Clear or delete data

There may be situations in which you need to eliminate subject data. You must know there is a difference between clearing and removing data, specially in terms of data audit and the possibility of restoring deleted elements. Browse the topics in this section and learn more about these two actions.

• About clearing or removing data
  Clearing saved answers in a flat form using application options differs from removing answers manually using your Delete or Backspace keys. You see differences in behavior and audit tracking, as well as noticeable differences in specific cases.
• Clear a visit date
  Clear a subject's visit date to skip the visit, hide a branch, or hide a dynamic visit added in error.
• Clear form data from a question
  Clear the data collected in a form one question at a time to reset the cleared question to a status of New.
• Clear all form data
  If you need to clear the data from flat forms all at once instead of clearing one question at a time, you can using the Clear Form option. But, you can only clear data your permissions allow you to edit. This option also includes safeguards to protect restricted data.
• About deleting, restoring, and viewing deleted form records
  Restoring a form record makes its data accessible for modification in the subject's forms. Additionally, the restored data is marked in various UI areas, including the Answer & Visit History sidebar and relevant reports.
• Restore deleted forms
  You can restore deleted rows of a repeating form, deleted rows from the repeating section of a two-section form, as well as instances of two-section forms and lab forms.