Setting up Preferences
In the ARISg application, select Tools->Options->Preferences
to invoke the Preferences page. This page is
divided into seven tabs:
General
Reports
Report
Languages
Message
Language
Date
Format
Overview
Report
Select the General
tab.
Provide
the details.
Field
Description of General tab
AER List
The AER List page displays recently used and
currently selected AERs. This can be very handy if you are working on
the same cases for a given time. Using this page, you can save
the time you spend retrieving AERs by specifying selection criteria. Even
if Display AER window at startup is disabled, you can invoke The AER List
page at any time by selecting 'AER List’ icon on the tool bar. When
you finish the operation, you can toggle back to ARISg with the 'ARISg’ icon
on the AER list page.
If the Display
AER list window at startup option is selected in the Tools
> Options > Preferences (AER
List section), then by default the Recent
AERs tab is displayed in the AER
List page on logging on to the application.
If the Case
journal reminder at startup option is selected in the Tools
> Options > Preferences (AER
List section), then by default the Pending
Case Journal tab is displayed in the AER
List page on logging on to the application irrespective of the
user privileges assigned.
If both (Display
AER list window at startup and Case
journal reminder at startup) options are not selected in the Tools > Options > Preferences
(AER List section), then by default,
the Recent AERs tab is displayed
in the AER List page.
If both (Display
AER list window at startup and Case
journal reminder at startup) options are selected in the Tools > Options > Preferences
(AER List section), then by default,
the Pending Case Journal tab is
displayed in the AER List page.
Note: If you do not
have access to a case then that case is not retrieved and displayed in
the AER List page.
Select
the Reports tab, specify the preferences for generating reports.
Field
Description of Reports tab
Click
Save to save your preferences.
OR
Select
Close to cancel the operation.
Report Generation Features
The following features are provided for generating reports in ARISg.
Report Printing, Faxing, and Storing
In ARISg, you can print the reports to either from a CASE or a printer.
ARISg uses the standard Pages printer setup. The reports in the system
can be printed to any printer supported via Pages. You can also print
to file for historical records.
When used in conjunction with Microsoft Fax (provided with Pages 95
and NT 4.0), you can fax any ARISg generated report from ARISg to any
fax machine.
The generated report is displayed in the .pdf format in Adobe Acrobat
application. Click the Print icon from the tool bar or click CASE
>Print from the menu bar of the Adobe Acrobat application to
print the reports.
Draft Reports
ARISg includes a ’Draft’ feature that allows you to print reports with
a ’DRAFT’ watermark, to avoid confusion between these reports and the
final reports for submission.
Since security restrictions apply to this feature, any user can be restricted
to only DRAFT output. Only authorized users can generate final reports.
Flexibility
Parameters allow you to customize the system to meet your company’s
needs. The system generates reports based on the parameters you set.
It is possible to include/exclude data, change the format of the data
and use different logic to generate any report thus satisfying the authority
requirements and the reporting company.
These parameters do not require coding; they are available through the
same GUI used for data entry. Most parameters are set globally. However,
many reports also support run-time parameters. Run time parameters are
set when the report is generated.
Report Generation Options
ARISg supports report generation of the following types:
This can be set under Tools > Option
> Preferences > Reports in ARISg Main Menu.
Online Generation of Report
To generate the reports online:
Select Tools >
Options > Preferences > Reports in ARISg Main Menu.
In the field ’Report Generation Type’, select the
’Online’ option.
The report generated online can be viewed immediately.
Background Generation of Report
You can generate the reports in background mode as well. This means,
while the report is being generated, you can continue working with the
system after submitting the report. The report can be generated either
on the same system that you are working or on a separate system.
To generate reports in the background:
Select Tools > Options > Preferences
> Reports tab from the menu bar.
Set
the ’Report generation type’ to ’Report Server’.
When a case is open, even though the report generation option is set to
’Report Server’’ the report will be generated online.
Selecting
the Report Languages tab allows you to specify the language in which
the report is generated. For each of the Regulatory reports, you can
select the language in which it should be printed from the drop-down
box.
Select
Save to confirm your selection or select
Close to cancel the process.
Select the Message
tab, to specify the preferences for default messages.
The Message tab
contains the check boxes Close AER and When Autocoding.
Select
Close AER to disable the message corresponding to closing an AER.
If not selected, the system displays the message when you close an
AER.
Select
the checkbox When Autocoding, for the application
to code only the single term (which appears as a result complex search)
with the reported term. The application does not display
the "Complex search for MedDRA” window if multiple terms appear
as a result of the complex search.
Select the Language tab, to specify
language preferences for MedDRA Terms.
Here you can specify the language for:
AER Text
Codelist
ART
Dictionary
Select the language from the drop-down list
that displays the available languages. This setting of language
is applicable for all further sessions till it is changed again for the
current user. The settings for the current user will not affect the settings
of other users (All other users of ARISg will continue to use the default
settings or their personalized settings).
When you change the "ART Dictionary language”
in User Preferences, the decodes for the MedDRA terms in Reaction, Disease,
Sender Diagnosis and Laboratory records are coded based on the language
which is set currently.
Codelist:
The application considers the languages selected in the Total Safety Configuration
Manager, for printing the decodes in MHLW E2B report. This is applicable
for ARISg and ARISj applications.
Select
the Date Format tab, to specify preferences
for Date format.
Field
Description of Date Format
Note:
If any of the above values are set in ARISg
Administrator, they are considered by default. However the values set
in User Preferences will take precedence over the values set in Administrator.
The system does not consider the date format entered in User Preferences
while generating Overview and AER data reports.
Select
Save to confirm your selection or select
Close to cancel the process.
Select
the Overview Report tab, to specify the preferences for printing Overview
Report.
Field
Description of Overview Report tab
Select
Save to confirm your selection or select
Close to cancel the process.
Subscribing or Unsubscribing Alerts
The Subscribe Alerts menu in
the Tools > Alerts menu enables
you to subscribe or unsubscribe alerts only if you have ALERTSMANAGER,
ALERTSADMIN, OR ALERTSUSER privileges. You can access the Subscribe Alerts
menu only when the case is closed.
If the logged in user does not have any of the roles mentioned above,
then the application disables the Alerts
> Subscribe Alerts menu.
To subscribe or unsubscribe alerts:
On the
Tools menu,
in the Alerts group,
click Subscribe Alerts.
The
Alert Subscribe/Unsubscribe page
appears. By default, the All option is
selected and displays the list of all available alerts.
To
subscribe, select the required alert and then click 
icon.
The Alert Template Configuration section
appears.
Specify
the Receiver as Email, Dashboard, or both.
Click
Save to
save the information.
The application displays message as “Alert Subscribed
Successfully”.
Click
OK.
The
alert is subscribed and application displays as Subscribed Alert.
This will be listed in the Subscribed Alerts
view.
This data is saved in the Alerts database.
To
unsubscribe, select the required alert and then click 
icon.
The application displays message as “Alert Unsubscribed
Successfully”.
Click
OK.
The alert is unsubscribed and application displays as Unsubscribed
Alert. This will be listed in the No Subscribed Alerts view. This data is saved in
the Alerts database.
To search Subscribe or Unsubscribe alerts:
Click Subscribe
Alerts option to search for Subscribe alerts.
Click No
Subscribed Alerts option to search for unsubscribe alerts.
option.
The template is deleted from the Business Objects repository
as well.