The New User Interface

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The New User Interface
MEDITECH Training Education
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Goals and Objectives
MEDITECH Training Education
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Goals and Objectives

• Objectives
• Understand what NUI is and why MAGIC was enhanced
• Provide ideas as to how and why it will benefit
  your institution
• Comprehend the setup process and features

• Goals
• Explain NUI
• History behind changes
• Describe the Benefits
• Detail Requirements and Features

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Goals and Objectives

• Goals
• Provide a demonstration
• Discuss tips and considerations for rollout
• Supply documentation

• Objectives
• First hand opportunity to see what NUI looks
  like and how it functions
• To provide you with the opportunity to receive
  further clarification
• For future references

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Why NUI?

• MODERN LOOK AND FEEL

• Cosmetic Change

• It's Time!

• Facelift!

• Flexible

• Update Look

• Appealing Appearance

• Enhances MAGIC

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Ultimate Benefit

• Changes the look and feel of MAGIC
• Low cost solution for MAGIC Customers
• Allows for a Client Server look
• Does not require CS networking or hardware
  upgrades

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Additional Benefits

• Windows look and feel
• Enhanced menu options
• Mouse enabled
• Enhancements to graphs

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New User Interface Requirements

• 4.9 MAGIC software
• P7.0 or later MAGIC Operating System
• Version 4.12 or later Remote Workstation software
• PC running Windows 95, 98, or 2000 with NT 4.12
  or higher

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Categorizing Changes

• Appearance
• Toolbar
• Navigation
• Graphs
• Menus

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Appearance Changes

• Workstation Icon
• Color Schemes
• Title Bars/ Workstation Utility Menus
• Text Changes
• Customer Defined Screens
• Color Coding of Text
• Response Field Changes
• System Messages

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Workstation Icon Changes

• The default icon for Version 4.00 or later of
  the MEDITECH Workstation has changed
• Earlier and later versions can be installed on
  the same PC

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Color Schemes

• Workstation color schemes are set by the Windows
  Control Panel
• Changing your Windows colors changes your
  MEDITECH Workstation colors
• Color schemes are PC specific

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MEDITECH Workstation with Windows Standard Color
Scheme
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Changing the Color Scheme in the Control Panel
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New Workstation Colors
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Title Bars

• Workstation title bars will display routine and
  lookup names
• Title bar fonts and point size can be formatted
• Access to the Workstation Utility Menu is gained
  through the title bar

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Title Bars
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Title Bar Formatting

• To format title bars
• Windows Control Panel
• Display - Appearance - Item - Title Bar
• Formatting applies to title bars only
• To format Workstation text
• Windows Control Panel
• Display - Settings - Font Size

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Reformatted Title Bars
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The Workstation Utility Menu

• To access the Workstation Utility Menu
• Click on the Workstation icon in the title bar
• Right Click on the Workstation title bar

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The Workstation Utility Menu
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The Workstation Utility Menu

• Functions on the Workstation Utility menu can
  also be performed using the following keystrokes
• Alt F1 Workstation Help
• Alt F4 Exit
• Alt C Copy
• Alt V Paste
• Alt D Reset Display (NEW)

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Text Changes

• Standard Menu, routine, and prompt text
• Upper/lower case
• NPR DTS 2752 - Custom menus converted to mixed
  case
• Proportional fonts
• Character width is variable
• Lookup and response field text
• Fixed fonts
• Character width is uniform

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Example of Proportional and Fixed Fonts
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Customer Defined Screens

• Display Font prompt added to the MIS Customer
  Defined Screen Dictionary
• Defines how query text will be displayed
• Two Options
• Proportional
• Fixed (Default)

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The MIS Customer Defined Screen Dictionary
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Customer Defined Screen Example - Fixed Font

• Similar to traditional CDS display
• Uniform text size
• Easy to check for overlap

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Customer Defined Screen Example - Proportional
Font

• Width of each character varies
• Greater care required to prevent text and
  response field overlap

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Customer Defined Screen Tips

• When using a proportional font
• Use the Display Screen option before filing the
  CDS to visually check for text and response field
  overlap on the screen
• Printed versions of the CDS always use a fixed
  font

