1 Introduction
2 Add a new dropdown
3 Add values
- 3.1 Add properties to the values
- 3.2 Edit values
- 3.3 Delete values
- 3.4 Archive values
- 3.5 Re-activate the archived values
4 Import CSV
5 Export CSV
6 Update Dropdown Values
7 Bulk Delete
8 Changing Specimen Type's Units
9 Adding new Specimen Classes (v10.3)
10 Default values
11 Vital Status Properties(v10.0)

For Enterprise Edition Only - This feature is available only in the Enterprise Edition

Introduction

Using this plugin, super admins can update any dropdown list values in the application. To access, go to Home → Extras → Dropdown Manager.

What is a PV dropdown? Why should it be used instead of a normal 'Dropdown' in custom forms.

Reusability: It can be reused in multiple forms, saving the hassle of creating the same dropdown again and again.
Controlled Access: Only 'Super-Admins' can add/edit the values.
Data Integrity: Values cannot be deleted from the dropdown manager if it is used anywhere in OpenSpecimen. To avoid data entry of such values, we have the 'Archive' option.
Uniqueness: We cannot add duplicate values for a PV dropdown.
Value Properties: You can assign 'Properties' to each value.

Features include:

Add a new dropdown
Add new value
Edit or delete existing values
Import/Export values
Set properties like units for specimen types, abbreviations, etc.

Add a new dropdown

You can add new dropdowns in the dropdown manager.

Add values

After creating the dropdown you can add values to them.

Add properties to the values

You can add different properties to the values in the dropdown like quantity units, concentration units, abbreviations etc.

Edit values

It is also possible to edit and update any of the value in the dropdowns.

Delete values

You can delete values which you do not want the users to add data for.

Archive values

The values that are used for data entry cannot be deleted, hence you can archive such value so that they are not visible for future data entry and existing records retain them

Re-activate the archived values

It is possible to reactivate the archived values and they will be available for the data entry

Import CSV

To add multiple values, OpenSpecimen supports the upload of these values.

Export CSV

You can download all the values from the application to a CSV file

Update Dropdown Values

You can update the dropdown values based on the identifier and even the properties based on the value

Bulk Delete

If you want to delete values in bulk, you can use a file import to disable them.

Changing Specimen Type's Units

Adding new Specimen Classes (v10.3)

Before v10.3, only 4 specimen class (Fluid, Molecular, Tissue and Cell) were supported. From v10.3 onwards you can different specimen class like plants, microbes etc depending on your requirement.

Default values

To download a list of default values for different dropdowns like anatomic site, clinical diagnosis, see below

Vital Status Properties(v10.0)

In the previous version, OpenSpecimen allowed entering the Death Date only when the 'Vital Status = Dead'. From version v10.0, any PV can be used to indicate the dead patients - Dead, Deceased, Expired, Gone, No More etc as long as the PV prop 'dead' is set to true.