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Modifying CRF data entry help files

After you create the HTML files for the CRF Help, make the following modifications:

  1. Replace the </head> and <body> tags at the beginning of each file with the following Javascript function definition and call:

    <script language="Javascript">
    function OnLoad()
    {
    %s
    }
    </script>
    </head>

    <body ONLOAD="OnLoad()">

    Note: Do not include this Javascript function and call in the Table of Contents file.

  2. Search each file for percent signs (%), for example in table width specifications. Except for the %s string substitution command that appears in the OnLoad function definition at the beginning of each file, precede each % sign with another % sign as an escape character. For example:

    StudyProtocolHTMLCode1

  3. Search each file for exclamation points (!). To include an exclamation point in the text of the CRF help, insert an additional explanation point as an escape character. For example:

    StudyProtocolHTMLCode2

  4. Code the name of each CRF data item as an <h3> tag with a bookmark, created with an <a name=""> tag, on the item name. When the document is displayed in the Document window, this name appears in the pulldown list of item names to which users can attach FAQ information. Note that the bookmark name may not contain embedded spaces. For example:

    CRFHelpCodeExample

  5. If users will be able to create FAQ entries, create FAQ placeholders. For details, see Creating a FAQ placeholder.
  6. If help is available for rules on data items, create Rule Help placeholders. For details, see Creating a Rule Help placeholder.
  7. Use HTML formatting tags as necessary to create a document whose structure is clear and easy to understand. The following formatting conventions are suggested:

    Code the name of the CRF as an <h1> tag. For example:

    CRFHelpCodeExample4

    Code the name of the CRF section as an <h2> tag. For example:

    CRFHelpCodeExample5

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