Running & Scheduling Study Jobs

From Review > My Studies > Job Schedule, you can manage export jobs occurring in your Study from a single location. A job represents a bulk evaluation or action upon collected study data. For example, the Data Export job exports selected study data in CSV or SAS format.

Study Jobs in the Review Tab

Prerequisites

Users with the standard CDMS Clinical Research Associate and CDMS Data Manager study roles create ad hoc (unscheduled) jobs by default. Users with the standard CDMS Lead Data Manager study role can create ad hoc and scheduled jobs by default.

If your vault uses custom Study Roles, you must have a Study Role with the following permissions:

Type Permission Label Controls
Standard Tab Review Tab

Ability to access the Review tab

Functional Permission Manage Jobs

Ability to create, edit, and delete scheduled jobs

Functional Permission Generate Detail PDF

Ability to export detail PDFs

If your Study contains restricted data, you must have the Restricted Data Access permission to view it.

Learn more about Study Roles.


Viewing Jobs

From Review > My Studies > Job Schedule, you can view a history of in progress and completed jobs. You can filter this list by Type and Frequency using the filter drop-down menus.

Job listing filters

You can create new jobs from this area, as well as run scheduled jobs on an ad hoc basis, and delete existing jobs.

Job Types

From Review > My Studies > Job Schedule, you can initiate Detail PDFs and Data Export type jobs to export your Study data from Vault.

Vault limits any exported data to what you have permission to view. For example, if you have access to three sites, but your study includes five sites, you can only export data for those three sites.

Summary

The table below summarizes the job types available in Review > My Studies > Job Schedule:

Job Type Description
Additive Review Listing

Export a ZIP file containing a CSV file of a report for items and event dates that have been additively reviewed in a Study.

Core Listing

Export Study data in a simplified CSV file. You can choose which Forms to include and which Sites to export data from.

Data Export

Exports study execution data as a series of either CSV or SAS files, in a format determined in your study’s design, to either download or send to a configured FTP location.

Detail PDFs

Export Study data in a simplified CSV file. You can choose which Forms to include and which Sites to export data from.

Review Metrics Report

Generates a report with percentages of weekly or monthly monitoring of SDV and/or DMR activities.

Core Listing

The Core Listing job generates a simplified CSV for each Form included, listing the data collected for that Form.

Job Options

The following configuration options are available for the Core Listing job:

  • Forms: In the Forms tab, use the Arrow buttons to move Forms from Available Forms to Selected Forms. Forms in the Selected Forms section are included in the export. You must select at least one Form.

  • Sites: In the Sites tab, use the Arrow buttons to move Sites from Available Sites to Selected Sites. Sites in the Selected Sites section are included in the export. You must select at least one Site.

Output

When the Core Listing job finishes, you can download a ZIP file containing CSV files for each selected Form. Each form’s CSV lists data for each Subject in the selected Sites. The following information is included (as columns):

  • Study
  • Study Country
  • Site
  • Subject
  • Event Group
  • Event Group Sequence Number
  • Event
  • Form Casebook Version
  • Form
  • Form Sequence Number
  • Form Status
  • Form Creation Date
  • Form Submission Date
  • Form ILB Status*
  • Form ILB Reason
  • Item Group Sequence Number
  • DateTime of Last Data Change
  • Open Queries
  • Closed Queries
  • Form SDV Status
  • Form SDV DateTime
  • Form DMR Status
  • Form DMR DateTime
  • Form Frozen Status*
  • Form Frozen DateTime*
  • Form Locked Status*
  • Form Locked DateTime*
  • Form Signed Status*
  • Form Signed DateTime*
  • Core Listing as of {DateTime when the job was run}

Form CSVs also include a column for each Item on the Form, which lists the entered value, labeled with the item’s Label, Name, and the item’s Item Group. For example, an Item labeled “Procedure Time” (named PROC_TIME) in an Item Group named IG_PROC has the column header “Procedure Time (IG_PROC.PROC_TIME)”. For unit-type Items, Vault includes additional columns for the Value, Unit, Value Translated, and Unit Translated.

For repeating Forms and Item Groups, the CSV includes a row for each sequence of repetition.

