Images in this document are of DFsetup in a Windows 10 environment. Functionality is identical on all operating systems, and images are identical, except for window decorations.
Instructions to click an object require either pointing to and clicking the object using the mouse, or by keyboarding to it and pressing space or Return.
Instructions to select > refer to the selection of menu items from the application menubar. For example, to open the Plates window, select > .
The instructions contained in this guide describe how to setup a new study database, define the data fields, and enter other relevant study configuration details. The focus in the main chapters is on how to use DFsetup after you have determined the study specifications you want to enter. For additional information on CRF Design guidelines and visit map design see Chapter 9, CRF Design Guidelines and Chapter 8, Subject Visit Scheduling.