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- | ====== Abbreviations for dispensing ====== | + | ====== |
Abbreviations are the short codes you can use to quickly enter the patient directions for a medicines when you dispense it to them. | Abbreviations are the short codes you can use to quickly enter the patient directions for a medicines when you dispense it to them. | ||
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As usual, you can sort the list by clicking on the column headers. | As usual, you can sort the list by clicking on the column headers. | ||
- | === Add an Abbreviation | + | === Add an abbreviation |
+ | <WRAP center round important 60%> | ||
+ | If you change an abbreviation or add a new one, you will see the change immediately (v317 or later), but in a multi-user environment other users will have to log out and log in (use **Switch user** to do this quickly) to see the edited or added abbreviations. | ||
+ | </ | ||
To add an abbreviation, | To add an abbreviation, | ||
{{ : | {{ : | ||
- | Enter the abbreviation that you will type in the // | + | Enter the abbreviation that you will type in the // |
+ | |||
+ | Do not use actual words in your abbreviation, | ||
<WRAP center round important 60%> | <WRAP center round important 60%> | ||
- | Note: your abbreviations cannot contain the underscore (_), period (.) or comma (,) characters | + | Note: your abbreviations cannot contain the underscore (_), period (.) or comma (,) characters.// // Any non-printable characters entered before or after the abbreviation will be removed. Any entered in the abbreviation will be replaced with an underscore ('' |
</ | </ | ||
- | === Edit an Abbreviation | + | === Edit an abbreviation |
To edit an abbreviation, | To edit an abbreviation, | ||
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Edit the abbreviation and expansion as required then click on the **OK** button to save it. | Edit the abbreviation and expansion as required then click on the **OK** button to save it. | ||
- | === Delete an Abbreviation | + | === Delete an abbreviation |
Select a single abbreviation in the list by clicking on it then click on the **Delete** button. You will be asked to confirm the deletion - if you do, it is deleted from the list. | Select a single abbreviation in the list by clicking on it then click on the **Delete** button. You will be asked to confirm the deletion - if you do, it is deleted from the list. | ||
- | === Print a list of Abbreviations | + | === Print a list of abbreviations |
Click the //Report// button to construct a simple report listing all abbreviations. This report can be previewed or printed. | Click the //Report// button to construct a simple report listing all abbreviations. This report can be previewed or printed. | ||
- | ===== Printing | + | After clicking on the button, you will be shown the report editor |
- | From the abbreviations | + | |
- | {{ : | + | {{ : |
- Double-click on **Abbreviation** | - Double-click on **Abbreviation** | ||
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- Choose **File > Generate** to print the list | - Choose **File > Generate** to print the list | ||
+ | In newer versions of mSupply, the report editor will look like this: | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
- | Do not use actual words as your abbreviation, | + | Click on the **Fields** button and then double-click on // |
- | <WRAP center round important 60%> | + | {{ : |
- | If you change an abbreviation or add a new one, you will see the change immediately (v317 or later), but in a multi-user environment other users will have to log out and log in (use **Switch user** to do this quickly) to see the edited or added abbreviations. | + | |
- | </ | + | |
+ | Click on the **OK** button then click on the **Execute** button to run the report and print it out. | ||
===== Importing abbreviations ===== | ===== Importing abbreviations ===== | ||
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- | ===== Item Default Directions | + | ===== Item default directions |
Once you have entered abbreviations, | Once you have entered abbreviations, | ||
- | // Previous: [[dispensing: | + | \\ |
+ | \\ | ||
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---- struct data ---- | ---- struct data ---- | ||
+ | pagestatus.status | ||
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