26R2 Feature Enablement Details

Pre-Release Dates: July 3 & 10, 2026 | Release Dates: July 31 & August 7, 2026

The following is a list of new features introduced in 26R2. For each feature, the list includes information on how enablement works and which applications include the feature. You can see detailed explanations for the features below in What's New in 26R2. See an explanation of feature enablement and user impact below. Note that unless otherwise specified, the enablement settings provided apply to existing vaults and studies. Any studies created after the 26R2 may have different enablement settings. See What's New in 26R2 for more detailed enablement information.

Feature Enablement Summary

Feature Name Enablement Configuration Dependencies Users with Day 1 Visibility
CDMS
Audit 2.0 Infrastructure This feature is enabled by phased release. Phased Release  
    Test Data Import This feature is automatically available in studies using Data Model 2.0.   Data Model V2
    • Study Designers
    • Lead Data Managers
    • Data Managers
    • Librarians
    • User Administrators
    Test Data Export This feature will be enabled as phased release in vaults with the Audit Trail 2,0 Infrastructure feature enabled. Phased Release Audit Trail 2.0 Infrastructure, Data Model V2
      Support Source Fields for Audit Trail 1.0 This feature is auto-on for studies migrated after 26R2.   Studies migrated after 26R2
      • All
      Update Application Font Family to Roboto from Arial This change applies automatically.    
      • All
      Labs
      Ability to Upload Lab Normal Range Documentation Auto-on. Any User Defined Roles that need access to this feature must include the “Manage Lab Normal Documents” and “Lock Lab Normal Documents” permissions.    
      • Lab Data Managers
      • Data Managers
      • Lead Data Managers
      • Super Users
      Update System-Generated Pregnancy Codelist Item Spelling for Female Cycle Codelist This feature is automatically enabled.    
      • Lab Data Managers
      • Librarians
      • Study Designers
      Max Analytes per Lab Form/Panel Updated to 35 This feature is automatically available.    
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Study Design & Configuration
      Veeva AI: Study Build QC Agent This feature is available for use with Veeva AI Agreement. Contact Veeva Support to request this feature for your vaults.    
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Support Repeating Item Groups on Procedures This feature is *Auto-On* for studies created after the 26R2 release. For studies created prior to the 26R2 release, reach out to Veeva Support or your Services Consultant for feature enablement.    
      • Librarians
      • Study Designers
      • Super Users
      Append Item Names to Coding Form Configuration in Studio This feature is automatically enabled.    
      • Librarians
      • Study Designers
      Studio: Restore Dynamic Definitions This feature is automatically available in Studio.    
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Direct Link to Form in Email Notifications This feature is automatically available in Studio.    
      • study-designers
      Referencing Item ILB Reason in Rules This attribute is available for use in rule expressions in Studio.   Expression Engine V2
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Integrations
      Safety-EDC Connection: ‘Additional Information’ Safety Data Type This feature is Available for Use in Studio for studies using the Safety-EDC Connection, once some configuration is performed in both the Safety Vaults and EDC Vaults involved. Only a custom, configured field in Vault Safety can be the target of this type of reference information from EDC. Studio  
      • Safety Administrators
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Safety Integrations: Studio Difference Report with Safety Configurations This feature is Auto-On for studies using the Safety-EDC Connection or E2BLink. Studio  
      • Safety Administrators
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Safety Integrations: Enforced First Send for Unsubmitted Case-Initiating Events This feature is Available for Use in Tools > Safety Integrations for studies using the Safety - EDC Connection or E2BLink. For existing studies, the current _Alert on Unsubmitted Forms_ setting will be maintained with an empty _Schedule First Send After_ option where _Yes_ was selected. Studio  
      • Safety Administrators
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Clinical Operations-EDC Connection: Restricted Subject Visit Data Synchronization This feature is automatically enabled for studies using the Clinical Operations-EDC Connection.    
      • CRA
      Clinical Operations-EDC Connection: Additive SDV Transferred to CTMS This feature is *Auto-On* for studies using the Clinical Operations-EDC Connection.    
      • Vault Owners
      Safety Integrations: Inclusion of EDC Data Based on Multi-Event Date Ranges This feature is Available for Use in Studio for studies using the Safety - EDC Connection or E2BLink. For existing studies, ‘Use Primary Event Only’ will be selected to maintain current EDC and Safety Case transfer behavior. Studio  
      • Safety Administrators
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Safety Integrations: In Case of Death Information Only for Fatal Events This feature is Available for Use in Studio for studies using the Safety - EDC Connection or E2BLink. For existing studies, "Always included" will be selected to maintain current EDC and Safety Case transfer behavior. Studio  
      • Safety Administrators
      • Study Designers
      • Librarians
      Data Review
      Prevent Changing the Query Team When Editing a Query The update is automatically applied in studies where the Quick Queries feature is not currently in use.    
      • Data Managers
      • Lead Data Managers
      Rename Snapshots to Bulk Lock & Freeze This feature is automatically available for use.    
      • Data Managers
      • Lead Data Managers
      Increase Character Limit for Observed Source Value This feature is automatically enabled for studies using Quick Queries.    
      • Sites
      Increase Number of Columns in View Summary Grid This feature is automatically available.    
      • Data Managers
      • Lead Data Managers
      Data Entry
      Improve Repeating Form Grid Performance This feature is auto-on.    
      • Sites
      • CRAs
      • Data Managers
      • Lead Data Managers
      Error When Event Doesn't Have a Change Reason This feature is automatically available.    
      • Sites
      Remove Editable Grid Validation for Range Checks This feature is automatically enabled.    
        Study Administration
        Process Update for Destructive Study Amendment Changes This feature is automatically available with the 26R2 release. This updated process can be implemented in Pre-Release upon request.    
        • Study Designers
        • Vault Owners
        Dynamic Site Enrollment Quota This feature is available for use after the release. A lead data manager must configure it in EDC Tools for the quota to apply. EDC Tools  
