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Automation event

The Study Designer application provides the ability to configure automation events that intend to show forms or visits in EDC for data entry when specific conditions are met. The purpose of automation events is to streamline the assessment process by omitting irrelevant forms or visits based on the respondent's initial response. It helps ensure that the assessment focuses on gathering only pertinent information.

For example, there are Adverse Events and Adverse Events (Details) forms. You can configure an automation event to show the Adverse Events (Details) form in EDC when the question "Did the subject experience any adverse events?" is provided with a response "Yes".

Automation events
Figure 1. Automation events

When working with automation events, you can perform the following actions:

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An eClinical application that is mainly used to collect and manage subject data during clinical trials. It integrates with the Study Designer (SD) application and uses preconfigured there case report forms (CRFs) to complete data collection and management. It also provides an audit trail, data alert, source data verification (SDV), payment management, adjudication, and other functions as well as supports data export according to the CDISC ODM standard.

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