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Current limitations of Teamscope

List of main limitation that Teamscope has.

Last updated

May 20, 2022

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The following features are either not available or in beta mode. Please bear them in mind when getting started or deciding if Teamscope is the right tool for your project. This list also gives you an overview of the features that are most frequently requested and that we will be working on soon:

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Our form builder is still very young

πŸ“£ Update (20 May 2022): Our form builder has grown immensely in the last 12 months. We have added 4 new field types including Matrix and Drilldown, also added the possibility to use formulas within your form and made it easier to make changes to your forms.

Our form builder is still in its early phase. If you have a complex form and would want to build it just by yourself, the bad news is that it might not be possible. The good one πŸ€”: We are here to help πŸ‘‹. Please don't hesitate to contact support: support@teamscopeapp.com.

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You can't lock entries or cases

πŸ“£ Update (8 July 2021): We now lock entries and cases, only users will a special permission can lock or unlock. After an entry or case it is locked no further changes can be made until it is locked.

If you have permissions to view a case or entry you can edit it. The limitation here is that you might want to lock the case or an individual entry after validating the data and prevent others from making changes.

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No PDF export

You can export your data in spreadsheet format (CSV, Excel, etc) but not to PDF, at least not for now.

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No dependencies between forms

πŸ“£ Update (22 March 2022): We now create change the order between forms and create a strict workflow your team members have to follow between forms. More on this feature here.

At the moment you cannot define dependencies (conditional rules) between forms, only within a form. In other words, you cannot show/hide a form depending on the data that was entered previously on another form.

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No randomisation

πŸ“£ Update (1 December 2021): We now send reminder to participants at random times, you can read more here. We continue to expand on our randomisation capabilities.

In some studies you will want to randomise subjects into different possible treatments (treatment A vs. treatment B). We supported randomization in the past and could bring it back but at the moment it is not a supported feature, sorry.

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No multi-user editing on iOS and Android

You can edit the entries (i.e. form submission) that you have created, but you cannot edit an entry created by someone else in your team or a participant (i.e. a patient). In other words, if someone in your team has uploaded data with a mistake, only that person can change it.

πŸ“£ Update (25 June 2021): We now support multi-user editing of a same entry on our web dashboard and iOS and Android apps.

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No mandatory fields

A mandatory field is a field that needs to be completed for the form to be saved. This is not possible today on Teamscope and it's very high up on our list. If this limitation is a deal breaker here are other data collection platforms that do support mandatory fields.

πŸ“£ Update (25 Jun 2021): You can now have required fields on your forms πŸŽ‰

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No file upload (images, videos, etc) in your forms images

At the moment it is not possible to capture qualitative data such as images, videos or audio in your forms.

πŸ“£ Update (25 Apr 2021): You can now upload file in your forms πŸŽ‰

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No web-based data entry

At the moment it is not possible to collect data (i.e. complete a form) from a web browser, only from our iOS and Android app. If web-based is deal breaker here other great solutions that support web-based data entry.

πŸ“£ Update (1 Dec 2020): You can now create entries and cases directly from our web dashboard πŸŽ‰

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You can't delete or archive data

At the moment you cannot delete, or archive data. If you need to clear your database, delete specific entries or form fields, please send us an email support@teamscopeap.com.

πŸ“£ Update (1 Apr 2021): You can archive and permanently delete data from our web dashboard and mobile app πŸŽ‰

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You can't send mobile reminders or push notifications

It is not possible to send mobile reminders or notifications to participants.

β€πŸ“£ Update (5 Jan 2021): You can now schedule mobile reminders πŸŽ‰: read more.

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No GPS data collection on Android

GPS data collection is currently only available on the iOS app. If you plan to collect GPS data only with our iOS app please send us an email to access that feature support@teamscopeapp.com

πŸ“£ Update (5 Nov 2020): GPS data collection is now implemented across Android, iOS & Web πŸŽ‰

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No group-level permissions

You can assign permissions to participants and team members but you can't create groups and assign permissions at a group level, for example to give all the researchers from department A "view own" permissions.