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Super Users
        Prospective Review Plan Assignment This feature is automatically available in EDC Tools for studies using Review Plan Assignment version 2 or 3 and Review Rollup version 2.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        • CRAs
        Retire Legacy Data Export Job This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        • CRAs
        SDE–SAS Logging Improvement This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        Display Study Lock Data This feature is automatically available. At the time of release, these fields will be automatically visible in the study instance grid and will include backfilled "Last Lock Date" information for any study that has been previously data locked.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Deployment Administrators
        • Librarians
        • Study Designers
        • Super Users
        Enable Person_SYS (Just in Time VeevaID Registration and PI Management) for all Vaults This feature is automatically enabled for all remaining vaults as part of the 26R2 release.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • User Administrators
        Principal Investigator Phone Number This feature is automatically enabled for vaults enabled for Person_SYS (Centralized Principal Investigator Management), which will be done for all remaining vaults as part of the 26R2 release.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • User Administrators
        Site Management Updates for Clinical Operations - EDC Connected Studies This update is automatically enabled for studies using the Clinical Operations - EDC Connection.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        Terminate Long-running Rules This feature is auto-on.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        New Permission - Edit RTSM Domain The updated permission is auto-on for the standard *CDMS API Read Write* role.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • User Administrators
        FTP UI Validation Enhancements This feature is automatically available.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        SDE Lab Analyte Name and Label Consistency This feature is available in the 26R2 SDE for studies utilizing Local Labs.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        Reports & Dashboards
        Standard Report: VeevaID User Email Address Changes This report is automatically available to Vault Owners to share or schedule as a flash report.    
        • Vault Owner
        Assessments
        Assessments Support File Attachments This feature is automatically available for configuration in Studio.    
        • Librarians
        • Study Designers
        Clinical Coding
        Resizing for Coder Columns This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Clinical Coder Managers
        • Coder Administrators
        • Coders
        Include Form Name in Coder This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Coder
        • Coder Administrator
        Optimized Imaging Exam Viewing Performance This feature is automatically available for early adopters using Veeva EDC Imaging.    
        • Assessment Readers
        • Data Managers
        • Imaging Specialists
        • Sites
        Relocate Change Reason Selection to the Verification Dialog This update is automatically available for early adopters using Veeva EDC Imaging.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        Vault CDB
        Veeva CDB Rebranding to Veeva DQS This change takes effect automatically.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        Metrics for KRI and QTL Tracking This feature is available for use in DQS.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        Smart Cross-Column Filtering for DQS and Clinical Reporting This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        Audit Trail Record for Deleted Third Party Data Sources This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • CDB Administrators
        • Data Managers
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Super Users
        Automated Export Folder Creation This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Data Managers
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Vault Owners
        DQS/Clinical Reporting: Display Blank for Non-existent Sequence Numbers This feature is automatically enabled for data entered after the release.    
        • Data Managers
        • Lead Data Managers
        Third-party Data Item-Level Blinding Across Blinded and Unblinded Forms This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        • CDB Programmer
        DQS Analyte Library This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        • CDB Programmer
        Automated Listings Decoration Refresh This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        Subject Details Panel This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Data Managers
        Sys Listings & Progress Listings in Workbench & Clinical Reporting This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Data Managers
        • Lead Data Managers
        Import Metrics for Third Party Source Packages This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • CDB Administrators
        • Data Managers
        • Lead Data Managers
        Key Mapping by Event Group Available for use in DQS. CDB  
        • CDB Administrators
        Manual Source Package Re-processing This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • CDB Administrators
        • CDB Programmers
        • Data Managers
        • Lead Data Managers
        • Super Users
        EDC Migrator
        Limited Availability: In the current release, EDC Migrator is only available to early adopter customers. Contact your Veeva Services representative for details.
        Allow the Capture of V&S Errors and Warnings Exceeding 32K Characters This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Migration Users
        Repairing Event Groups This feature is automatically enabled.    
        • Migration Users
        YAML Builder Support for Deleted Objects This feature is automatically enabled for studies originating in InForm.    
        • Migration Users
        EDC API
        EDC API Features      
        • CDMS API Read Only
        • CDMS API Read Write

        Enablement Legend

        • Enablement: This field indicates whether the feature is automatically enabled (Auto-on), requires configuration, has a Veeva-managed phased rollout plan, or is early adopter only.
        • Configuration This field lists the locations where configuration for this feature occurs, for example, "Studio" or "EDC Tools". "Vault Admin" indicates that configuration must be performed by a Vault Owner in the vault's Admin area. Auto-on features require no configuration.
        • Dependencies: This field lists any dependencies required to use this feature, for example, Labs or Expression Engine V2. The other columns assume that the dependencies are enabled/in use.
        • Users with Day 1 Visibility: This feature is visible to these users on day 1 if no configuration occurs.