Permissions: Users must have Data Central and Study Configure permissions.

From the Domain Settings window, variables can be excluded from a listing. 

Exclude Variables

Use the Exclude Variables domain setting to limit the variables displayed in a listing and within each record. This allows focus on the fields required for data review.

Important: If a variable is excluded and not visible, it is not tracked for changes in elluminate.

Variables can be excluded at the following levels:

• Exclude in Trial: Excludes the variable from all domains and data stores within the study.
• Exclude in Data Store: Excludes the variable from all domains within the selected data store.
• Exclude in Domain: Excludes the variable only within the selected domain.

1. Within a listing click the Configure icon in the panel toolbar. The domain Settings window opens.
   
2. Click the Exclude Variables tab. All variables within the domain are listed.
   
3. Place a checkmark for each variable to exclude from the study, data store, or domain. Optionally, use the wildcard to exclude variables that start with a sequence of characters or end with a sequence of characters. See the Use a Wildcard section for details.
4. Click Save.

Use a Wildcard

To add a wildcard exclusion:

1. Click the + Create Wildcard Exclusion button on the toolbar or right-click in the grid and then select Create Exclusion. A new row is added at the top of the list.
2. Enter a wildcard mask in the Name field using at least one asterisk ( * ) or percent ( % ) symbol.
3. Enter a descriptive value in the Label field, not required.
4. Select one of the exclusion levels, Study, Data Store, or Domain.
5. Optionally, continue to add additional wildcard names and edit existing exclusions.
6. Click Save or Cancel.

Wildcard exclusions display in the grid at the top, and the text values (Name and Label) appear in bold.

To edit the text fields of a wildcard exclusion:

1. Click into the Name or Label field
2. Edit the value.
3. Click Save.

Note: The same validation rules used when adding an exclusion apply to the Name field.

Note: Changing the exclusion level behaves the same as other exclusions. Only one option can be selected at a time.

To delete a wildcard exclusion:

1. Right-click the row to delete.
2. Select Delete Exclusion, or click away from the context menu to cancel the process.
3. Answer Yes on the confirmation dialog, or answer No to cancel the process.

Important: If the user Cancels out of the configuration dialog, all actions (adds, edits, deletes) are canceled. If the user Saves the configuration dialog, all actions are committed to the database. Users can save wildcard exclusions that overlap. i.e. MH* and MH%.