If a Form is configured for coding, Vault includes additional columns detailing the coding status and any assigned code. You must have the View Code permission to view these columns.

  • For WHODrug forms, Vault includes: Coding Status, Drug Code, Drug Name, Preferred Code, Preferred Name, ATC4 Code, ATC4, ATC3 Code, ATC3, ATC2 Code, AC2, ATC1 Code, ATC`, Dictionary Release, and Last Coded Date.
  • For MedDRA forms, Vault includes: Coding Status, LLT Code, LLT, PT Code, PT, HLT Code, HLT, HLGT Code, HLGT, SOC Code, SOC, Dictionary Release, and Last Coded Date.

*ILB is an abbreviation for Intentionally Left Blank.

*Vault only includes these Form status columns for Studies created prior to the 19R3 release (December 2019).

Event Progress Listing

The Event Progress Listing job generates a list of all Events in the Study, with status details and operational data, as a CSV file. The Event Progress Listing job is versionless.

Job Options

The following configuration options are available for the Event Progress Listing job:

  • Include Review Data: Users with the View SDV or View DMR permissions can choose to include SDV/DMR data in the listing.

  • Include Restricted Data: When this checkbox is selected, Vault includes data related to restricted Forms if the job is initiated by a user with the Restricted Data Access permission. The Restricted status rolls up to the Event level when all Forms in the Event are restricted.

Output

The Event Progress Listing job CSV includes the columns listed below. If your Study is using Data Model V1, the Event Signature Date, Freeze Date, and Lock Date columns will be blank in the CSV output.

Column Header Description
Study Study Name
Country Study Country Name
Site Site number
Subject Subject number
Subject Status Current Subject status
Event Group Label Event Group Label
Event Label Event Label
Event Group Sequence Number Event Group Sequence Number
Event Type Event Type
Event Date Event Date entered
Event Status Event status (Planned, Blank, In Progress, Submitted, Did Not Occur)
Event Did Not Occur Indicates if the event was marked as Did Not Occur (Yes/No value)
Event Did Not Occur Reason Change Reason entered if the event was marked as Did Not Occur
Restricted Event Shows if the event is restricted or not (Yes/No value)
Early Planned Date The low date relative to study design plan and not considered out of window
Planned Date The date from study design the event was planned for
Late Planned Date The high date relative to study design plan and not considered out of window
Event Out of Window If the event is out of window (below Early, above Late), or if missing (and past late grace)
Days Out of Window If Out of Window, display the number of days out of window
SDV Plan The SDV plan assigned to subject at time of generation
Event Date SDV Shows whether the Event Date completed SDV (Yes/No value)
Event Date SDV Required Shows if SDV was required for the Event Date (Required, Optional, Not Required, Blank
Event Date SDV Date Shows the date when the Event Date underwent SDV
Total Forms SDV Complete Shows the total number of forms that completed SDV
Total Forms SDV Required Total number of forms completed for this event, where at least one field is SDV required
Submitted Forms SDV Required Number of submitted forms where SDV is required at the event
% Forms SDV Percentage of forms that underwent SDV at this event
SDV Completion Date The date on which all forms at this event completed SDV for this subject
DMR Plan The DMR plan assigned to subject at time of generation
Event Date DMR Shows whether the Event Date completed DMR (Yes/No value)
Event Date DMR Required Shows if DMR was required for the Event Date (Required, Optional, Not Required, Blank)
Event Date DMR Date Shows the date when the Event Date underwent DMR
Total Forms DMR Complete Shows the total number of forms that completed DMR
Total Forms DMR Required Total number of forms completed for this event, where at least one field is DMR required
Submitted Forms DMR Required Number of submitted forms where DMR is required at the event
% Forms DMR Percentage of forms that underwent DMR at this event
DMR Completion Date The date on which all forms at this event completed DMR for this subject
Event Date Frozen Shows if the Event Date was frozen (Yes/No value)
Event Date Frozen Date The date that the Event Date was frozen
Event Date Locked Shows if the Event Date was locked (Yes/No value)
Event Date Locked Date The date that the Event Date was locked
Event Signed Shows if event is signed (Yes/No value)
Event Signature Date The date when the event was signed
Event Frozen Shows if the event is frozen (Yes/No value)
Freeze Date The date when the event was frozen
Event Locked Shows if the event is locked (Yes/No value)
Lock Date The date when the event was locked
Last Run of Listing Datetime when the listing was last run
Event ID Vof ID of the event

Form Progress Listing

The Form Progress Listing job generates a list of all Forms in the Study, with status details and operational data, as a CSV file. The Form Progress Listing job is versionless.

