Choosing a Type of Search

The TMS Lite Browser divides all searches into two main categories: Exploration Tab Searches scan dictionary data in the TMS Repository, while Research Tab Searches use external source system data.

For more information, see:

• Exploration Tab Searches
  
• Research Tab Searches
  

Exploration Tab Searches

The Exploration tab (see Figure 14-2) contains links to the following four types of search:

Figure 14-2 Figure 14-2 Exploration Tab Searches

• Terminologies: Terminology Searches enable you to search for TMS dictionary data in any accessible dictionary in the database, or across all dictionaries. See Searching for Terminology Data.
• Verbatim Term Assignment: Verbatim Term Assignment Searches scan only the verbatim term levels of dictionaries, and return information about the verbatim term itself, dictionary terms to which it is classified, and specifics about the VTA or VTI. See Searching for Verbatim Term Assignments (VTAs and VTIs).
• Verbatim Term Status: Verbatim Term Status searches scan the verbatim term levels of one dictionary (or all dictionaries in the database, if you choose that option) for your search criteria. For each record returned, the browser lists the verbatim term.
• Hierarchies: Hierarchy Browsing let you examine a dictionary's terms from its top level, by using the Terminology Data Tree Structure. See Browsing a Dictionary Hierarchy.

Research Tab Searches

The Research tab contains a link to access Source Data search.

Data Searches enable you to search in any external system that is fully integrated with TMS for Clinical, Adverse Event, or other data. See Searching for Source Data.

The Source Data tab (under the Research tab) appears only if the TMS database you are browsing is fully integrated with an external system. Oracle Clinical and Oracle Adverse Event Reporting System are fully integrated when you install them, and you can install other external systems in full integration as well.