Clear or delete data

There may be situations in which you need to eliminate subject data. You must know there is a difference between clearing and removing data, specially in terms of data audit and the possibility of restoring deleted elements. Browse the topics in this section and learn more about these two actions.

  • About clearing or removing data
    Clearing saved data in a form differs from simply removing data from a field. There are differences in behavior and audit tracking, as well as noticeable differences in specific cases.
  • Clear a visit date
    Clear a subject's visit date in order to skip the visit, hide a branch, or hide a dynamic visit added in error.
  • Clear form data
    Clear the data collected in a form in order to remove it.
  • About deleting, restoring, and viewing deleted form records
    Restoring a form record makes its data accessible for modification in the subject's forms. Additionally, the restored data is marked in various UI areas, including the Answer & Visit History sidebar and relevant reports.
  • Restore deleted forms
    You can restore deleted rows of a repeating form, deleted rows from the repeating section of a two-section form, as well as instances of two-section forms and lab forms.

Parent topic: Manage subject data