Using the Navigator Pane for Discrepancies and Investigator Comments

The Navigator pane appears at the right edge of the Data Entry window. You use this pane to review, in list format, all discrepancies or investigator comments for a CRF.

When you are entering and updating data in a CRF, you can use the Navigator pane:

To view detailed information about a discrepancy or an investigator comment
To view the history of a discrepancy or an investigator comment
To update a discrepancy or an investigator comment
To route or resolve a discrepancy

For detailed information on using the Navigator pane for discrepancies and investigator comments, see Managing Discrepancies and Reviewing Investigator Comments.

For more information, see:

Parent topic: Entering and Updating Patient Data

Opening, Closing, and Resizing the Navigator Pane

When you open the Data Entry window for the first time in a session, the Navigator pane is collapsed. Upon subsequent openings of the Data Entry window, the Navigator pane displays as you left it in the previously opened Data Entry window. The Navigator pane reverts to its default state (collapsed) when you log out or when you change to another study.

To open the Navigator pane, click the arrow on the right edge of the Data Entry window.
To close the Navigator pane, click the arrow on its left edge.
To resize the Navigator pane, drag the vertical and horizontal splitter bars to adjust the width and length of the opened pane.

Parent topic: Using the Navigator Pane for Discrepancies and Investigator Comments

Selecting a Navigator Tab

To view, update, and take action against discrepancies, click the Discrepancy tab in the Navigator pane. By default, the Navigator pane opens with the Discrepancy tab in view.
To view and update investigator comments, click the Investigator Comment tab in the Navigator pane.

Parent topic: Using the Navigator Pane for Discrepancies and Investigator Comments

Working with the List Pane and the Details Pane

In the Navigator pane, the List pane and the Details pane organize information and facilitate navigation in the CRF.

The List pane lists the fields in the CRF that have either a discrepancy or an investigator comment, depending on the currently selected tab. The Details pane displays more information about the discrepancy or investigator comment.

When you select an item in the List pane, RDC Onsite:

Scrolls the CRF, if necessary, to display the associated field. The associated field is outlined with a blue dashed line.
Outlines the associated field with a blue dashed line.
Refreshes the information in the Details pane.

When working with the List or Details pane:

To expand or collapse a pane, click the + or – icon in the title bar.
To view long lists, use the scroll bar at the edge of the pane.
To select an item in the List pane, use the mouse or press the up and down arrow keys. In addition, you can click the navigation icons in the List pane to go to the first, previous, next, and last item in the list.

Parent topic: Using the Navigator Pane for Discrepancies and Investigator Comments