eForm Domains

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This page displays details about an eForm domain or specific Ethics or HDRCM template category that was selected on the Documentation page. It is divided into two tabs:

        The Fields tab lists the fields available for the domain with field details.

        The Related Item Control tab lists the related item controls (RICs) available for the domain or category with field details.

Menu path: RME > System > Documentation > eForm Domains tab

 

View domain fields

The Fields tab provides a list of fields available for the selected domain with property details, explained in the table below.

To drill down to field level information, click the Open icon next to it in the grid. To scroll to view other fields, click the Previous or Next button.

To export the grid details, click Export at the top, right of the grid.

Fields tab: Fields

This grid contains the following information for available fields for the selection domain:

Column

Description

Category Group

If the field is linked to an eCode reference, usually for a dropdown field, the eCode of the category group

Example: for the country field, the eCode is COUNTRY; the dropdown lists countries for selection

Categories are listed and managed in RME > Setup > Categories. Some system categories cannot be edited.

Data Type

Format of the field, from the following options:

Data Type

Description

Boolean

Value that is either Yes (True) or No (False)

Date

Date and, if relevant,  time value

Range: Between midnight on the 1st January 0001 and just before midnight on December 31, 9999

NCLOB

Multiline text data

Number

Digit or sequence of digits

String

Sequence of characters with a defined length; text data

 

Description

What the field is used for

Field Name

System name for the field used in the back-end

Click this to view field details.

Is Read Only?

Whether the field is read only and cannot be edited for this domain or template category

Is Required?

Whether the field is mandatory for this domain or category

The field data is required for RME to be able to process the eForm and data.

Label Name

Display name for the field

If the field label name can be customised for your institution, this will display in square brackets ([xx]). It will not display your customised label in this grid.

Max Length

Total number of characters that can be inserted into the field

Response Type

Expected user interaction with the field if it is editable, from the following options:

If not editable, the field is read-only and no interaction is expected.

Response Type

User interaction for editable fields

Date

Enter a date and, if relevant,  a time value

Options:  Date picker or manual entry

DropdownList

Select from a defined list of category items

See: Category Group above in this table

Lookup Control

Click to display a popup to search for and select specific values already recorded in the system to complete the field

See: Lookup fields

MultiLine TextBox

Enter text in a multiline text box

Numeric

Enter one or more digits

RadioButton

Either select Yes or No with the slider, or a tick or untick a checkbox, depending on where and how this displays

TextBox

Enter text up to a defined length

 

 

 

View domain related item control details

The Related Item Control tab lists the related item controls (RICs) available for the domain (and template category for Ethics and HDRCM) with field details, explained in the table below.

To see all the fields available for a RIC, click the Open icon next to it in the grid. To scroll to view other RICs, you can click the Previous or Next button.

For each field, click the Open icon next to it to view all the details in a popup. To view more fields, click the  Previous or Next button.

To export the grid details, click Export at the top, right of the grid.

Notes:

        There are no details provided for Custom RICs as these are unknown; you create these in RME Designer.

        For HDRCM, the Examiner Outcome template category does not have any RICs so this grid will be blank.

 

Related Item Controls tab: Fields

This grid contains the following information about the selected RIC for the domain:

Column

Description

Category

Only relevant for Ethics and HDRCM

Template category for the domain for specific types of eForms, such as Change of Study Mode or animal ethics

Domain

eForm domain code

Domain Name

Name of the eForm domain, based on the code

Page ID

Identifier for the page for the related item control

These are not viewable Page Views but more of a technical identifier used by the system.

 

Details for a RIC field

As you dig deeper, you can view the details of a specific RIC field. See: Related Item Control Field

 

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