MedDRA MSSO

Introduction
Browser Basics
Starting the Browser
Exiting the Browser
Browser Tool Navigation
Basic Browsing
Terminology Searches
SMQ Searches
Search Pane
Advanced Features
Versions and Languages
Multiple Versions
Multiple Versions in Another Language
Printing and Exporting Research
Print Search Results
Export Search Results
Print and Export SMQ Results
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Feedback Form

MedDRA Web-Based Browser

3. PRINTING AND EXPORTING RESEARCH

3.1 PRINTING TERMINOLOGY SEARCH RESULTS

Using a previous example from the Navigate tab, a search was completed in the term renal failure acute and to limit the number of terms returned, in the Search pane the Match To: field was set to <Lowest Level Term (LLT)> as illustrated below.

Figure 3-1. Terminology Search Results for Print or Export

Figure 3-1. Terminology Search Results for Print or Export

By pressing the <Print> icon ( Print Icon) on the search results pane, users are presented with a printing dialog pop-up window as illustrated below.

Figure 3-2. Print Dialog Window

Figure 3-2. Print Dialog Window

All browser print functions provide the option of printing to user printers normally available for other application print functions, setting properties such as number of copies and page layout (portrait or landscape orientation). These options are accessed from any print function mentioned above by clicking on the print function that opens a print dialog screen. The printed results of this search are illustrated below.

Figure 3-3. Navigate Tab Search Print Results

Figure 3-3. Navigate Tab Search Print Results

3.1.1 Exporting Terminology Search Results

Users can save terminology search results as delimited files that can later be imported in other user host software platforms.

From the search described in Section 3.1, click on the <Save> icon ( Save Icon) in the search results pane. Users are presented an export dialog screen as illustrated below.

Figure 3-4. Delimited File Dialog Display

Figure 3-4. Delimited File Dialog Display

By right clicking on the icon as instructed in Figure 3-4, users specify how they want to save the target delimited file. In the example below, the target file is going to be saved as a file so the option was selected.

Figure 3-5. Save Target File as a File

Figure 3-5. Save Target File as a File

Users are then presented with a normal Save As dialog window and users can select where the delimited file will be stored as illustrated below.

Figure 3-6. Save As Dialog Window

Figure 3-6. Save As Dialog Window

An example of a delimited file from the search results in this example is illustrated below.

Figure 3-7. Terminology Search Results Delimited File

Figure 3-7. Terminology Search Results Delimited File

3.1.2 Printing and Exporting SMQ Search Results

The print and export icons and functions work in a similar manner for SMQ print and export functions. Staying with the same search as described in Section 2.4.3.3 where a search was conducted on the term renal failure acute and the Match To: field was set to , press the print icon or the save icon. The print or file export dialog is the same as for printing or exporting terminology searches. Sample print and delimited file depictions are illustrated below.

Figure 3-8. Sample SMQ Search Print Result

Figure 3-8. Sample SMQ Search Print Result

Figure 3-9. Sample SMQ Search Delimited File

Figure 3-9. Sample SMQ Search Delimited File