Supported Regions
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Datafarm® VUE is a self contained stand-alone Windows desktop application for viewing eCTD submissions. Users are able to view validated or in-progress eCTD submissions that are created for any region, as long as the associated XML backbone files are DTD compliant.
- VUE supports eCTD submissions created using the following specifications:
- ICH eCTD specifications v3.2
- ICH Study Tagging File (STF) specification, v2.6 (v2.2 and v2.0 DTD) - FDA Implementation
- Regional Specifications:
- Canada (CA) - v0.9 and 1.0
- Europe (EU) - v1.0, 1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3 and 1.4
- Japan (JP) - v0.1 and 1.0
- USA (US) - v2.01
- Swiss (CH) - v1.0.1
- Taiwan (TW) - v1.0
- Australia (AU) - Draft v0.00.02 (available in v1.2 Alpha only)
Features
- Easy to use User interface
- Intuitive visual indicator in the Table of Contents for lifecycle operations and status
- Easy access to lifecycle history and document properties
- Simplified life cycle operation
- Visual indicators for cross-referenced documents along with detailed report
- Performance and Portability
- Allows users to open eCTD application with 100s of sequences instantly
- Builds the Table of Contents on-the-fly based on the sequences selected
- Intelligent caching, filters and refreshing techniques reduce loading time dramatically
- Runs as a stand-alone Desktop application as well as on Citrix or Terminal server environment
- Table of Contents - Multi-tab design
- Current View
- Cumulative View
- Sequence View
- Folder View
- Display Panels – users have the option to customize the display and layout.
- Document Viewer with Multi-Documents Display option
- Administrative/Envelope View
- Cross Reference Details
- Properties Panel (Leaf/Section/STF/Node Extension)
- Life Cycle Details Panel
- Offline Content Details Panel
- Filters – options to subset the submission content
- Country (EU only)
- Discipline
- Module
- Submission Activity
- Search
- Leaf metadata
- Section metadata
- Administrative Information
- STF and Node Extension metadata
- Offline Viewing
- Downloads documents from the server to your local hard drive for offline viewing
- Built-in offline document management capability
- Other unique features
- Create a new submission sequence from the current view.
- pTOC - Create a Word and PDF version of the TOC with links and bookmarks from any view.
Datafarm also offers enterprise-level solutions that are suitable for company-wide or global deployment. Datafarm’s eCTDViewer® Web Edition provides role-based security as part of its enterprise-level capabilities for viewing submissions. This Web-based application supports both eCTD and Non-eCTD submissions (NeES).

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System Requirements
Operating System
- Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7 (for Desktop)
- Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003/2008 (for Citrix/Terminal Server)
- Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 or later
Document Viewer Applications
Text, XML and Images
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
- FireFox 3.0 or later
- Adobe® Acrobat® or Acrobat® Reader 6.0 or later
Word/RTF
- Microsoft® Word® 2000 or later
SAS Datasets (for US FDA submissions)
- SAS® Viewer
Excel (for JP submissions)
- Microsoft® Excel® 2000 or later
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