Clearing Entries
- Use the "x" to clear your filter and picklist data entry values
Sorting Columns
- Lists can usually be sorted (ascending/descending) by clicking on column headings
Paging through data tables and adjusting page size
- Lists are usually "paged." Look for the page number and page size at the top of the list
Opening Tables in Excel
- Lists in BioData can be exported to an Excel spreadsheet
Help and Navigation
- Underlined text in blue takes the user to a particular area of the system or displays more extensive help information; mouse over will display a little more information
- Underlined text in purple provides access to context sensitive help or executes the listed function. If the context sensitive help will be displayed a question mark
will appear on mouse over; otherwise, test explaining where you will be going will be displayed
Using drop downs
Searching
Hiding and unhiding sections
Filtering Lists
- When view lists, in most cases, there is a filter section preceding the list
- It can be hidden or displayed by clicking the up or down arrow next to the text 'Filter list by:'
These sections also usually have a Clear all filters option
Required Fields
- Required fields are indicated with a red * (shown below)
Auto-saving
- BioData saves and validates data as it is entered
- Data that does not meet validation criteria will be highlighted with a RED box (shown below)
- A message at the bottom of the screen can be toggled to display a list of validation errors
- Errors can quickly be found and fixed using the (Fix it) link
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