Job Options

The following configuration options are available for the Form Progress Listing job:

  • Include Restricted Data: When this checkbox is selected, Vault includes data from restricted Forms if the job is initiated by a user with the Restricted Data Access permission.

  • Include Item Counts: When this checkbox is selected, Vault includes item counts for All Items, Items with Values, and Items with Value Change.

Output

The Form Progress Listing job CSV includes the columns listed below. If your Study is using Data Model V1, the SDV Required, Items SDV Required Completed, Items SDV Required, SDV %, SDV Age, DMR Required, Items DMR Required Completed, Items DMR Required, DMR %, DMR Age, Lock Date, Freeze Date, and Sign Date columns will be blank in the CSV output.

Column Header Description
Study Study Name
Country Study Country Name
Site Site Number
Subject Subject Number
Subject Status Current Subject Status
Event Group Label Event Group Label of the Event Group where the Query is
Event Label Event Label of the Event where the Query is
Event Group Sequence Number Event Group Sequence Number
Event Date Event Date entered
Form Label Form Label
Form Sequence Number Form Sequence Number
Form Status Form Status (Planned, Blank, In Progress, Submitted, In Progress Post Submit)
Number of Submits Total number of Form submissions
Restricted Form Shows if the Form is Restricted or not (Yes/No value)
Complete Shows if the Form is complete/submitted, including ILB forms (Yes/No value)
Intentionally Left Blank Shows if the Form was Intentionally Left Blank (Yes/No value)
Intentionally Left Blank Reason The reason the Form was marked as Intentionally Left Blank
Late Shows if the Form is late based on the Event Date and the number of overdue days allowed (Yes/No value)
Days Overdue Shows the number of days beyond the overdue date
All Items Calculates the total number of items on the form
Items with Values Calculates the number of items on the form with a saved value
Items with Value Change Calculates the number of items on the form with at least one data value change
SDV Plan SDV Review Plan assigned to the Subject
SDV Override Plan SDV Review Plan override for the Form (from an override rule)
SDV Complete Shows whether SDV was completed for the Form
SDV Required Shows whether SDV is required for the Form
Items SDV Required Completed Number of items on the Form where SDV is required and completed
Items SDV Required Number of items on the Form where SDV is required
SDV % Percentage of SDV complete for the Form
SDV Age How long the Form has been submitted without SDV
SDV Date Date the Form was marked SDV
DMR Plan DMR Review Plan assigned to the Subject
DMR Override Plan DMR Review Plan override for the Form (from an override rule)
DMR Complete Shows whether DMR was completed for the Form
DMR Required Shows whether DMR is required for the Form
Items DMR Required Completed Number of items on the Form where DMR is required and completed
Items DMR Required Number of items on the Form where DMR is required
DMR % Percentage of DMR complete for the Form
DMR Age How long the Form has been submitted without DMR
DMR Date Date the Form was marked DMR
Frozen Whether or not the Form is frozen (Yes/No value)
Freeze Date Date the Form was frozen
Locked Whether or not the Form is locked (Yes/No value)
Lock Date Date the Form was locked
Signed Whether or not the Form is signed
Sign Date Date the Form was signed
Last Signed Date Date the Form was last signed
Total Queries Total number of queries on the Form
Open Queries Total number of open queries on the Form
Answered Queries Total number of answered queries on the Form
Closed Queries Total number of closed queries on the Form
Last Run of Listing Datetime when the listing was last run
Form Vault ID Vof ID of the Form

Query Detail Listing

The Query Detail Listing job generates a list of all Queries in the Study, with status details and operational data, as a CSV file. Users can filter this listing by Query Status, Query Team, Site, and Form. The output only includes Queries from restricted Forms if the user selected the Include Restricted Data checkbox and has the Restricted Data Access permission. The Query Progress Listing job is versionless.