πŸ“£ Update (2 Feb 2021): You can now create group-level permissions πŸŽ‰

The following features are either not available or in beta mode. Please bear them in mind when getting started or deciding if Teamscope is the right tool for your project. This list also gives you an overview of the features that are most frequently requested and that we will be working on soon:

‍

Our form builder is still very young

πŸ“£ Update (20 May 2022): Our form builder has grown immensely in the last 12 months. We have added 4 new field types including Matrix and Drilldown, also added the possibility to use formulas within your form and made it easier to make changes to your forms.

Our form builder is still in its early phase. If you have a complex form and would want to build it just by yourself, the bad news is that it might not be possible. The good one πŸ€”: We are here to help πŸ‘‹. Please don't hesitate to contact support: support@teamscopeapp.com.

‍

‍

You can't lock entries or cases

πŸ“£ Update (8 July 2021): We now lock entries and cases, only users will a special permission can lock or unlock. After an entry or case it is locked no further changes can be made until it is locked.

If you have permissions to view a case or entry you can edit it. The limitation here is that you might want to lock the case or an individual entry after validating the data and prevent others from making changes.

‍

No PDF export

You can export your data in spreadsheet format (CSV, Excel, etc) but not to PDF, at least not for now.

‍

No dependencies between forms

πŸ“£ Update (22 March 2022): We now create change the order between forms and create a strict workflow your team members have to follow between forms. More on this feature here.

At the moment you cannot define dependencies (conditional rules) between forms, only within a form. In other words, you cannot show/hide a form depending on the data that was entered previously on another form.

‍

No randomisation

πŸ“£ Update (1 December 2021): We now send reminder to participants at random times, you can read more here. We continue to expand on our randomisation capabilities.

In some studies you will want to randomise subjects into different possible treatments (treatment A vs. treatment B). We supported randomization in the past and could bring it back but at the moment it is not a supported feature, sorry.

‍

‍

No multi-user editing on iOS and Android

You can edit the entries (i.e. form submission) that you have created, but you cannot edit an entry created by someone else in your team or a participant (i.e. a patient). In other words, if someone in your team has uploaded data with a mistake, only that person can change it.

πŸ“£ Update (25 June 2021): We now support multi-user editing of a same entry on our web dashboard and iOS and Android apps.

‍

No mandatory fields

A mandatory field is a field that needs to be completed for the form to be saved. This is not possible today on Teamscope and it's very high up on our list. If this limitation is a deal breaker here are other data collection platforms that do support mandatory fields.

πŸ“£ Update (25 Jun 2021): You can now have required fields on your forms πŸŽ‰

‍

No file upload (images, videos, etc) in your forms images

At the moment it is not possible to capture qualitative data such as images, videos or audio in your forms.

πŸ“£ Update (25 Apr 2021): You can now upload file in your forms πŸŽ‰

‍

No web-based data entry

At the moment it is not possible to collect data (i.e. complete a form) from a web browser, only from our iOS and Android app. If web-based is deal breaker here other great solutions that support web-based data entry.

πŸ“£ Update (1 Dec 2020): You can now create entries and cases directly from our web dashboard πŸŽ‰

‍

You can't delete or archive data

At the moment you cannot delete, or archive data. If you need to clear your database, delete specific entries or form fields, please send us an email support@teamscopeap.com.

πŸ“£ Update (1 Apr 2021): You can archive and permanently delete data from our web dashboard and mobile app πŸŽ‰

‍

You can't send mobile reminders or push notifications

It is not possible to send mobile reminders or notifications to participants.

β€πŸ“£ Update (5 Jan 2021): You can now schedule mobile reminders πŸŽ‰: read more.

‍

No GPS data collection on Android

GPS data collection is currently only available on the iOS app. If you plan to collect GPS data only with our iOS app please send us an email to access that feature support@teamscopeapp.com

πŸ“£ Update (5 Nov 2020): GPS data collection is now implemented across Android, iOS & Web πŸŽ‰

‍

No group-level permissions

You can assign permissions to participants and team members but you can't create groups and assign permissions at a group level, for example to give all the researchers from department A "view own" permissions.

πŸ“£ Update (2 Feb 2021): You can now create group-level permissions πŸŽ‰

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