InForm Items Editor—Option descriptions

All study object editors have the following columns.

Note: Not all fields appear in the default view. Optionally, you can add the other fields and rearrange the browser view. For more information, see the User Guide.

Columns common to all study object editors

Property	Description
Icon (first column)	Status of the study object: —New. —Locked. —Protected. When a study object is protected, you cannot : Update or lock it. Add child study objects to it by pasting or dragging and dropping. Delete its child study objects.
Description	Description of the study object. The description can have 0-255 characters.
Identifier	Unique internal identifier of the study object.
Published (only in libraries)	Indicates that the study object has been published.
RefName	RefName of the study object. The RefName can have 1-63 characters. Note: Oracle recommends that you do not use Conflict for a study event RefName, as there is a default Conflict visit created for the InForm application.
Revision	Revision number of the study object. The revision number is incremented each time the study object is changed and saved.
Title	Title of the study object. The title can have 1-63 characters.
Version	Version number of the study object. The version number is incremented only when a user explicitly updates it.

Note: Not all fields appear in the default view. Optionally, you can add the other fields and rearrange the browser view. For more information, see the User Guide.

InForm Items Editor—Option descriptions

Option	Description
Data Label	Text label for the item, enabling access to the item in a target table with the Patient To Control key type or any of the pivot key types.
Display Override	Determines the default behavior of an item when a layout is generated. ReadOnly—The item is visible but not editable. Editable—The item is visible and editable by any user, regardless of the rights assigned to the user. Hidden—The item is not visible. None—The item is visible to all users, and visible and editable by any user who has the rights to view and/or edit the item. This is a custom property for items deployed in a study in the InForm application.
Item Required	True (default) or False, indicating whether the item is required for data entry on the form to be complete. This is a custom property for items deployed in a study in the InForm application.
MaxProperty	If a MaxValue is specified for the item, indicates whether the value can be less than or less than or equal to the MaxValue.
MaxValue	Maximum value that the InForm application will allow to be typed for the item.
MinProperty	If a MinValue is specified for the item, indicates whether the value can be greater than or greater than or equal to the MinValue.
MinValue	Minimum value that the InForm application will allow to be typed for the item.
PHI	True or False (default), indicating whether an InForm user might enter Personal/Protected Health Information (PHI) for the item.
Question	Default question for the item. This question appears on the form if no customized label or translation is defined for the item. The question can have 0-1000 characters. Certain words may be reserved for this field. For more information, see Reserved words for an item question or short question.
SDV Critical	True or False (default), indicating whether the item is considered critical for source verification. If you select True, SDV Required changes to True.
SDV Required	True (default) or False, indicating whether the item requires source document verification. This is a custom property for items deployed in a study in the InForm application.
ShortQuestion	Text of a short version of the item question. In the InForm application, the short question appears as a column heading in a repeating form, an itemset, and in reports generated by the Reporting and Analysis application. The short question can have 0-255 characters. Certain words may be reserved for this field. For more information, see Reserved words for an item question or short question.
Special Fields	Type of special InForm field, or None, indicating that the item is not a special InForm field. Available special fields, along with the forms in which they appear, are: Initials (Screening). DOB (Screening). Screening date (Screening). Patient No. (Enrollment). Initials (Patient Identification. Completion status (Study Completion). Drop-out reason (Study Completion). DOV (Date of Visit). Randomization field (Randomization). For more information, see About special InForm forms.
Type	Item type; one of the following, or a custom item type defined in a library to which the study has access: Blood pressure Compound Date time Float Integer Text Yes No

Option

Description

Data Label

Text label for the item, enabling access to the item in a target table with the Patient To Control key type or any of the pivot key types.

Display Override

Determines the default behavior of an item when a layout is generated.

ReadOnly—The item is visible but not editable.
Editable—The item is visible and editable by any user, regardless of the rights assigned to the user.
Hidden—The item is not visible.
None—The item is visible to all users, and visible and editable by any user who has the rights to view and/or edit the item.

This is a custom property for items deployed in a study in the InForm application.

Item Required

True (default) or False, indicating whether the item is required for data entry on the form to be complete.

This is a custom property for items deployed in a study in the InForm application.

MaxProperty

If a MaxValue is specified for the item, indicates whether the value can be less than or less than or equal to the MaxValue.

MaxValue

Maximum value that the InForm application will allow to be typed for the item.

MinProperty

If a MinValue is specified for the item, indicates whether the value can be greater than or greater than or equal to the MinValue.

MinValue

Minimum value that the InForm application will allow to be typed for the item.

PHI

True or False (default), indicating whether an InForm user might enter Personal/Protected Health Information (PHI) for the item.

Question

Default question for the item. This question appears on the form if no customized label or translation is defined for the item. The question can have 0-1000 characters. Certain words may be reserved for this field. For more information, see Reserved words for an item question or short question.

SDV Critical

True or False (default), indicating whether the item is considered critical for source verification. If you select True, SDV Required changes to True.

SDV Required

True (default) or False, indicating whether the item requires source document verification.

This is a custom property for items deployed in a study in the InForm application.

ShortQuestion

Text of a short version of the item question. In the InForm application, the short question appears as a column heading in a repeating form, an itemset, and in reports generated by the Reporting and Analysis application. The short question can have 0-255 characters. Certain words may be reserved for this field. For more information, see Reserved words for an item question or short question.

Special Fields

Type of special InForm field, or None, indicating that the item is not a special InForm field. Available special fields, along with the forms in which they appear, are:

Initials (Screening).
DOB (Screening).
Screening date (Screening).
Patient No. (Enrollment).
Initials (Patient Identification.
Completion status (Study Completion).
Drop-out reason (Study Completion).
DOV (Date of Visit).
Randomization field (Randomization).

For more information, see About special InForm forms.

Type

Item type; one of the following, or a custom item type defined in a library to which the study has access:

Blood pressure
Compound
Date time
Float
Integer
Text
Yes No

Note: To type extended ASCII characters in text fields, press ALT while entering the decimal code for the character. You can also add HTML formatting characters to a text field to control its appearance when deployed.