Job Options

The following configuration options are available for the Query Detail Listing job:

  • Include Restricted Data: When this checkbox is selected, Vault includes queries from restricted Forms if the job is initiated by a user with the Restricted Data Access permission.

Output

The Query Detail Listing job CSV includes the columns listed below. If your Study isn’t using Query Teams, the Query Team, Created by Query Team, Answered by Query Team, Closed by Query Team, Created by Role, Answered by Role, and Closed by Role columns will be blank in the CSV output.

Column Header Description
Study Study Name
Country Study Country Name
Site Site Number
Subject Subject Number
Subject Status Current Subject Status
Event Group Label Event Group Label of the Event Group where the query is
Event Label Event Label of the Event where the query is
Event Group Sequence Number Event Group Sequence Number
Event Date Event Date entered
Form Label Form Label of the Form where the query is
Form Sequence Number Form Sequence Number
Form Status Form Status
Item Group Label Item Group Label of the Item Group where the query is
Item Group Sequence Number Item Group Sequence Number
Item OID (External ID) External ID (OID) of the item that the query is attached to
Item Label Label of the item that the query is attached to
Query ID The query name (VV-XXXXX) (not the internal vault ID)
Query Status Current Status of the query
Restricted Query Shows if the query is Restricted or not (Yes/No value)
Query Team Query Team assigned to the query
Days Unresolved Days the query has been unresolved
Manual Query Shows if the query was manually created (Yes/No value)
Query Rule If a query rule, the rule that originates the query
Original Query Text First message text of the query
Latest Query Comment Latest query message
Latest Query Answer Text Last answer of the query
Item Value Before Query Value of the item the query is attached to before query creation
Item Value Now Value of the item the query is attached to at the time of run
Item Value Changed Shows whether the value of the queried item changed (Yes/No value)
Query Caused Data Change Shows whether the query caused a data change (Yes/No value). This field is determined by checking if the item value was modified between creation and closing of the query (by dates).
Created Date Datetime of the creation of the query
Created By User that created the query (or System)
Created By Role Role name of the user that created the query (or System)
Created by Query Team Query Team of the user that created the query
Answered Date Datetime of last answer of the query
Answered By User that last answered the query
Answered by Role Role name of the user that last answered the query
Answered by Query Team Query Team of the user that last answered the query
Closed Date Datetime of last closing of the query
Closed By User that last closed the query (or System)
Closed By Role Role name of the user that last closed the query (or System)
Closed by Query Team Query Team of the user that last closed the query
Last Run of Listing Datetime when the listing was last run
Query Vault ID Vault Query Object

Subject Progress Listing

The Subject Progress Listing job generates a list of all Subjects in the Study, with status details and operational data, as a CSV file. The Subject Progress Listing job is versionless.

Job Options

The following configuration options are available for the Subject Progress Listing job:

  • Include Restricted Data: When this checkbox is selected, Vault includes data from restricted Forms if the job is initiated by a user with the Restricted Data Access permission.

Output

The Subject Progress Listing job CSV includes the following columns:

