Item completion check

Check that an item has been completed.

Rule description: evaluate that Reason for Withdrawal is not null when the Date of Discontinuation is provided.

Rule expression

if(dt !== null && reason === null)
{
   return false;               //System sends query when return false condition is met
}
else
{
   return true;
}

Query Message: Date of Discontinuation is provided but Reason for Withdrawal is missing. Please verify.

Definitions

dt: Corresponds to the Date of Discontinuation from the rule description.
reason: Corresponds to the Reason for Withdrawal from the rule description.

Return value

Boolean: Returns either true or false. System raises query when return false condition is met.

Verification steps

Using a subject for testing, go to the given visit and form containing the iems to check, in this example the Date of discontinuation <dt> and Reason for withdrawal <reason>.

Update the form items dt and reason as in the following table and verify the result is as listed:

Step	`dt`	`reason`	Result
Add date in `dt` only.	Value	Null	Query
Add `reason`.	Value	Value	No query
Clear `reason` only.	Value	Null	Query
Add new `reason`.	Value	Value	No query
Clear `dt` only.	Null	Value	No query
Clear `reason`.	Null	Null	No query

Note:

Repeat the above steps if the form is present in multiple visits.

Other examples

Example 4-2 Collected Date and Time is provided and Clinical Significance = null so a query is issued

if(VSDTTIM !== null)
{
    if(VSCLSIG !== null)
    {
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        return false;
    }
}
else
{
    return true;
}

Query message: Collected Date and Time is provided but Clinical Significance is missing. Please verify.

Parent topic: Electronic Data Collection (EDC) examples