Read219p Premvet 5 (Version 2.19.07) - Maintenance Pack 58k

Access Permissions

The following access permissions have been added or changed.

131	Access to Menu -> Fees & Stock -> Maintenance
132	Access to Menu -> Reports -> Spooler
133	Access to Menu -> Reports -> Windows Export Files
134	Can user reset the Waiting Room List or not
135	Access to HylaFAX menu. (will be explained in next update)
136	Controls the size of the clinical text box

A new menu has been added to the DM Utility menu 'Rebuild Aux Tables'. This allows you to rebuild specific tables without having to do a full snapshot or it contains tables not normally built. It currently contains:

Consultation Logging - This imports the conlog csv file to allow you to analysis the time users spend in dealing with clients. This table is covered in detail in the manual and WILL be re-built on the main overnight re-build.

Waiting Room times - This imports the waiting room stats, which are NOT covered on the nightly re-build. See the manual for details, sample scripts will be added shortly using these figures.

New/Updated Scripts

Statistics - Consultation Times - Times by user
This shows how long each user is spending on average with clients, it includes a breakdown by the room being used and by day of the week. Time period 6 months.

Stock - Last 12 months by Analysis Code
Shows income over the last year for all analysis codes that have a drug component.

NVS

• Collect batch details - any item you have ordered from NVS that is flagged as batch traceable - you can 'pickup' a list of these via the modem. The system will automatically update the appropriate figures within premvet.
• Use the option: Stock Control -> Ordering -> On-line Services. Your existing customer reference will be used. You should ensure that NVS have 'enabled' batch recording at their end, and ensure the Batch Pickup modem number (currently 01782 873518) is entered in Stock -> Parameters -> Lookup Tables -> Supplier -> Other Number.
• The question 'Is this a retry...' only applies if you have tried earlier in the day and it failed to pick up - no reply file received etc.

Centaur

• The option 'T'ext on the prepare an order screen can be used to add any text comments you wish to include when sending the order. This is only of use if you use Centaur and yes each line is meant to be 16 characters long so the box does look a little weird.

Misc

• The Vital Few report can be based on Purchased figures if required.

• Help is available when entering the Analysis Code on a stock card in the same way as Supplier, Manufacturer and Product.
• When entering a recall on a stock card, if the recall interval is set to zero you will be asked at the time of sale for the number of weeks.

Active animals will move to the top of the tree and will ignore any monies outstanding.

Deactivated animals ("DA") will be checked nightly (vet -p noshow) and if it has been 6 months (not more than 8) from when client notified the center (ana code 181) the DA status will be removed and set to NO.

When animals are merged then deleted the registration details are wiped automatically.

The problem with comment lines (those starting with a '#') not being ignored depending on your printer choice has been fixed.

A new dot command '.AA' can be used to set the attachment type. This command is only of use if you are using the .Attach option e.g.

      .attach Prescription
      .aa text/pdf

Assuming the document you are attaching is being filtered out as a PDF.

The new dot command .NOtify 'text' can be used to add ONE line of work to the clinical screen when the definition file is printed. You are limited to 34 characters (it will not 'wrap around'), if the 'text' starts with a number this will be taken as the analysis code to use otherwise code 200 will be used. It is also worthwhile to point out that when used with an AP code the notify text will appear BEFORE the item that generated it.

Groff support for Deskjet printers

The .ty nroff and .ty psgs commands will work with DeskJet printers (this includes all the LifeLearn handouts). However, you do need to:

• Install 'Ghostscript (Ver 6.51)' from either the Skunkware CD in your media kit or download a copy from www.sco.com/skunkware.
• Set the 'Groff Driver' to '1' on the printer utility menu. (If set to '2' it will also work with the old impact printers as well).

Deskjet Colour printers - just a reminder that the system will take advantage of colour - however, if the colour cartridge in the printer is empty you will get missing text - either make sure you have ink in the printer or switch the printer to a plain 'Deskjet' within Premvet. The default colour used when printing headings etc. is set via Parameters -> Misc -> 10

If there are any errors in your groff documents a pop-up will appear indicating the .def file causing the problem. See rd.log for the actual error message.

New meta-character '&(' which can be added to the AP line, all text following the &( will be removed when it is added to a record card e.g.

       Visit &(local)        = Visit
       Visit &(Far away      = Visit

This is so you can add comments to help users decide which item to select from the help screens.

The order the items are displayed when using /code has been changed, it will check Macros, AP Description, AP code, Stock Description followed by Stock Code.

