Oracle InForm Items Editor—Option descriptions

Columns common to all study object editors

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.
Property Description
Icon (first column) Study object's status.
Description Study object's description.
Identifier Unique internal identifier of the study object.
IPR Status Indicates whether the study object has an IPR configuration.
Published (only in libraries) Indicates that the study object has been published.
RefName RefName of the study object.

Note:

We recommend that you don't use Conflict for a study event RefName, as there is a default Conflict visit created for InForm.
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.
Version Version number of the study object. The version number is incremented only when a user explicitly updates it.

Optional fields for the default view

Note:

Not all fields appear in the default view. Optionally, you can add the other fields and rearrange the browser view.
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 Oracle 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 Oracle 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 Oracle 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 Oracle InForm application will allow to be typed for the item.
PHI True or False (default), indicating whether an Oracle 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.
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 Oracle InForm application.

ShortQuestion Text of a short version of the item question. In the Oracle 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.
Special Fields Type of special Oracle InForm field, or None, indicating that the item is not a special Oracle 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).
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.