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Screening Settings

Configure screening code generation, personal data collection, and attachments for participant pre-screening.

Last updated: 04/14/2026

Configure screening from Home → select your study → Pre-Screening and eConsentScreening Settings tab.

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Configuration requires the study to be in Design status. Settings are read-only for Available or Frozen studies.


Screening Code Format

Screening Settings — top of the configuration page showing Screening Code Format and Reject Option sections

Configure how screening codes are generated for new participants:

SettingOptionsDescription
Screening labelFree textCustom label shown in the UI for the screening code field
Screening codeManual Entry / Auto-generated and Editable / Auto-generated and Non-editableHow the screening code is assigned
SeparatorFree textCharacter separating the prefix from the digits (e.g., -)
PrefixDropdownSource for the prefix: e.g., SiteID
Digits3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9Number of digits in the auto-generated portion

Reject Option

SettingOptions
Reject ReasonRequired / Optional / Not used

Data Collection

Screening Settings — Collect Personal Data and personal data field configuration

ToggleDescription
Collect Personal DataEnable to collect participant personal information (name, DOB, contact, etc.) during screening
Collect More Dynamic DataEnable to define custom additional fields for screening. For complex layouts (tables, repeating tables, sliders), use Form Builder instead.

When Collect Personal Data is enabled, you can configure each field individually:

FieldOptions
Full NameRequired / Optional / Not used
BirthdayRequired / Optional / Not used — choose date format: Day only / Month and year / Day, month and year
PhoneRequired / Optional / Not used
EmailRequired / Optional / Not used

Attachments

Screening Settings — Attached Files and Document Types configuration

SettingOptions
Attached FilesRequired / Optional / Not used

When Attached Files is set to Required or Optional, you can define expected document types:

  1. Click + Add under Document type
  2. Enter a display label (e.g., Photo ID) and a code (e.g., PHOTO_ID)
  3. Repeat for each document type (e.g., Medical Insurance / MED_INS)

CRF Data Collection

ToggleDescription
Collect more data CRF (Form)Enable to link a CRF for additional data capture during pre-screening