Dynamically show a table in a two-section form

Study designers can now dynamically display a table in a two-section form.

What are the benefits?

You can now dynamically show the repeating table of a two-section form when the leading question has been answered in a manner such that data is required to be entered into the table. Conversely, when the leading question is answered such that data is not expected, the repeating table does not appear.

With the new Show Section dynamic rule, you can define which question and answer display the repeating table section of the two-section form type.

For more information about two-section forms, see Create a form with two sections.

Details for study designers

When it comes to your workflow, here is what's new for you:

• The Show Section rule is only applicable to two-section form types and can only be defined for leading questions, located in Questions Before the Table section. This cannot occur within a question group.
• Only one question in Questions Before the Table section can be used to determine the display of a repeating section on the same form.
• If there is a Show Section rule defined, the repeating table section of a two-section form is not displayed unless the question before the table is answered with what is defined in the Show Section rule.
• To make sure a repeating table is displayed in a two-section form as expected, you must use a question with checkboxes, radio buttons, or a drop-down (so long as it has Exactly 1 applied as a validation rule) as the determining question. If you use a drop-down question, and more than one option is selected for an answer, even if one of those options determines the display of a repeating table, that table is not displayed. If checkbox questions are used and one of the selections made is the trigger for the repeating section, the repeating section will be shown.

Details for CRAs, principal investigators, and data managers

When it comes to this new feature, nothing impacts your workflow. Just know that you can continue signing, verifying, and freezing data in a dynamic repeating form, as usual.

Details for site users

Once the data is collected and saved in the dynamically displayed repeating form, the repeating form table cannot be hidden unless all data is removed and the answer to the question that determines its display is changed.

Already working in a live study?

As soon as the upgrade for this release is ready, you can begin defining Show Section rules for questions in your two-section forms. To properly make these updates in a live study version, see how to update a form during the study conduct period and how to add a new form to a live study version.