Learn how to schedule Signal Calculations and signal alerts in your Vault.
About Scheduling Signal Calculations & Alerts
You can configure the Signal Monthly Calculate and Create Data job to run Signal Calculations and the Signal Alert Rule Engine on a scheduled basis. This job provides routine surveillance for potential signals and executes the signal detection process from end to end for pharmacovigilance (PV) data from your Safety database. To learn more about what happens when this job runs, see Scheduled Signal Calculations & Alerts.
Prerequisites
Before you can configure the scheduled job, you must enable scheduling Signal Calculations and alerts.
Configure the Monthly Job to Schedule Signal Detection
To configure the schedule on which Vault runs Signal Calculations and the Signal Alert Rule Engine for PV data:
- Navigate to Admin > Operations > Job Definitions > Signal Monthly Calculate and Create Data.
- Select Edit.
- Configure the following fields:
- Status: From the drop-down, select Active.
- Job Owner: From the drop-down, select a user or user group.
- Repeat By: Select either Day of Month or Day of the Week.
- Repeat on Day/Repeat on: This field varies based on the Repeat By value. From the drop-down select a value.
- Vault Time: From the drop-down, select a time at which the job will run.
- Select Save.
Note: There is a limitation where the scheduled run will stop processing a Signal Reporting Period if it is associated with a Signal Calculation with a Case series. In this scenario, use the Vault notification to navigate to the Signal Reporting Period that resulted in an error. Remove the Case series from the Signal Calculation, set the respective Signal Reporting Period to the Queued state type, and manually run the scheduled job. This limitation will be addressed in a future release.
Manually Run the Signal Monthly Calculate and Create Data Job
You can manually run the Signal Monthly Calculate and Create Data job in the scenario where the job did not run due to Vault maintenance or errors:
- Navigate to Admin > Operations > Job Status.
- Under the Scheduled section, hover over the Signal Monthly Calculate and Create Data job.
- Select the Actions menu and then select Start Now.
- In the Start Now dialog, select Start Now.
Scheduled Signal Detection Errors Troubleshooting
When scheduled signal detection fails for a Signal Reporting Period, you can review the Vault notification for next steps. The following are common troubleshooting suggestions:
- Ensure the Signal View and Case series view have the same filters.
- Ensure all required filters are populated.
- Ensure the Case series view and the Signal View on the Signal Calculation share the same Principal View and have the same dependent views.
- Ensure the Case Version Key is populated on the Case series view’s Principal View.
- Ensure the Signal Case Series Key is populated for all view columns on the Case series view and that it matches the API Name of the Statistical Data.