Dear reader,
The CTMS of ResearchManager is being updated to version 7.4. 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:
- Easily check which filters were used in any export.
- Your filters are saved when you return to the user overview.
- Add styled instructions and helpful links to the study creation screen!
- Quickly find the right PI by typing their name.
- Filter faster with the new 'Select all' option in the study overview.
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Bug fixes: We’ve resolved as many issues as possible.
Read below for details on all the changes.
New
- New audit trail for study links
The new study link component now has an audit trail. You can see who linked or unlinked which studies in CTMS.
- Export study link component
The study link component can now be included in exports. Select the component in the export filters, and it will appear in a separate tab in the Excel file.
- Search by name for Principal Investigator
When creating a new study, you can now search by typing a name in the Principal Investigator field, making it faster and easier to find the right person.
- Automatic version control
A major change has been made to the document components: the ‘Add’ button has been replaced with ‘Add Multiple Documents’. This change is related to the introduction of automatic version control.
Please note: Once version control is enabled, documents will automatically receive version numbers. Setting up version control is complex and requires careful configuration. Incorrect settings can disrupt existing documents and data.
Therefore, we advise not to enable version control on your own. Always contact our support department or a consultant before proceeding. This will help prevent the loss of important information or incorrect data registration.
- Audit trail for reports
A new audit trail has been added for reports. It logs who generated a report and when it was saved to a study.
Improved
- See which filters were used in exports
You can now view which filters were used in each export. Click the magnifying glass icon next to an export to reload the page with the exact filters used at that time.
- Keep your filters in user management
In the user and role management screen, your filters are now preserved. When you open a user and return to the overview, your previous filters remain in place.
- Formatted instructions on 'Create new study'
You can display an information text when creating a new study. Styling options were added so you can format the text and include hyperlinks via the module settings.
- No more unwanted spaces in study number
Extra spaces before or after the study number are now automatically removed. This ensures cleaner data and avoids issues when searching or comparing.
- New ‘Select all’ option in study overview filters
Filters in the study overview are now easier to use. For fields with single- or multi-select options (like Status or Study Type), you can now quickly choose all values using the new ‘Select all’ option.
Bug fixes:
- Changing the number of rows per page on the export page was not working properly; when the page size was changed to 20 or 50, the page would still show just 10 rows. We fixed this, it is again possible to adjust the page size.
- Data in the audit trail of the Calculation component was not displayed correctly when the application was set to English culture. In fact, the data was shown in a study in the English format, but was stored in the Dutch format, causing commas and periods to be interchanged. This has been fixed; we show the same format in the audit trail as in the study.
- When an automatically generated number was used per row for Reviews components, no number was generated when no sequence number was added to the format. This has now been changed; a number is now generated also without a sequence number.
- When creating an export that exported documents from at least one Documents component, documents from all Documents components were exported. This incorrectly caused multiple documents to be shown on one tab. We have changed this, so now each Documents component is shown on a separate tab in the export and a tab is only shown when the component is actually selected for the export.
- When a document was added to a study from My Documents, nothing was recorded in the audit trail for this action. As a result, columns in a Documents component such as Date added and Added by were also not filled. From now on, the audit trail will show when a document was added to a study from My Documents and the columns in a Documents component in a study will also show values.
- The merge field for ‘user’ that can be added to the mail sent when a certificate expires was not working; the mail was showing %user% instead of filling it with the user whose certificate expires. This has been fixed.