Comments

Comments are blocks of text in which you can enter any pertinent additional details about a form item. On the Comment page you can create, update, or view a comment on an individual form data item or on the entire form. You can use the Comment page to:

Add a new comment, if none currently exists.
Edit the text of an existing comment.
Add information to the text of an existing comment.
Replace an existing comment.

Note: To enter comments, you must have the appropriate rights in the trial.

The Comment page for a form or data item contains the current version of the comment text. The changes made to the comment text are tracked in the history of the comment.

To view the page:

From the detailed view of a CRF, click the comment icon in the farthest right column of a form item.

To display a form comment:

In the upper-right corner of the form, click the comment icon.

The table describes comment icons.

Icon	Description
	Gray icon: In the upper-right corner of a form, indicates that there is no comment on the form as a whole. In the farthest right column of a form item, indicates that there is no comment on the item. To type a comment, click the icon.
	Yellow icon: In the upper-right corner of a form, indicates that a comment exists on the form as a whole. In the farthest right column of a form item, indicates that a comment exists on the item. To view or update the comment, click the icon.

Icon

Description

Gray icon:

In the upper-right corner of a form, indicates that there is no comment on the form as a whole.
In the farthest right column of a form item, indicates that there is no comment on the item.

To type a comment, click the icon.

Yellow icon:

In the upper-right corner of a form, indicates that a comment exists on the form as a whole.
In the farthest right column of a form item, indicates that a comment exists on the item.

To view or update the comment, click the icon.

Things to note

Current data value—The current value of the data item appears at the top of the page.
History—If more than one addition or update has been made to a comment, the history list enables you to view details about each addition or update.
Comment details—The Selected Comment section provides details about the comment version selected in the History list.
Command buttons—The command buttons in the Content-specific pane enable you to submit a comment addition or update or to return to the form without saving changes.