted.

 

Department name starts with

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the text entered in the Department name starts with <text> field.

 

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name to assign to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

The list of departments can be ordered according to your selection, rather than by the first displayed column.

Change the order by clicking a column heading.

Show n departments per page

Number of departments to be displayed on each page.

Use the paging tool to move to the next or previous page or directly to a page number.


Departments Screen Fields

Table 4-106 Departments Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Show

Departments that appear on the Departments screen.

You can show all departments, active departments only, or select a department filter.

New

Add a department.

 

Edit

Edit a department.

 

Delete

Delete a department.

 

Restore

Restore a deleted department.

 

Map Labor and Costs

Edit department mappings.

 

Columns

   

Name

Department name.

 

Code

Department code.

 

Description

Department description.

 

Last Updated

Date and time the department was last edited.

 

Updated By

User who last edited the department.

 

Create/Edit Department Screen Fields

Table 4-107 Create Department Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Code

Department code.

 

Name

Department name.

 

Description

Department description.

 

Edit Department Mapping Screen Fields

Table 4-108 Edit Department Mapping Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Change

Method of mapping departments.

You can map by resource, location, task, or Rule (Advanced Mode).

Restore ClearTrial Defaults

Restore department mappings to the application default mappings.

Any mappings you created are discarded.

Mapping by Resource

   

Resource

Resources to which departments can be mapped.

 

Internal

Department to apply when the resource performs work for an internal provider.

 

Outsourced

Department to apply when the resource performs work for an outsourced provider.

 

Mapping by Location

   

Location

Locations to which departments can be mapped.

 

Internal

Department to apply when an internal provider is assigned to the location.

 

Outsourced

Department to apply when an outsourced provider is assigned to the location.

 

Mapping by Task

   

Task Group

Task groups to which departments can be mapped.

 

Internal

Department to apply when an internal provider is assigned to the task or task group.

 

Outsourced

Department to apply when an outsourced provider is assigned to the task or task group.

 

Map by Rule (Advanced Mode)

   

Add Rule

Add a rule for mapping labor to departments.

 

Edit Rule

Edit a rule for mapping labor to departments.

 

Delete Rule

Delete a rule for mapping labor to departments.

 

Criteria

Rule criteria, which applies when the rule is used to map labor to departments.

 

Department

The department associated with the rule.

 

Drag to Order

Prioritize mapping rules.

Rules at the top of the list take priority over the bottom.


GL Codes Screen Fields

Define GL Code Filter Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-109 Define GL Code Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

GL Code Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the number of days since the GL Code was last edited and saved.

 

Include deleted GL Codes

Selecting this option includes GL Codes that have been previously deleted.

 

GL Code name starts with

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the text entered in the GL Code name starts with <text> field.

 

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name to assign to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

The list of GL Codes can be ordered according to your selection, rather than by the first displayed column.

Change the order by clicking a column heading.

Show n GL Codes per page

Number of GL Codes to be displayed on each page.

Use the paging tool to move to the next or previous page or directly to a page number.


GL Codes Screen Fields

Table 4-110 GL Codes Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Show

GL codes that appear on the GL Codes screen.

You can show all GL codes, active GL codes only, or select a GL code filter.

New

Add a GL code.

 

Edit

Edit a GL code.

 

Delete

Delete a GL code.

 

Restore

Restore a deleted GL code.

 

Map Labor and Costs

Edit GL code mappings.

 

Columns

   

Name

GL code name.

 

Code

Code for the GL code.

 

Description

GL code description.

 

Last Updated

Date and time the GL code was last edited.

 

Updated By

User who last edited the GL code.

 

Create/Edit GL Code Screen Fields

Table 4-111 Create GL Code Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Code

General Ledger code.

 

Name

GL code name.

 

Description

GL code description.

 

Edit GL Code Mapping Screen Fields

Table 4-112 GL Code Mapping Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Change

Method of mapping GL codes.

You can map by resource, location, task, or Rule.

Restore ClearTrial Defaults

Restore GL code mappings to the application default mappings.

Any mappings you created are discarded.

Mapping by Resource

   

Resource

Resources to which GL codes can be mapped.

 

Internal

GL code to apply when the resource performs work for an internal provider.

 

Outsourced

GL code to apply when the resource performs work for an outsourced provider.

 

Mapping by Location

   

Location

Locations to which GL codes can be mapped.

 

Internal

GL code to apply when an internal provider is assigned to the location.

 

Outsourced

GL code to apply when an outsourced provider is assigned to the location.

 

Mapping by Task

   

Task Group

Task groups to which GL codes can be mapped.

 

Internal

GL code to apply when an internal provider is assigned to the task or task group.

 

Outsourced

GL code to apply when an outsourced provider is assigned to the task or task group.

 

Map by Rule (Advanced Mode)

   

Add Rule

Add a rule for mapping labor to GL codes.

