# Manage the IMDRF Dictionary

To enable working with the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) dictionary for coding device-specific adverse events, you must activate the IMDRF dictionary in your Vault.

Safety device-specific adverse event coding includes the following annexes from the IMDRF dictionary:

* Annex A: Medical Device Problem
* Annex B: Type of Investigation
* Annex C: Investigation Findings
* Annex D: Investigation Conclusion
* Annex E: Health Effects - Clinical signs and Symptoms or Conditions
* Annex F: Health Effects: Health Impact
* Annex G: Medical Device Component

Activating the Vault-managed dictionary, which is regularly updated, is fast and easy.

## Prerequisites

Your Admin must <a href="/en/gr/01331/">enable the IMDRF Dictionary for Maintenance, Case Processing, and Submissions</a>.

## Add the IMDRF Dictionary

To make the IMDRF dictionary available for use in your Vault:

1. Navigate to **Business Admin > Objects > Dictionaries**.
2. Select **Create**.
3. On the _Create Dictionary_ page, select **IMDRF Device Code** from the **Select Dictionary Type** picklist.
4. On the _Create IMDRF Device Code_ page, in the **Name** field, enter a name for the dictionary.
5. Select **Save**.

Now you can [update the IMDRF dictionary version][1] to make it ready for coding. 

### Update the IMDRF Dictionary Version {#update}

When a new IMDRF dictionary version becomes available, you must activate it to make it available during _Case_ processing. New _Cases_ default to coding from the latest active IMDRF version. Any existing Cases already in process are not impacted by the new version.

1. Navigate to **Business Admin > Objects > Dictionaries > IMDRF Device Code Dictionary**.
    * If the list of available  versions is out of sync with the server, you will see the following notification in the _Active IMDRF Version_ field: `The list of available IMDRF versions is out of sync with the server. Please sync the IMDRF versions to update the list.`
2. Optional: To sync the list of available IMDRF versions, select **Fetch Dictionary Releases** from the **All Actions** menu.
3. To activate a new IMDRF version:
    1. On the _IMDRF Device Code Dictionary_ page, select **Edit**.
    2. For the **Active IMDRF Version** field, select the dictionary version from the picklist.
    3. Select **Save**.

## IMDRF Versions

For details about which IMDRF versions Safety supports, see <a class="external-link " href="https://rn.veevavault.help/en/gr/safety-central-dictionary-updates/#imdrf-versions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Safety Central Dictionary Updates<i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>.

## View the Active IMDRF Device Codes

To view a list of the active IMDRF _Device Codes_, navigate to **Business Admin > Objects > Device Codes**. Then, select any record to view its _Device Code Type_, as well as the following Level 1, 2, and 3 values: 

* Concept Code
* FDA Code
* IMDRF Code
* Definition
* Term

## Edit the Active IMDRF Device Codes

To edit the details of active IMDRF _Device Codes_, complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to **Business Admin > Objects > Device Codes > [Device Code]**.
2. Select **Edit**.
3. Make all applicable changes.
4. Select **Save**.

[1]: #update