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Design Workspace

The Design Workspace is the large area to the right of the Trial Objects and Properties windows. This is the area in which you create and update trial components, by working with a set of trial component editors.

The component editors are a group of windows that you open in the Design Workspace to define and update trial components. You use each type of window for editing a different component or group of components:

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Protocol Editor

Set up the structure of a trial. A trial has one Protocol Editor window, in which you add, order, update, or remove visits and in which you add, order or remove forms.

Form Editor

Define forms and form components, including sections, items, and controls. Each form definition appears in a separate Form editor window, and you can work on multiple form definitions at one time.

Element Editor

Define and update elements, the lowest-level components used in form definitions. The Edit Element window is a table that lists all currently defined elements.

Rule Editor

Define rules (edit checks) and associate them with form components. Rules windows also enable you to create test data for debugging rule scripts. Each rule definition appears in a separate Rule editor window, and you can work on multiple rule definitions at one time.

Execution Plan

Define execution plans that can log an event to the Windows log or send email.

Data Mappings

Define mappings between controls on a form and data mapping tables, columns and control paths. Each data mapping type is represented in a different window. To define mappings, you can:

  • Use pop-up menus that appear when you right-click a node in the Data Mappings window.
  • Use the pop-up menu that appears when you right-click the Form RefName in the Form window.
  • Drag and drop controls from a Form window to a Data Mappings window.

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