Column Header Description
Study Study Name
Country Study Country Name
Site Site Number
Subject Subject Number
Subject Status Current Subject status
Restricted Subject Shows if the Subject is Restricted (Yes/No value)
Most Recent Visit Last visit/event label of scheduled visits
Date of Most Recent Visit Last visit/event date of scheduled visits
Next Event Next visit/event label of scheduled visits
Entry Complete Shows if all forms expected for a Subject have been submitted (Yes/No value)
SDV Plan SDV Plan assigned to the Subject
SDV Complete Shows if all forms and all event dates that require SDV have been marked SDV for the Subject
Forms SDV Completion Date The date that SDV was completed on all forms for the Subject
DMR Plan DMR plan assigned to the Subject
DMR Complete Shows if all forms and all event dates that require DMR have been marked DMR for the Subject
Forms DMR Completion Date The date that DMR was completed on all forms for the Subject
Frozen Shows if all forms and all event dates have been frozen for the Subject
Locked Shows if all forms and all event dates have been locked for the Subject
Signed Shows if all forms and all event dates have been signed for the Subject
All Queries Closed Shows if all queries for the Subject have been closed
Clean Shows if a Subject is "clean," meaning that all forms are submitted, signed, and locked and all queries are closed. SDV and DMR should also be completed (Yes/No value)
Forms Total number of forms for Subject
Forms Complete Number of forms submitted
Forms Incomplete Number of forms that are blank or in progress (e.g. forms that are not submitted yet)
Forms SDV Complete Number of forms that were marked as SDV reviewed for the subject
Forms SDV Required Number of forms that are SDV required for the subject
Submitted Forms SDV Required Number of submitted forms that are SDV required for the subject
% Forms SDV Complete Percentage of forms that were marked as SDV reviewed for the subject compared to the number of forms marked SDV required
Forms Not SDV Number of forms submitted that require SDV based on the review plan but have not been marked for SDV
Event Dates Not SDV Number of event dates that require SDV that have not been marked SDV for the Subject
Forms DMR Complete Number of forms that were marked as DMR reviewed for the Subject
Forms DMR Required Number of forms that are DMR required for the subject
Submitted Forms DMR Required Number of submitted forms that are DMR required for the subject
% Forms DMR Complete Percentage of forms that were marked as DMR reviewed for the subject compared to the number of forms marked DMR required
Forms Not DMR Number of forms submitted that require DMR based on the review plan but have not been marked for DMR
Event Dates Not DMR Number of event dates that require DMR that have not been marked DMR for the Subject
Forms Not Frozen Total number of submitted forms that are not frozen
Event Dates Not Frozen Total number of event dates that are not frozen
Forms Not Locked Total number of submitted forms that are not locked
Event Dates Not Locked Total number of event dates that are not locked
Forms Not Signed Total number of submitted forms that are not signed
Event Dates Not Signed Total number of event dates that are not signed
Total MC Total Medical Coding Requests for the Subject
MedDRA MC Total MedDRA Medical Coding Requests
WHODrug MC Total WHODrug Medical Coding Requests
MedDRA MC Need Coding MedDRA Medical Coding Requests that are not yet coded
WHODrug MC Need Coding WHODrug Medical Coding Requests that are not yet coded
Total Queries Total number of queries
Open Queries Total number of open queries
Answered Queries Total number of answered queries
Closed Queries Total number of closed queries
Last Run of Listing Datetime when the listing was last run
Subject Vault ID Vof ID of the Subject

Detail PDFs

The Detail PDFs job exports subject Casebooks as PDFs, including any entered data within those Casebooks. Optionally, this export can include query and audit trail information.

Job Options

The following configuration options are available for the Detail PDFs job:

  • Include Queries: Select this checkbox to include queries in your PDF.

  • Include Audit Trail: Select this checkbox to include the related audit trails in your PDF.

  • Scope: Select Export all sites to include all Sites for the Study, generating a closeout PDF. Select Select Sites to choose which Sites to include. If you chose Select sites, use the Arrow buttons to move Sites from Available to Selected. Sites in Selected are included in the PDF export.

Output

When the Detail PDFs job finishes, you can download a ZIP file containing a folder for each Site. Each of those site folders contains a Detail PDF for each subject Casebook at that Site.

Data Export

The Data Export job exports study execution data as a series of either CSV or SAS files, in a format determined in your study’s design.

Job Options

The following configuration options are available for the Data Export job:

  • View Set: Select a View Set to base your export on. View set availability depends on your vault’s configuration and your study design. Contact your Veeva Services representative for details.

  • Export File Type: You can export data as CSVs or as SAS files. Choose one.

  • External Connection: You can choose to export your data to a configured FTP location, instead of downloading the files. To use this option, you must first create an FTP connection from EDC Tools > FTPs.

Output

When the Data Export job is complete, you can download a ZIP file containing either CSVs or SAS files, depending on your selections. Extract the contents and view the exported data in your preferred file viewer.

