Read219g Premvet 5 (Version 2.19.04) - Changes March 2001 -> June 2001

To save confusion and duplication all releases notes will now give links into the correct section of the full manual.

The help menu (use a / to access) has a new option 'URL' this will scan the currently selected document for any URL's and allow you to read them directly using the character reader lynx.

Getting the 'day of the week' into a definition file, use @date(w)

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch19.html#i

Updated list of files that can be cross updated

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/xud/xudn.html#transfer

Summary expanded to check the diary and new section for 'Further Action'.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch39i.html

The 'Scan' option in CSV files will handle up to 500 files with the option to print directly from Windows.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch57.html

The default filenames can be changed via an entry in params.txt

Tip: Set it to a ? so the system automatically brings up your index. Windows documents can be printed.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch15.html

The option 'Windows' on the Operation Consent prompt line allows you to recall ANY windows document, edit and print it. e.g. Lifelearn Handouts, PMF etc.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch57a.html

A new format has been introduced to allow specific answers to be returned e.g..qu <D>rugs <G>oods, this will prompt the user with the TWO option Drugs and Goods

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch15.html#qu

The 'Text' box will automatically be scanned for System Macro's as text is being entered.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch27.html#e

Audio clips can be attached to Status codes

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch27f.html

Classifications 5 and higher can discount different analysis codes automatically.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch02b.html

Recall meta-characters have been altered to allow multiple recalls per macro.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch06n.html#123

Documentation included for setting up a Practice Health Scheme

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch50a.html

Support for 2-D bar-code scanner. The limit of 1000 on bar-coded items has been removed. You should run a 'Stock Validation' after installing this version before you access any items via bar-code.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch20v.html

The new format NVS update disk is supported, this gives you the ability to update all bar codes automatically.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch20e.html#upbar

The number of batch numbers that can be stored has increased to 14 and the system will keep track of batch quantities, both in and out.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch20u.html

Diary block booking have been expanded to: show what the booking is for, allow you to mark personnel and to change the 'Page Comment'.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch39g.html#c

A graph option has been added to the laboratory screen (1 from MR or CR) similar to weight graphs.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch12.html

New Extended meta-characters added ^23 and ^24 to work out value per kg. Can be used for Daily Water Intake.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch06n.html#water

The 'M'ove option on the current list has been re-instated, the Forward list is switched OFF by default.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch39i.html

Colour events have been added to the diary page. As these may slow down some screens they can be suppressed by setting Diary_No_Colour = no in params.txt.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch39d.html#colour

Clients who have missed their appointments (for more than 2hrs) will not appear on the Waiting Room Summary. Animals expected in advance of 4 hrs will be suppressed by default.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch39i.html

You can carry over the user the client is to see from the diary page rather than the diary.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch39e.html

The diary option 'log no-shows' can be run as an un-attended option.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch27b.html#noshow

This can be run as an un-attended option.

http://www.premvet.co.uk/premvet/manual/pv5/ch27b.html#value

• When an attachment is deleted this will be cross updated.

• ID Chip on Management and Clinical will use colour event 194.

• Estimates/Letters saved as attachments will not use the 1st attachment slot which is reserved for notes.

• Print and Delete options have been added to Client Sheets

• Support for Zip and Jaz drives have been added to xmenu.

• If Hide Dead Animals is on and you select the client via / (list matches) then dead animals will be shown on the tree view.

• Stock data sheets and Client sheets will cross update.

• User ID of the user selling the stock item will be recorded in the history file.

• If the telephone number field on the MR is left blank the text 'No Phone' will be added automatically.

• The Log_Ops_Form option in params.txt can be used to log any time a consent/recovery/general form is produced.

• You have to option to 'Skip bar and Batch' questions when processing a stock order. Additionally, the system will show up to the top 10 items for the order you are processing.

• Diary Rename can also be used to move a diary position.

• Report Generator - If scanning clinical records a csv file will be created with all the records matched during the scan. It will be called the same as the report and the name will be included on the printout. It will be over-written each time the report is run.

• Function Key set-up has been assigned to access permission 67.

URI » http://www.premvet.co.uk/ • Updated » Sat May 28 22:48:47 BST 2005 by twm