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Color Coding of Text

• Color coding of text will still be available
  in the Workstation
• Examples of color use
• Patient Statuses
• High or Low Lab Values in PCI

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Workstation Text Colors
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Workstation Text Colors
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Response Field Changes

• Response fields are now represented by 3D input
  boxes
• Consistent with Windows applications
• Radio buttons or check boxes may be used for
  Yes/No response fields

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Response Field Examples
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System Messages

• The Workstation uses Windows Dialog Boxes to
  display system messages
• Error Messages
• Help Messages
• Dialog Boxes

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MAGIC Error Message
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MAGIC Help Message
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MAGIC Dialog Box
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The Workstation Toolbar

• Used to perform functions in the MEDITECH
  workstation
• Buttons represent different functions
• Toolbar position based on mouse setup
• Windows Control Panel
• Mouse - Button Configuration
• Left or Right handed mouse

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Right Handed Toolbar
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Toolbar - Standard

• OK Button
• F12 on a PC

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Toolbar - Standard

• Exit Button
• F11 on a PC

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Toolbar - Standard

• Help Button
• Shift F8 on a PC
• Displays online documentation for fields and
  routines.

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Toolbar - Standard

• Lookup Button
• F9 on a PC

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Toolbar - Standard

• Magic Menu Button
• Shift F12 on a PC

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Toolbar - Standard

• System Info Button
• When on a menu, the number of messages in MOX
  will display as a Tool Tip when button is
  highlighted
• While in a routine, it is used to check or
  uncheck individual items from a list
• Right Ctrl key on a PC

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Toolbar - Standard

• Page Up / Page Down Buttons
• Page Up and Page Down keys on a PC
• Arrow Buttons
• On a PC, Up Down Arrows, Shift Left Right
  Arrows

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Toolbar - Standard

• Select All Button
• While in a procedure
• Shift Right Control key on a PC
• Used to check or uncheck all items from a list

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Navigation Changes

• General Navigation Changes
• Using the Keyboard
• Using the Mouse
• Multipage Drivers
• MDI (Multiple Document Interface)
• Resizing the Workstation Screen

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Using the Keyboard (Menus)

• On Desktops
• Arrow keys are used to highlight items
• Enter to select an item
• On Cascading menus
• Up and Down Arrow keys are used to highlight
  items
• Enter or Right Arrow keys are to select either a
  routine or submenu

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Using the Keyboard while in a Routine

• The 4.9 Version of the MEDITECH software
  supports Windows style keystrokes
• ESC Exit
• TAB Enter (Next field)
• Shift TAB Previous Field

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Using the Mouse

• Menus
• Procedure Screens
• Lookups
• Verb Strips

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Using the Mouse (Menus)

• The mouse pointer can be used to select items
  from the Desktop and Cascading Menus
• Select the item with the pointer, and click to
  execute the routine or menu

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Using the Mouse while in a Routine

• While in a routine, you can click on an input
  field to move the cursor to the field

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Using the Mouse (Lookups)

• Selecting an entry
• Single click highlights an entry
• Double click selects an entry
• Page up/Page down
• Clicking on arrows will move the lookup display

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Selecting an Entry
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Verb Strips

• Items from a verb strip can be selected by
  highlighting the option with the pointer and
  clicking

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Highlighting a Verb Strip Option
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Multipage Screen Drivers

• The mouse may now be used to click on upcoming
  pages of routines or dictionaries with multiple
  screens.

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Multipage Screen Drivers
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MDI - Multiple Document Interface

• Allows you to move an active window out of the
  way
• View information on non active window(s)
• Click the title bar of the active window
• Drag it to the desired location

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Movement of an Active Window
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Resizing the Workstation Screen

• Users can now change the size of their
  MEDITECH Workstation screen
• Scroll bars will be used to shift the workstation
  screen within the window

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Resizing the Workstation Screen
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ESS/NUR/LAB Graphs

• The 4.12 Workstation uses Chart FX (a third party
  graphing program)
• used for all ESS Graphs
• used for LAB Quality Control Statistics Analysis
• used for the Nursing Staffing and Scheduling
  Routines (E/E by Date and View by Location with
  Acuity)
• Note that PCI graphs will still be generated by
  MEDITECH