 

Edit Rule

Edit a rule for mapping labor to GL codes.

 

Delete Rule

Delete a rule for mapping labor to GL codes.

 

Criteria

Rule criteria, which applies when the rule is used to map labor to GL codes.

 

GL Code

The GL code associated with the rule.

 

Drag to Order

Prioritize mapping rules.

Rules at the top of the list take priority over the bottom.


Exchange Rate Tables Screen Fields

Define Exchange Rate Table Filter Dialog Box Fields

Table 4-113 Define Exchange Rate Table Filter Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

Exchange Filter Criteria

   

Created or modified in the last n days

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the number of days since the exchange rate table was last edited and saved.

 

Include deleted exchange rate tables

Selecting this option includes exchange rate tables that have been previously deleted.

 

Exchange Rate Table name starts with

When this option is selected, the criteria applied include the text entered in the Exchange rate table name starts with <text> field.

 

Created by

Only exchange rate tables by one of the selected users are listed.

If you want to display all exchange rate tables regardless of who created them, select the Any User option.

To display more users to choose from, click the Expand list... link.

Last Modified by

Only exchange rate tables last edited and saved by one of the selected users are listed.

If you want to display exchange rate tables regardless of who last updated them, choose the Any User option.

To display more users to choose from, click the Expand list... link.

Save Filter

   

Save filter as

Name to assign to the filter.

 

Sorting and Paging

   

Sort By

The list of exchange rate tables can be ordered according to your selection, rather than by the first displayed column.

Change the order by clicking the column heading on which to sort the list.

Show n exchange rate tables per page

Number of exchange rate tables to be displayed on each page.

A paging tool appears at the lower right, allowing you to move to the next page.


Exchange Rate Tables Screen Fields

Table 4-114 Exchange Rate Table Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Show

Exchange rate tables that appear on the Exchange Rate Tables screen.

You can show all exchange rate tables, only active ones, or tables matching a filter.

New

Add an exchange rate table.

 

Edit

Edit an exchange rate table.

 

Delete

Delete an exchange rate table.

 

Restore

Restore a deleted exchange rate table.

 

Publish

Publish an exchange rate table.

 

Set Default

Set the default exchange rate table.

 

Columns

   

Name

Exchange rate table name.

 

Description

Exchange rate table description.

 

Status

Exchange rate table status.

Exchange rate tables can be published or drafts.

Last Updated

Date and time the exchange rate table was last edited.

 

Updated By

User who last edited the exchange rate table.

 

Create/Edit Exchange Rate Table Screen Fields

Table 4-115 Create Exchange Rate Table Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Details

   

Name

Exchange rate table name.

 

Status

Status of the exchange rate table.

Exchange rate tables can be drafts, published, or published with a draft.

Description

Exchange rate table description.

 

Currency Exchange Rates

   

Use rates as of

Date from which to populate the exchange rates.

 

Apply

Populate the exchange rate fields with the values from the Use rates as of field.

 

Reporting Regions Screen Fields

Table 4-116 Reporting Regions Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Buttons

   

New Reporting Region

Add a reporting region.

 

Map Countries to Reporting Regions

Select a reporting region for a country.

 

Columns

   

Reporting Region Name

Reporting regions.

 

# of Countries Mapped

Number of countries that are mapped to the associated reporting regions.

 

Total Number of Countries Mapped to Reporting Regions

Total number of countries mapped to reporting regions.

 

Admin Menu

User Profile Screen Fields

User Profile Screen Fields

Table 4-117 User Profile Screen Fields

Field Description Notes

Login Name

Name or phrase you use to log in.

 

First Name

Your first name.

 

Last Name

Your last name.

 

Email Address

Your email address.

This email address allows users to use the Forgot Your Password? feature.

If users forget their password, they need to supply this email address to reset their password.

Security Question

Security question used for authentication purposes.

 

Security Answer

Security answer used for authentication purposes.

 

Preferred Edit Mode

Your preferred edit mode, used for creating or editing plans.

Plans automatically open in this mode.

Preferred Home Page

The page that appears when you log in.

If a user requests a specific screen or follows a previously bookmarked URL, that page appears after a successful login, not the Preferred Home Page.

Preferred Locale

Your preferred geographical location.

Determines how dates and numbers are displayed and interpreted.


Reset Password Page Fields

Table 4-118 Create Product Dialog Box Fields

Field Description Notes

New Password

Your new password.

Passwords must be at least eight characters, contain at least one letter, one number, and one of the following special characters: !$*+-.=?@^_|~.

Passwords must not contain your login name or any of the following words: password, oracle, guest, admin, administrator, or cleartrial.

Do not use easily guessed passwords such as a pet's name; your own name, address, or phone number; or any easily identifiable personal information.

Verify New Password

Your new password.