Projects and PICOs
Set the submission context, organize projects and define your decision problem.
What does a project contain?
Submission context, sources, PICOs, deliverables and team work.
Link to this answerMust I complete every context field before creating a project?
No. Some context is optional and can be supplied later.
Link to this answerCan a project concern a drug or a medical device?
Yes. Those are supported product categories, alongside Other.
Link to this answerWhy does the project's jurisdiction matter?
It provides submission context and helps select the appropriate evidence-planning knowledge.
Link to this answerDoes creating a project automatically create a PICO?
Does creating a project automatically create a deliverable?
No. You explicitly add the document you want.
Link to this answerCan I edit project context later?
Yes, with the appropriate permissions.
Link to this answerWhat is the difference between archiving and deleting a project?
Archiving preserves it and frees active-project capacity. Deletion is a separate, destructive action.
Link to this answerCan I restore an archived project?
Yes, provided the plan has enough active-project capacity.
Link to this answerDoes the project welcome tour change my data?
No. It guides navigation; it does not upload files, create answers or run AI.
Link to this answerWhat is a PICO used for?
Defining the decision problem and context that guide evidence selection.
Link to this answerIs a PICO itself source evidence?
No. It describes what you are investigating; it is not proof of a clinical finding.
Link to this answerCan I save an incomplete PICO?
Do I have to mark a PICO Final before using it?
No. There is no manual Final-status gate in the current workflow.
Link to this answerWhat does PICO completeness mean?
Required context sections contain information. It does not mean expert approval.
Link to this answerHow many PICOs can a project contain?
Thirty active PICOs.
Link to this answerCan I reorder PICOs?
Yes. Reordering preserves their identities and authored content.
Link to this answerCan I reuse outcomes or notes from earlier PICOs?
Yes. Copy from previous PICOs supports those sections and confirms replacement.
Link to this answerCan two people edit a PICO simultaneously?
Changes to different sections are handled separately. Simultaneous edits to the same section are not character-by-character collaboration, so coordinate when editing the same passage.
Link to this answerDoes Dossier automatically verify my PICO against the source literature?
No. Do not treat completeness as source-grounded verification.
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