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Default ESS Graph
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Graph Format Options in ESS
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PIE Chart in ESS
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Printing ESS Graphs

• ESS users may print graphs using the
  traditional format
• Options - Print (Portrait/Landscape)
• A bar graph and table are included on the
  traditional format

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Printing ESS Graphs

• ESS users may also print graphs through
  ChartFx
• Graph - Print Graph (Breakdown/ History)
• ChartFx graphs will include the data displayed on
  the screen and will print in full page color
• ChartFx graphs will not include a table

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Menu Changes

• Menu formats
• Building, editing, and checking menus in NPR
• Attaching menus to users in MIS

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Menu Format Changes

• The 4.9 User Interface offers the
• following menu formats
• Numeric
• Desktop
• Cascading (used for submenus and routines only)

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Menu Formats - Numeric

• Similar to traditional MAGIC Menus
• Each routine or submenu is assigned a number
• Users type the appropriate number to execute a
  routine or submenu

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Numeric Menu
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Menu Formats - Desktop

• Each main menu, submenu, or routine can be
  assigned an icon
• Users click the appropriate icon to execute a
  main menu, submenu, or routine

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Desktop Menu
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Menu Formats - Cascading

• Used in conjunction with Desktop menus
• Users select routines and submenus by
  highlighting and clicking on the desired item
• Additional submenus appear with an arrow next to
  the item

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Cascading Menu
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Menu Format Choices

• Customers will decide which menu formats they
  will use
• Numeric is the default
• The format that a user sees will be based on the
  MIS User Dictionary

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Building and Editing Menus

• For each menu that is built, the following
  routines are available
• Enter/Edit
• Menu Data
• Numeric
• Cascading
• Desktop

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The NPR E/E Menus Routine
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E/E Menu Data Function

• Defines general information about the menu
• Active
• Menu Title
• Menu Timeout
• Entries made here apply to all menu formats

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E/E Menu Data Function
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E/E Numeric Menu

• Building Numeric formats is a two step process
• Enter/Edit Menu Picture
• Enter/Edit Menu Routines

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E/E Numeric Picture

• For each routine or submenu, enter a number and
  descriptive text
• Formatting is up to the user

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E/E Numeric Picture
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E/E Numeric Routines

• Used to link submenus and routines to menu items
• For each item on the numeric menu you will enter
• Activity Log Text
• DPM.procedure or APPL.menu
• Arguments
• Menus should always be translated after edits
  have been made

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E/E Numeric Routines
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Numeric Menu Tips

• When creating a new menu
• Create Numeric format first
• enables initialization to desktop
• if using terminals and old versions of the
  Workstation
• Limit your menus to 25 items or less
• Limit descriptive text to 40 characters or less
• Easy conversion to a Desktop or Cascading format

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E/E Desktop

• 2 Ways to Create a Desktop Menu
• Initialize from numeric
• Build from scratch

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Initializing Desktop from Numeric
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Initializing Desktop from Numeric

• When initializing a Desktop menu from a Numeric
  menu
• Verify that all items carried over, as there is a
  25 item limit
• Verify that the descriptive text is correct, as
  it is limited to 40 characters
• Labels from the numeric menus are not copied
• Ensure that descriptive text is explicit, so
  users are aware of which routines they are
  accessing

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Numeric Menu Example
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Desktop Menu Example Without Full Descriptive Text
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Desktop Menu Building

• For each entry on the Desktop, you define
• Location
• Item Type
• Icon
• Text
• Procedure/Menu
• Argument
• You can preview your Desktop before filing

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E/E Desktop
E/E Desktop
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E/E Desktop Prompts

• Determines the relative position of an icon on
  the Desktop
• Number between 0 and 24

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Desktop Icon Positions
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E/E Desktop Prompts

• Defines the type of entry that will be attached
  to the Desktop
• Two Options
• M (Menu)
• P (Procedure)

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E/E Desktop Prompts

• Allows you to select the icon which is displayed
  on the Desktop
• Once selected, the icon will be displayed on the
  screen
• A lookup into the NPR Icon Dictionary is
  available

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Desktop Icon Lookup
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E/E Desktop Prompts

• Defines the descriptive text that appears below
  the icon on the Desktop
• Free text
• Up to 40 characters