If you are generating a prescription form, the help box with number of labels etc. has been suppressed.

Crediting an AP item with user defined codes included on the extra's line will no longer include the user defined text assuming they are separated with ;, if you use full colons then they will be shown.

Entering multiple criteria along with a bar-code has been updated, any number of criteria can be entered (was 1) before you zap the bar code.

The 'Return to menu' feature (pressing <TAB>) has been disabled when marking clients (new style Waiting room list) - it would accept the default - which was arrived and mark all clients as such.

A 'T'ransfer option has been added - this transfers the existing appointment to the '.' buffer and removes it from the card. You should them select a new diary/appointment time and press the full stop. All details will be transferred. Note: There is NO check within the system that you have actually made a new appointment before quitting.

The params.txt entry 'Diary_Slot_High = XYZ' has been added, if you specify one (or more) slot letters here then these slots will use colour event 188 when text is present.

The 1st Block Booking 'Book every WWW' - this has been changed so you can book every WWW starting on a specific date.

Entries with analysis code 251 will be included on today bills and dockets by default. They can be suppressed by adding 'Show_Today_251 = No' to params.txt.

The docket option has been tidied up.

Itemised bills will use item.def (if present) to allow the top of the bill to be customised. The reserved words are identical to pos.def (top of pos bills).

The params.txt entry Show_POS_Vat is no longer required.

Today bills will ignore the 'Show B/F' setting used in dockets.

If one or more stages are switched off you will be asked to confirm the run.

Itemised bills (Type I or S) will include remittance slips if option 13 is set to include them. The stage letters on these bills has been tidied up and they will alway use stage0.

The option 'Single_Print = Yes' in params.txt will cause the system to print each invoice as it is generate rather than wait till all have been printed. Note: If this option is set you cannot 'Spool' the full invoice run.

The option 'Invoice_Printer = X' in params.txt will force the system to use that printer rather than the currently selected default printer.

The above two option are only really required if you are getting the system to print your own logo on the top of bill/invoices.

Edits to User Defined files will automatically cause them to be transfered to the other sites.

The 'Referred By' has been renamed 'Recommended By' e.g. Yellow Pages, Newspaper advert etc. A new field 'Referred From' has been added to allow you to record if the animial has been referred from another practice.

The system will use the Address Book to get the appropriate details. The referred practice will be shown on the bottom left of the main management card (SA records only)

The address book and Referred by details are transferred to DataMajor.

Three new additional fields have been added: E-Mail - the E-Mail address of the contact. The other two (Ref. Email and Ref. fax) will be explained in the next update.

• When filling in a text box the system will 'beep' when the box is full.

• Process an order - a problem with the scanning the batch details for genus has been fixed.

• If you are using inverted printing on labels the system will pad short lines to the full length to make them look nice.

• In the Print Spooler an 'E'dit option has been added - for pre 5.0.7 systems this is identical to the 'V'iew option. On 5.0.7 this allows the document to be edited rather than just displayed.

• Lab Screen (1) - The Print -> Spool option will send the job to the Spooler rather than a text file.

• The Up/Down arrows when on the clinical screen will scroll the clinical history.

• The .deliver and pva scripts used for processing Lab E-Mail automatically has been updated to deal with a couple of quirks from the labs. Idexx ref numbers will be used in the description. You will need to copy .deliver into place (See FAQ).

• Classification less than five can now co-exist with invisible discounts and surcharges.

• The 'ESC' key has been enabled on new style searching to allow you to quit long searches.

• When editing the 'Status' field on a management card, pressing F1 will list the 1st 33 status codes on file as an aid-memoir.

• A CSV file will be created containing how long members of staff are spending with a client. The time between accessing the record and quitting the card are in conlog.csv. See Data Major for reporting on it.

• Diary No-Show - The automated vet -p noshow report has a new option '-o nospool' - this will suppress any spool file that is created. The cards will still be updated just no report will be generated.

• xshow: The xshow utility will also show any UUCP.copy files that are present if the system was switched off during integration.

• Vatbook: The PDSA Donation section will include animal number in the report.

• Clinical Text Box: This can be small (7x34) or large (7x68). The default is small, you can set 'Clinical_Box_Size=1' in params.txt to give everyone the large box. users can set Access Permission 136 (via = -> User -> Option -> 136) to switch from small to large.

• Purchase Ledger - You will no longer be asked for Purchase Order Number when Crediting Items (non-PDSA sites only).

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