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GDM staff review and revise ARM study definitions
regularly. New features are added, entry fields are enhanced and new
sections are sometimes included based on client requests. Standard ARM
study definitions are located in the ARMDef\GDMDef subdirectory. The
Study Definition directory or path set when ARM is first installed is
C:\ARMDef\GDMDef. The Study Definition path is changed when a study is
opened that was defined with a different or older Study Definition (e.g.
company-specific, PRM 4 or PRM 5 version Study Definition.)
We encourage you to use the new ARM Study
Definitions to take advantage of the power and new features of ARM.
Selected improvements/changes in the newest ARM Study Definitions
include:
- Improved F5 user help which
details each entry field for many of the study editors. For
example, in the plot data editor while using the G-All7 study
definition, press F5 to display information about the current data
entry field. This is
a different help screen than if you press F1 to display the ARM
help, which describes general plot data editor features. F5 help
describes what information to put into an entry field, while F1 help
describes how to use program features.
- Many repeating sections in the
protocol and site descriptions display as grids. For example, the
application related sections (Application Information, Equipment
Information, Pest Stage at Application, etc.) are based on a grid
design; additional applications are inserted one at a time to the
right (similar to a spreadsheet). Click on the grid heading of a
column-wise site description grid to mark the entire column as a
block. Or click the right mouse button, and select Copy Current
Repeating Section to copy the entire row or column. Spreadsheet
information can also be easily copied and pasted into ARM site
description grids.
G-All7, G-Seed7, and G-Gen7 study
definitions include:
- Improved
Protocol Descriptions and Site Descriptions with repeating sections
and grids.
- Nearly all
long text fields (Objectives, Conclusions, Trial Initiation
Comments, Field Prep/Maintenance, etc.) allow several pages of text
to be entered. Many also support rich text, supporting tables and
font formatting.
ARM Tip:
Press the Escape key or F11 (go
back) or F12 keys (go forward) to exit grids. Also, when in a study
editor such as the site description, messages are displayed such as
"Press <Esc> to exit" in the lower left corner of the screen in the ARM
message bar.
- Enhanced
validation lists that include complete Bayer Code, Common Name and
Scientific name fields. There is a master list which includes all
Bayer codes in the master EPPO codes lists, and a personal list
where you can store frequently selected crops or pests.
Hint:
If you know the common name but not the Bayer
Code, press F9 in the related field to display the validation
list. With the Validation List displayed press the F9 key again
to Search for a selected word in any validation list column, including
comments. There is also a “Filter For” command to search for
information in a specific column. Click the right mouse button anywhere
in a column to search, then define a word or word fragment to display
all validation list rows (records) including that term in the current
column. To display all records again, click the right mouse button and
select Remove Filter.
ARM Tip:
Some data entry fields include a “pick list”
to which you can add special list items that will fill all entry fields
within that section. For example, in G-All7 site description there are
pick lists for Study Director, Principal Investigator, Trial Location
City, Cooperator, Soil Description Name, and Appl. Equipment. To add to
the validation pick list, complete all entry fields in the section.
Return the cursor to the first field for that section and press F9.
Treatment Rate/Unit and Other
Rate/Unit: ARM can automatically
calculate the entry for an alternative rate field such as Other Rate
when there is a change in the treatment rate, rate unit, or other rate
unit field. This feature allows the standard rate and unit fields to be
expressed in metric rates while the other rate and units are in US
units. The standard rate and unit fields can also be expressed as active
ingredient while the other rate and units are in product units. Press F5
to display the user help when in the Treatment editor to display more
information about added treatment fields.
Cost/Unit:
The new Cost and Cost Unit fields are used to identify treatment cost
and monetary unit (e.g. pounds, dollars, etc.) They may also be used in
transformation formulas for calculations such as gross margin. |
