Saving a signal view

A signal view specifies the following for the Drug-Event Combinations page:

• Which columns are included.
• The sort order of columns.
• The SQL WHERE clause (if any) that applies selection criteria to drug-event combinations.

If the signal configuration uses the review period feature, you can associate each signal view with a review period. When you save the view, you can assign it to a category. These categories populate the Select View menu.

1.         On the Drug-Event Combinations page, arrange the table as you would like it to appear in the view.

2.         Click Save As View.

The Save As View page appears.

3.         If you have modified an existing view that you created (or if you have the Manage Signal Views permission), check Replace existing.

If you check this option, you cannot modify the view name. If you want to rename a view, use the Rename option on the Manage Signal Views page.

When you create a signal view, the name, description, and category of the currently selected view display by default. You can change them as needed.

4.         In the Name for view field, enter a name for the signal view.

Note: If the signal configuration has the review period feature set up, each view name should include the length of the review period; for example, New Cases (3 months), New Cases (6 months), New Cases (1 year), and so on.

5.         In the Description of view text box, enter a description of the signal view. The description appears only on the Manage Signal Views page.

6.         Optionally, assign the view to a category. The category determines the view's location on the Select View menu.

1. To assign the view to an existing category, click Add to existing category and select a category that you created from the drop-down list.
2. To create a new category and assign the view to it, click Add to a new category named and enter a category name. The category name must be unique for the signal configuration.

See Organizing signal views for information about ordering categories and ordering views within categories.

7.         If the signal configuration has the review period feature set up, select a review period for the view to identify the period of time for the data in the view, such as the last 3 months, 6 months, or 1 year, or select Unassigned.

8.         Click OK.

The application saves the view and the Drug-Event Combinations page appears using that view.