# Configuring Communication Objectives

In Vault Medical, _Communication Objectives_ describe desired strategic outcomes and are associated with categories such as _Efficacy_ and _Safety_. You can associate _Communication Objectives_ with documents, giving you insight into content strategy execution.

## Associating Communication Objectives

You can associate a _Communication Objective_ by navigating to the document or _Scientific Statement_ object record and selecting the desired record in the _Communication Objective_ field. 

You can add the new _Communication Objective_ shared document field to relevant document types. On documents, the _Communication Objective_ field can be populated manually by users, automatically by Vault, or both. You can manually select a _Communication Objective_ in the _Communication Objective_ field of the Doc Info page. You must configure and perform the _Sync Communication Objective_ <a href="/en/gr/12339/">user action</a> or <a href="/en/gr/12399/">entry action</a> to create the associated _Communication Objective Content_ record for reporting.

### Automatically Associating Communication Objectives to Documents

If a document includes a _Scientific Statement_ record that is associated with a _Communication Objective_, Vault automatically populates the _Communication Objective_ document field in two ways:

  * Auto-linking, either by <a href="/en/gr/602334/#auto-linking">clicking the Auto-linking icon</a> or Suggest Links
  * <a href="/en/gr/602334/#manually-linking">Manually creating _Scientific Statement_ link annotations</a>, and then performing the _Sync Communication Objective_ entry action or user action

When Vault automatically populates the _Communication Objective_ document field, it also creates the _Communication Objective Content_ records for reporting.

### Removing Communication Objectives from Documents

You can remove a _Communication Objective_ from a document in one of the following ways:

  * Manually removing the _Communication Objective_ value from the Doc Info page and clicking **Save**
  * Removing the link annotation from the document

After performing either of these actions, you must also perform the _Sync Communication Objective_ action to update the associated _Communication Objective Content_ record.

## Reporting on Communication Objectives

You can report on _Communication Objectives_ by viewing the **Communication Objective with Document and Scientific Statements** report. This report returns a list of _Communication Objectives_ and what document and page the _Scientific Statement_ is found on, if applicable. This report also uses the _Communication Objective Content_ object. To use this report, these records can be created automatically through Auto-linking or the _Sync Communication Objective_ user or entry action described above.

## Related Permissions

You can complete all steps in this article with the standard Business Admin, System Admin, or Vault Owner profile. If your vault uses custom security profiles, your profile must grant the following <a href="/en/gr/22824/">permissions</a>:

| Type | Permission Label | Controls |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security Profile | Objects: Communication Objective: Read, Create, Edit, Delete | Ability to view, edit, and manage _Communication Objective_ object records |
| Security Profile | Objects: Scientific Statement: Create, Edit, Delete | Ability to create, edit, and delete statements, including references |
| Security Profile | Objects: Scientific Statement Target: Create, Edit, Delete | Ability to see and add suggested links |
| Security Profile | Objects: Link Target: Create, Edit, Delete | Ability to see and add suggested links |
| Security Profile | Admin: Configuration: Document Lifecycles: Read, Edit | Ability to view and edit existing document lifecycles |