Entering Manual Discrepancies

If there is a general problem with a visit record, you can enter a manual header discrepancy. This type of discrepancy is not directly associated with a single response, but to a Received DCM's data in general. You can enter manual header discrepancies only from the Maintain Discrepancy Database window. If you are unable to enter a particular response because, for example, the entry is illegible in the Case Report Form, you can create a manual data point discrepancy, either from the Data Entry window or directly in the Maintain Discrepancy Database window.

To create a manual discrepancy from the Maintain Discrepancy Database window:

1. Select an existing discrepancy that is similar to the discrepancy you are creating; the system populates the record you are creating with the values of the currently selected discrepancy. (If there are no similar discrepancies, the current selection does not matter.)
2. Click the Add Manual button in the lower right corner of the window. The Add a Manual Discrepancy dialog box opens, populated with values inherited from the selected discrepancy in the Maintain Discrepancy Database window.
3. Choose a Discrepancy Type radio button.

   Note:

   The system opens with Manual Header as the default Discrepancy type. Choose Manual (Data Point) if the discrepancy concerns a particular question response.

4. Adjust the inherited values that populate the dialog box. The data point fields are only active if you selected the Manual (Data Point) radio button.

   You can clear all values by clicking the Clear button.

5. Optional: Add comment text, internal comment text and resolution text. If your organization has standard text values for comments for univariate discrepancies, they become available when you select a field. Enter a standard text name, or choose a name from the standard text list of values.

   You can define custom standard text; see the Oracle Clinical Administrator's Guide for information.

6. Select a Review Status from the list of values. The current profile may limit the list.
7. Click Save to create the new discrepancy. Click Back to close the dialog box without creating a discrepancy; the dialog box closes.

   The system does not display the new discrepancy until you query the Discrepancy Database again.

   Note:

   It is possible that the currently selected profile restricts viewing the discrepancy you just created.