2 Getting Started

View your Personal Argus Status

The Personal Argus Status page displays a list of cases assigned, Contact Log entries, and Action Item entries for the logged-in user.

If the Personal Argus Status Page is not your default home page, hover over Utilities and click Personal Argus Status.

Use the Quick Launch Toolbar

The Quick Launch Toolbar is on the top right side of the screen.

Place the cursor over each icon to view the tool tip, which describes the role of each icon.

Icon	Tool Tip	Description
	New Case from Image	Displays a new case from an image.
	New Case	Displays the Initial Case Entry dialog box.
	Open Case	Displays the Case Search dialog box.
	Close Case	Closes the case.
	Print Case	Displays the Case Print dialog box.
	Save Case	Saves the case with any changes made.
	Forward Case	Displays the Case Routing dialog box and enables you to forward the case.
	Return Case	Displays the Case Routing dialog box and enables you to return the case.
	Worklist	Displays the Worklist dialog box. If no default Worklist option is defined, then Worklist - New is displayed.
	Lock Case	Displays the Case Lock or Case Unlock dialog box. This icon is enabled only for a Local PRPT Case and only if the case has been globally locked.
	Local Lock	Displays the Local Lock or Local Unlock dialog box to allow a user to locally lock or unlock a case. This icon is a toggle icon that allows users to do a Local lock or Local unlock depending on the global and local lock state of the case. Note: This icon is visible only for a Local Potential Reportable case (Local PRPT case) and only if the case has been globally locked.
	Medical Review	Displays the Medical Review dialog box.
	Coding Review	Displays the Coding Review dialog box.
	Draft Report	Displays the report list of all Expedited reports.
	ICSR Check	Performs the function that prints the ICSR report - DTD Length Check Warnings and ICSR report - DTD Validation.
	Validation Check	Performs case validation.

Use Field Validations

1. Click the icon next to a field to view its corresponding Field Justification dialog box.

2. This dialog box asks the user for a justification to perform the selected action. To overwrite the warning:

   • Enter a specific reason.

     OR

   • Select a standard reason from the message box.

3. Click OK to overwrite the field justification warning.

   The orange icon changes to green.

The fields in the application are either required or optional. Each field type displays with a different colored icon:

• A red icon signifies that a mandatory validation check has not been met.You need to correct the data entry before being able to save a case.

• An orange icon signifies that an optional validation check has not been met. You need to enter justification but can then continue to save the case.

Use Field-Level Help

To get information about a particular field on the Case Form, double-click the label associated with the field.

For instance, on the Case Form, you can double-click the Country label to obtain information about the field.

Acceptable Date Formats

Several fields in the Argus Safety user interface enable you to enter dates. Fields that accept full dates appear in the dd-mmm-yyyy format.

Appropriate formats for entering English dates are as follows:

• DDMMMYYYY where MMM is the three-character abbreviation for the month (such as MAR, APR, JUN, and so on.)

• DDMMMYY where MMM is the three-character abbreviation for the month and YY is the two-digit numeric value for the year (such as 09, 10, and so on.)

• DDMMYYYY where MM is the two-digit value identifying the month (such as 01 = January, 02 = February, etc.) and YYYY is the four-digit value for the year.

The dot (.), dash (-) and backslash(/) are acceptable separators.

Enter Reasons for Missing (Null Flavor) Data

Null Flavors are used to describe the reason for missing data. ICH E2B (R3) and regional agencies such as CBER, EMA, and PMDA have published guidelines on the allowed Null Flavors for various fields that are part of the E2B (R3) report. A Null Flavor set is a collection of Null Flavors. Sets are provided by default for various combinations of Null Flavors in the Flexible Re-categorization Codelist.

Null Flavor data can be selected for fields in the Case Form by clicking on the Null Flavor button ( ) next to the fields. On clicking the button, a drop-down list appears and allows you to select Null Flavor data as configured in the Field Properties Configuration in the Argus Console. The background color of the NF button changes (from grey to blue) when a Null Flavor is selected from the drop-down list.

When the Case Form field has data and the user clicks the button, the system displays a warning message that data will be cleared on switching to the Null Flavor field. The data is cleared or retained based on user confirmation. When data pertaining to the field is received, Null Flavor data can be overwritten by actual data by clicking the NF button.

Use Other (than English) Language Text

Certain fields on the Case Form let you enter text in languages other than English. The non-English text that is entered in these fields can also appear on Expedited reports.

To enter text in a language other than English:

1. Click the English language icon.

2. Use the pane associated with English to enter the English language text. Select the required language from the Select Language drop-down list to enter text in that language.

3. After completing text entry, you can perform a spell-check for the text.

The table below displays icons representing different languages.

Icon	Language
	English
	Japanese
	Language other than English or Japanese

Case Form User Preferences

The application lets you return to the same location on the tab after you tab to a different form. For example, you are on the 8th reporter in the Reporter Section on the General tab and move to another location in the application. When you return to the General tab, you are automatically directed to the 8th Reporter as it was the last Case Form location that you accessed before moving out of the Case Form.

User preferences are only applicable during the same session for a case, irrespective of the case status (read-only or editable). If you exit from the case and open a new case, the user preferences are reset.

Quick Navigation

Each page displays the navigation flow to access the page.

Dynamic Workflow Indicator

Dynamic workflow indicators track the amount of elapsed time it takes to complete a workflow step.

• The first number represents the time left or exceeded for a given workflow step.

• The second number indicates the time left until the reporting deadline.

• Time is expressed in days (d), hours (h), and minutes (m) respectively.

The icon changes based on the amount of elapsed time for the workflow step.

If the time to complete the case process exceeds the allocated time, the value is displayed in red with the time displayed as a negative value. Only archived, locked cases do not display the dynamic workflow indicator.