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On the Topic page, you can view and edit topic information. The page includes sections in which you can view general information about the topic, topic links, comments, attachments, actions, and history. When the page is in Edit mode, you can also perform activities based on your permissions and topic workflow configuration.
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Section |
Description |
Available actions |
Topic General Information |
Displays the current field values that describe a topic:
Note: The Save button affects only the Topic General Information section of the topic. You do not need to click Save after you work with other sections of this page. |
None |
Topic Links |
Displays information about the topics that are linked to a topic. When the page is in edit mode, you can click Add Topic Link to select a topic and link it to this one. For each linked topic, you can click Remove Link or View details about the linked topic. A set of filters appear for the section, determined by the Filter attribute on the Topic context fields in the Workflow Configuration. These might include some or all of the following, plus filters customized for your organization:
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Topic Comments |
Displays each comment added to the topic. When in the edit mode, you can click Add Topic Comment to add a comment. You cannot modify or remove a comment. Note: This section appears only if your topic workflow configuration allows topic comments. |
None |
Topic Attachments |
Displays information about each item attached to the topic. Your topic workflow configuration determines the types of attachments you can add, such as files, URLs, free-text notes, or Empirica Signal objects. When in the edit mode, you can click Add Topic Attachment to add a document-style attachment (for example, file, URL, or note). |
Comments Delete |
Topic Actions |
Displays a list of each specific activity identified for the topic. Actions may reflect research activities, such as literature searches and scheduled meetings, or any other activity you wish to track for the topic. In the edit mode, you can click Add Topic Action to add an action, or click to edit, add attachments, or add comments. |
Delete |
History of Topic General Information |
Displays information on changes that have taken place for the topic. A new row is added to the table each time you click Save in the Topic General Information section. |
Depending on your organization’s workflow configuration, the following fields appear in this section.
Field |
Description |
Visible to work team(s) |
The work team or teams whose members can view or act on the topic. You can click Browse to select a work team from a descriptive list. |
Topic name |
Name of the topic. |
Current state |
State of the topic in the topic workflow. States are specified in the topic workflow configuration to represent your organization's expected workflow for topics. A topic may require all of its associated actions to be in a final state before you can assign a final state to the topic itself. In this case, a message appears if you try to assign a final state to the topic with actions that are not in a final state. |
Assigned to user |
User to whom the topic is assigned. By default, a topic that you add is assigned to you. If you assign the topic to a different user, that user can view or act on the topic, depending on his or her work team permissions. |
Keywords |
Free text that you can use to filter the topics that appear in a table, or to search for a topic. There might be many keywords included for the topic. |
If another user edits the same topic at the same time, the first one to save the topic will have their changes saved. The second user will get an error indicating the topic has been changed since the edit session began.In some cases, the General Information section of the page becomes visible, allowing the user to print or take a screen shot, so that the information can be re-entered.