The following is a list of new features introduced in 18R2. For each feature, the list includes information on how enablement works and which applications include the feature. You can see detailed explanations for the features below in What’s New in 18R2. See below for an explanation of feature enablement and user impact.
| Feature | Enablement | Application |
| Working with Documents | ||
| Vault CDN Support | Support 1 | Platform |
| OCR for Scanned Documents | Auto-on | Platform |
| Configurable Copy Fields | Configuration | Platform |
| Destination Navigation in Viewer | Auto-on | Platform |
| Static Reference Constraints for Document Fields | Configuration | Platform |
| Unbound Document Display Options for Binders | Support | Platform |
| Viewable Renditions for Hangul Word Processor (HWP) Files | Auto-on | Platform |
| Default Values for Standard Picklist Document Fields | Configuration | Platform |
| Binding Rule Label Changes for Binders | Auto-on | Platform |
| Document Type Details Label Change for Binder Options | Auto-on | Platform |
| Split Artist Field into Separate Author & Artist Fields | Auto-on | Platform |
| Vault Objects | ||
| Record Validation Rules | Configuration | Platform |
| Secure Sharing Settings | Configuration | Platform |
| Secure Inbound Relationships | Configuration | Platform |
| Object Workflow: Update Related Record Field | Configuration | Platform |
| Related Record Audit Trail | Support 2 | Platform |
| Default Single Value Reference Fields | Auto-on | Platform |
| Action to Delete Record and Related Signatures | Configuration | Platform |
| Support for Object Lifecycle State in Expression Grammar | Configuration | Platform |
| User & Person Object Enhancements | Auto-on | Platform |
| Add Participants to Active Object Workflow: Enhancements | Auto-on | Platform |
| Vault File Manager | ||
| Vault File Manager: General Availability | Configuration | Platform |
| Vault File Manager: Enhancements | Auto-on 3 | Platform |
| OAuth Configuration for Vault File Manager Supports Wildcard for Port Assignment | Auto-on 4 | Platform |
| Improved OAuth Support in Vault File Manager on Older Windows Operating Systems | Auto-on 5 | Platform |
| Configuration & Deployment | ||
| Sandbox Vaults | Auto-on | Platform |
| Vault Loader File Validation | Auto-on | Platform |
| Dataset Support for Configuration Migration Packages | Auto-on | Platform |
| Service Availability Email | Auto-on | Platform |
| Authentication | ||
| Enhanced Login Flow | Auto-on 6 | Platform |
| Reporting | ||
| Populate Last Ran Field for All Reports | Auto-on | Platform |
| Commercial | ||
| Automated InDesignⓇ Component Linking | Support 7 | PromoMats, Medcomms |
| Brand Portal Editor | Auto-on | PromoMats, MedComms |
| Make a Copy from Brand Portal | Auto-on | PromoMats, MedComms |
| My Portal Tasks | Auto-on | PromoMats, MedComms |
| Reason Selection When Making A Copy | Configuration | PromoMats, MedComms |
| Multichannel | ||
| Multichannel Field Updates | Auto-on | PromoMats, MedComms, Multichannel |
| Clinical | ||
| Consolidate Organizations and Personnel Tabs | Auto-on | Clinical Operations |
| Expose Global Directory and Study Personnel Tabs | Auto-on | eTMF |
| Manage EDL Bulk Update Options in Clinical Vaults | Admin Checkbox | Clinical Operations |
| Standardizing Central Monitoring and Trip Report Template Admin Tabs | Auto-on | CTMS |
| Study Country Auto-naming | Admin Checkbox | Clinical Operations |
| Study Organization Role | Auto-on | Clinical Operations |
| Milestone Hover Card | Configuration 8 | Clinical Operations |
| Upload Trip Report Questions | Configuration 9 | CTMS |
| EDL Hierarchical View: Label Update | Auto-on | Clinical Operations |
| Omit Unused States on Study Management Homepage Monitoring Status Widget | Auto-on | CTMS |
| Subject Metadata & Vault CTMS/EDC Connection | Auto-on | CTMS |
| Subject Metric Updates Based on New Subject Statuses | Auto-on | CTMS |
| Quality | ||
| Checklist Design Loader | Configuration | QualityOne, Quality |
| Checklists for Quality Events | Configuration | QualityOne, Quality |
| Entry Criteria Based on Related Document State Types | Configuration | Quality |
| RIM | ||
| Regulatory Objective & Submissions Data Sync | Auto-on | RIM Registrations |
| Report Level Content Plans | Configuration | RIM Submissions |
| Export Large Submissions to FTP | Auto-on | RIM Submissions Archive |
| Link Publishing | Configuration | RIM Submissions |
| Use Regulatory Objective Data in Manage Registered Details Wizard | Admin Checkbox | RIM Registrations |
| Usability Updates to Manage Registered Details Wizard | Auto-on | RIM Registrations |
| Updates to Create Related Records Wizard | Auto-on | RIM Registrations |
| Expand All for Single Submission | Auto-on | RIM Submissions Archive |
| RIM Component Unification | Auto-on | RIM |
| RIM Data Model Changes | Auto-on | RIM |
| RIM Submissions Publishing | ||
| Continuous Publishing | Configuration | RIM Submissions Publishing |
| Continuous Validation | Configuration | RIM Submissions Publishing |
| FDA Gateway Integration10 | N/A | RIM Submissions Publishing |
| Select Leaf Operation Target | Configuration | RIM Submissions Publishing |
| US FDA v3.3 Specification Support | Configuration | RIM Submissions Publishing |
| Veeva Snap | ||
| Veeva Snap: Support Uploads as Attachments | Configuration | Veeva Snap |
| Veeva Snap: Automatic Picture Taking | Auto-on | Veeva Snap |
| Veeva Snap: Support Image Uploads | Auto-on | Veeva Snap |
| Veeva Snap: EMM Provisioning | Configuration | Veeva Snap |
| Minor Enhancements | ||
| Date Functions | Auto-on | Platform |
| Domain-level User Profile Images | Auto-on | Platform |
| Use Names for Bulk Translation | Auto-on | Platform |
| Additional Languages for Multilingual Document Handling | Auto-on | Platform |
| Object Record Search by ID | Auto-on | Platform |
| Search Ranking Improvement | Auto-on | Platform |
Notes
1 Not validated in 18R2.
2 Auto-on in new Quality Vaults.
3 In vaults where Vault File Manager is already in use.
4 Vaults that use OAuth with Vault File Manager must make a configuration update to continuing using OAuth.
5 Vaults that use OAuth with Vault File Manager must make a configuration update to continuing using OAuth.
6 This will be auto-on for all customers on August 10. It will not be automatically enabled with the early POD release. Customers have the option to preview this feature by enabling it via an Admin Checkbox in Pre-Release.
7 Admin Checkbox for new PromoMats and MedComms vaults.
8 Available for configuration in vaults with Milestone Autocompletion enabled.
9 Auto-on in new CTMS Vaults.
10 This feature has been postponed to a later release.
Enablement
See the following explanations of feature enablement options:
- Auto-On: Automatically activated and no Admin configuration is required before using the feature; note that in some cases, a new feature is dependent on another feature that must be enabled or configured. In other cases, users need to perform some setup, for example, with new reporting features that require creation of a new report.
- Admin Checkbox: Admins must turn on the feature with an Admin checkbox. Note that some “Auto-On” features have a checkbox setting that hides the feature; these will show “Auto-On.
- Configuration: Admins must use an On/Off switch and/or configure the feature before it is available to use or is active; for example, an Admin must add document templates before users can create documents from templates.
- Support: On/off option controlled by Support