Resolving First-Pass/Second-Pass Comparison Failures

As you enter the CRF information during second-pass data entry, the system compares each input value to the response entered during first-pass data entry. If the value does not match exactly, the system responds as follows:

• If the Second-Pass Comparison Failure Alert configuration setting is disabled, Oracle Clinical records comparison failures without displaying the Comparison Failure window. To have the system notify you of comparison failure with a beep, enable the Univariate Beep user preference.

  In this situation you should plan to perform a comparison reconciliation to ensure the validity of the data.

• If the Second-Pass Comparison Failure Alert configuration setting is enabled, the Comparison Failure window displays the values entered during Pass 1 and Pass 2. Do one of the following:

  • To accept or change the Pass 2 value, select Cancel to return to the Data Entry field.

  • To select one of the displayed values, either use the mouse to double-click on the value in that field, or use the Next Field and Previous Field keys to highlight the values in turn. When the value you want is highlighted, select Save.

    Note:

    In certain cases, the Comparison Failure window may open and display identical values for Pass 1 and Pass 2. You must select one of the values—it does not matter which one—in order for the RDCM's status to change to Pass 2 Complete.

    This state occurs when the Pass 2 data entry operator first enters a response that is different from the Pass 1 response and chooses Save As Incomplete, then returns and changes the Pass 2 value to be the same as the Pass 1 value.

  If you accept the Pass 2 value, the system performs univariate validation. If it detects a univariate validation failure in the new value, it displays the Univariate Validation Failure window before allowing you to proceed, just as with first-pass.

  If you accept the Pass 1 value and it has a univariate discrepancy associated with it, Oracle Clinical does not re-display the Univariate Validation Failure window, but sets the field display characteristics to indicate the presence of the discrepancy (it displays with a blue background).