Dear reader,
The ERMS of ResearchManager is being updated to version 6.13. Please find below the list of added functionalities and improvements. We are happy to answer any questions you may have about the update. For inquiries, please email us at support@myresearchmanager.com.
In short
Among other things in this version:
- Uploading documents under the correct category and title is now a breeze with the new search bar!
- Quickly adjusting the status of questions without opening the row is now possible!
- A new setting for documents in assessment components.
- Smooth scrolling in the PDF viewer!
- Copying a review component is now also possible!
- Bugs, no one wants them, so we've fixed as many as possible.
Read below for details on all the changes.
New
- Search bar for document category and title
To make it even easier and faster to choose the correct document category and title when uploading documents, we have added a search bar to the dropdown lists. When you click on a dropdown list, a search bar is displayed at the top. By typing in the search bar, the categories and titles that match the entered term are shown.
- Question status editable from table
From now on, the status of questions can be adjusted without opening the question row. In the table, the status per row can now be clicked on, opening a dropdown list with statuses. Choose the desired status from the dropdown list, then save the page.
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This development can be particularly useful for changing the status from 'answered by researcher' to 'handled', for example. To provide an answer, the row still needs to be opened.
- New setting to prevent documents from being edited after review
A new setting in the specific properties of review components allows documents to no longer be editable after they have been reviewed. A similar setting was already available for rows but is now also available per document within a row. If no statuses are checked in the setting dropdown, a document cannot be modified after it has been reviewed. However, the document can still be read/downloaded. By default for all existing review components the documents will be editable after they have been reviewed, since that was possible in all previous releases.
- Users receive an email when their email address is changed
From now on, an email will be sent to users after they have changed their email address themselves, as well as when an application manager has done so for a user.
- New option for the year in automatically generated study numbers
It is now possible to choose the Year (2 digits) field in automatically generated study numbers. For example, 24 instead of 2024.
Improved
- Scrolling in PDF viewer
Since the last update, it has been possible to scroll in the PDF viewer, but it was not completely smooth. We have resolved the issue.
- Copy review components
In the template, components can be copied. When a single-choice component is copied, all settings are copied to a new component, such as the answer options. Component rights are not copied.
The reviews component type could not be copied, until now! When you copy a reviews component, all configured fields are inherited. Just like with the other component types, rights are not copied.
- More information for setting up Two-Factor Authentication
When Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is mandatory but not activated for a user, a notification prompting its setup is displayed after logging in. This message now remains visible even after navigating to another page.
Bug fixes:
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When multiple subprocess statuses and/or multiple research departments were selected as columns in the overview, the data was only displayed after refreshing the page. Naturally, all data should always be displayed in the overview, so we have resolved this issue.
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The number of items in the selection of the overview is shown at the bottom left of the table. For example, you can see how many studies are in a particular status if you have set a filter there. However, there was a small error when filtering by study number or principal investigator; in those cases, the number of items was incorrect. We have fixed that!