Datetime fields for Study Listing jobs display in the user’s timezone.

Study Listings: Note that if a study name has special characters, those characters will be changed to underscores ( _ ) when running a Study Listings job.

Running Jobs

CRAs and data managers can create new, ad hoc jobs for Detail PDF generation and, if enabled, data export.

To run a job:

  1. Navigate to Review > My Studies > Job Schedule.
  2. Click + New.
  3. In the New dialog, select a Job Type. See details about each job type above. New Job dialog

  4. Depending on the selected Job Type, different options display. Make the required selections.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Vault begins the job. When finished, Vault sends you an email notification with a link to download the job log and any relevant output files.

Scheduling Jobs

In addition to running ad hoc jobs, lead data managers can schedule regularly recurring jobs for Detail PDF generation and, if enabled, data export.

You must have a Study Role with the Manage Jobs permission to create scheduled jobs. Users with the standard CDMS Lead Data Manager study role have this permission by default.

To schedule a job:

  1. Navigate to Review > My Studies > Job Schedule.
  2. Click + New. New Job button

  3. In the New dialog, select a Job Type.
  4. Depending on the selected Job Type, different options display. Make the required selections.
  5. Select a Frequency.
  6. Depending on your Frequency selection, select a time for Run at and set the days to run the job.
  7. Enter a Name for your job.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Vault begins the job. When finished, Vault sends you an email notification with a link to download the job log and any relevant output files.

Ad Hoc Job Runs

You can choose to run an ad hoc instance of your existing scheduled jobs.

To run a job:

  1. Navigate to the Job Schedule subtab in Review > My Studies.
  2. Scroll to the Job you want to run.
  3. From the Actions menu, select Run Now.
  4. Vault begins the job. When finished, Vault sends you an email notification with a link to download the job log and any relevant output files.

Editing a Scheduled Job

When needed, you can edit a scheduled job. For example, you may want to have a job run weekly on Friday instead of Thursday.

To edit a job:

  1. Navigate to the Job Schedule subtab in Review > My Studies.
  2. Scroll to the Job you want to edit.
  3. From the Actions menu, select Edit Job.
  4. Make changes to the job definition in the Edit Job dialog.
  5. Click Save. Vault EDC now runs your job using the updated schedule.

Deleting a Job

To delete a job:

  1. Navigate to the Job Schedule subtab in Review > My Studies.
  2. Scroll to the Job you want to delete.
  3. From the Actions menu, select Delete.
  4. In the Delete Record confirmation dialog, click Continue.
  5. Vault deletes the job. The job will not run again. Any job logs and related output files remain available in the Job History subtab until they expire.

Canceling a Job

You can cancel an In Progress instance of the Data and Definition Export job.

To cancel a job:

  1. Navigate to the Job Schedule subtab in Review > My Studies.
  2. Locate the job that you want to cancel.
  3. Hover over the Job to show the Actions menu.
  4. From the Actions menu, select Cancel.
  5. In the confirmation dialog, click Cancel Job.

Vault stops the job and moves it into the Canceled status.

Refreshing the Job Status

You can refresh the job status in the Listings & Exports subtab without refreshing the page to see the most up-to-date job status and any available logs or output files. You can also view job progress in the Job History or Job Schedule tab. Job progress percentage

Click Refresh () to refresh the log.

Refresh button

Job Statuses

Vault displays the status of your job in the Listings & Exports subtab, along with other details about the job. You can click the Information () icon for additional details about a job.

Status Meaning
Queued Another job of the same type is currently running. Vault will run this job when the previous job is completed.
In Progress Vault is currently performing the job.
Failed The job instance encountered one or more errors.
Completed The job instance completed without errors.
Canceled The job instance was canceled.

Job Logs & Output Files

Vault provides a CSV job log file for each job. This log includes details about which objects were affected by the job and whether or not the job was successful on each object. When applicable, Vault also provides a link to the output files from a job. For example, a link to download the ODM XML file for an ODM Export job.

To access these files, click the icon () in either the Log or File column.

Log & Output Expiration: These files expire after six (6) months. Once the file expires, Vault continues to display the job in this list, but you can no longer download the file.