Interface Overview

Trial Submission Studio features a clean, intuitive interface designed for clinical data programmers.

Welcome Screen

When you first launch the application, you’ll see the welcome screen where you can select your target CDISC standard and open a study folder:

Study Overview

After opening a study folder, Trial Submission Studio automatically discovers domains from your source data:

Main Window Layout

The application is organized into several key areas:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Menu Bar                                                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Toolbar                                                     │
├──────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                  │                                           │
│  Navigation      │  Main Content Area                        │
│  Panel           │                                           │
│                  │  - Data Preview                           │
│  - Import        │  - Mapping Interface                      │
│  - Mapping       │  - Validation Results                     │
│  - Validation    │  - Export Options                         │
│  - Export        │                                           │
│                  │                                           │
├──────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Status Bar                                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Menu Bar

File Menu

• Import CSV - Load source data
• Export - Save to XPT/XML formats
• Recent Files - Quick access to recent projects
• Exit - Close the application

Edit Menu

• Undo/Redo - Reverse or repeat actions
• Preferences - Application settings

Help Menu

• Documentation - Open this documentation
• About - Version and license information
• Third-Party Licenses - Dependency attributions

Toolbar

Quick access to common actions:

• Import - Load CSV file
• Validate - Run validation checks
• Export - Save output files

Navigation Panel

The left sidebar provides step-by-step workflow navigation:

1. Import - Load and preview source data
2. Domain - Select target SDTM domain
3. Mapping - Map columns to variables
4. Validation - Review validation results
5. Export - Generate output files

Main Content Area

The central area displays context-sensitive content based on the current workflow step:

Import View

• File selection
• Data preview table
• Column type detection
• Schema information

Mapping View

• Source columns list
• Target variables list
• Mapping connections
• Match confidence scores

Validation View

• Validation rule results
• Error/warning/info messages
• Affected rows and columns
• Suggested fixes

Preview View

Preview your SDTM-compliant data before export:

Export View

• Format selection
• Output options
• File destination
• Progress indicator

Status Bar

The bottom bar displays:

• Current file name
• Row/column counts
• Validation status
• Progress for long operations

Keyboard Shortcuts

Themes

Trial Submission Studio supports light and dark themes. Change via: Edit → Preferences → Appearance

Next Steps

• Importing Data - Learn about data import
• Column Mapping - Mapping interface guide