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E/E Desktop Prompts

• Defines the routine or sub menu which will be
  executed when a user selects the entry from the
  Desktop
• A lookup is available
• Based on the Type prompt entry

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E/E Desktop Prompts

• Allows you to enter a predefined argument which
  will be passed to the routine
• Cursor only stops here for Procedures that
  support arguments

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Cascading Menu Formats

• Used in conjunction with Desktop menus
• Users select routines and submenus by
  highlighting and clicking on the desired item
• Additional sub-menus appear with an arrow next to
  the item

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E/E Cascading Menu

• 2 Ways to Create a Cascading Menu
• Initialize from numeric
• Build from scratch

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Initializing Cascading from Numeric
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E/E Cascading Menu

• For each entry on the Cascading menu, you define
• Item Type
• Icon
• Text
• Shortcut Key
• Procedure/Menu
• Argument
• You can preview your Cascading menu before filing

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E/E Cascading Menu
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E/E Cascading Menu Prompts

• Defines the type of entry which will be attached
  to the menu
• Three Options
• M (Menu)
• P (Procedure)
• S (Separator)

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E/E Cascading Menu Prompts

• Allows you to select the icon which will be used
  for that menu item
• Based on the number entered at this prompt

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Available Cascading Menu Icons

• Icon 16 - Printer
• Icon 17 - Pencil
• Icon 18 - Paper
• Icon 20 - Monitor
• Icon 21 - Binoculars
• Icon 22 - Magnifying Glass

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E/E Cascading Menu Prompts

• Defines the descriptive text users see for the
  routine or submenu
• Required for Procedure or Menu type items
• Up to 40 characters

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E/E Cascading Menu Prompts

• Allows you to select a one key shortcut for a
  menu item
• Shortcut key must be in the Text
• No question mark (?) or ampersand ()

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E/E Cascading Menu Prompts

• Defines which routine or submenu will be executed
  when a user selects the entry from the Cascading
  menu
• Lookup is available
• Based on the Type prompt entry

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E/E Cascading Menu Prompts

• Allows you to enter a predefined argument which
  will be passed to the routine
• Cursor only stops here for Procedures that
  support arguments

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Cascading Menu Tips

• Cannot exceed 1024 items, which includes ALL
  submenus
• When initialized from a Numeric menu
• Verify that the descriptive text is correct, as
  it is limited to 40 characters
• Labels from the numeric menus are not copied
• Ensure that descriptive text is explicit, so
  users are aware of which routines they are
  accessing

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Cascading Menu Tips Continued...

• Desktop versions of submenus override Cascading
  versions
• When initializing or building a desktop menu,
  numeric submenus will automatically be converted
  to cascading menus, if no other pre-existing menu
  format exists

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Menu Choices

• If Numeric
• Main menu will be Numeric
• All submenus will be numeric

• If Desktop
• Main menu will be Desktop
• Submenu Options
• Desktop
• Cascading
• Converted Numeric (looks like Cascading)

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Attaching Menus to Users

• Applications, menus, and Magic Key menus are
  still attached on Page 2 of the MIS User
  Dictionary
• In addition to selecting menus for each
  application you define
• Numeric or Desktop format
• A default can be defined

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MIS User Dictionary
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Comparing Menus

• Compare Routines
• Numeric to Desktop
• Numeric to Cascading
• Compare Menus Report

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Compare Numeric to Desktop Function

• This routine checks the numeric version against
  the desktop version of a single menu
• Users determine whether the system checks
  submenus
• Items on one format but not the other will be
  listed

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Compare Numeric to Desktop Report Output
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Compare Numeric to Cascading Function

• This routine checks the numeric version against
  the cascading version of a single menu
• Users determine whether the system checks
  submenus
• Items on one format but not the other will be
  listed

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Compare Numeric to Cascading Report Output
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Compare Menus Routine

• Compares two different menus
• Users determine which formats are compared
• Users determine whether the system checks
  submenus

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Available Documentation

• In the 4.12 Workstation
• On-line Help
• MEDITECH.COM Documentation
• FAQ List
• PowerPoint Document
• New User Interface Documentation (Web Pages)
• 4.9 E/E Menu Dictionary Guide