Forms with an incomplete or complete status can be modified after creation ('edit'). Data reported on forms that have been sent to the EORTC database can no longer be modified directly in the system (only 'view'). In case data needs to be modified on 'sent' forms, please complete a paper Data Correction Form (DCF) and send it to the EORTC Data Manager.

Edit an unsent form

Once a form is created you can enter the data requested. Answer each question by typing your answer in the field allocated to the question or by selecting the answer in the dropdown list.
Activate the cursor in the answer field by clicking on it. You can go through the questions by either using the TAB button on your keyboard or by repositioning the cursor with your mouse.

Answer boxes in the RDC forms have 2 levels of reporting importance.

Mandatory data

The requested data may not remain empty.

• You can save a form as incomplete when mandatory data is missing
• The form can be set to a complete status if all mandatory data have been completed: if you try to save a form as complete when mandatory data is missing, a pop-up message will warn you which box(es) need to be completed before the form can be saved as complete (see example below).

Other data

These data can not always be completed because:

• The requested information is not yet available
  e.g. "Date of first documented progression of disease" remains empty on the follow-up form until progression was diagnosed.
• The requested information is conditional to the answer of another variable
  e.g. for treatment information: only if there was a modification done, you'll have to provide the reason for this modification. If no modification was done, this box should stay empty.
• The data is not applicable
  e.g. Some lab values can be entered in 2 units, only one box has to be completed.