1. Life Sciences Guide
  2. Setting Up Report Numbers

Setting Up Report Numbers

The administrator determines the numbering scheme for regulatory reports. The number is generated automatically when the regulatory report record is submitted. The report number is made up of concatenated fields. The report number field is incremented by 1 each time a report is generated for a new product issue.

  • MedWatch 3500A. Report numbers of this type, are the concatination of these fields: Manufacturer Id, Report Year, Report Number. For example: XERCO-2003-0004.

  • MDV Initial. Report numbers of this type are the concatenation of these fields: MDV Id, MDV Report Number. For example: MEDDEV-000008.

This task is a step in Process of Regulatory Reporting.

To set up report numbering scheme

  1. Navigate to Administration - Group screen, then the Organizations view.

  2. In the Organizations list, select your organization.

  3. To set up numbering for MedWatch 3500A reports, complete the following fields.

    Field Comments

    Manufacturer Id

    None.

    Report Year

    None.

    Report Number

    Set to zero to have the first report numbered 0001.

  4. To set up numbering for MDV Initial reports, complete the following fields.

    Field Comments

    MDV Id

    MDV Report Number

    Set to zero to have the first report numbered 000001.