CDS Field Attributes

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CDS Field Attributes
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CDS provides users the mean to collect additional
patient information that are not available
through standard screens. Field attributes
provide users the mean to validate and control
these data
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There are four basic types of field attributes
1. DFT Default Attribute 2.
REQ/REQI Required Attribute 3. IFE
Conditional Attribute 4. FCLn/FCLnA
Field Check Attribute
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1. DFT Default Attribute Provide
default value for the query Syntax
DFT value
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1. DFT Default Attribute 2. REQ/REQI Required
Attribute Determine if the response to a
query is required. REQ (Required) is
checked when the user files the data REQI
(Required Immediately) is checked when the
user moves to the next field
Syntax REQ expression or
REQI expression
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1. DFT Default Attribute 2. REQ/REQI Required
Attribute 3. IFE Conditional Attribute
Defines a requirement that must be satisfied by
previously-entered data in another response
field. If the previous response DOES NOT
satisfy the condition, the cursor skips the
response field. Syntax IFE expression
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1. DFT Default Attribute 2. REQ/REQI Required
Attribute 3. IFE Conditional Attribute 4.
FCLn/FCLnA Field Check Attribute Evaluates
a response (FCLn) and initiates an action (FCLnA)
(n is an integer, represents the number of
field check) Syntax FCLn
expression FCLnA
expression
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Example We have two queries Query
Mnemonic QRY_1 Question Do
you take vitamin ? Response
Y/N Query Mnemonic QRY_2
Question What type ?
Response TEXT
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QRY_1 Do you take vitamin ? Y/N QRY_2
What type ? TEXT We want 1. Default answer
for QRY_1 is Y 2. Make QRY_1 a required
field 3. Make QRY_2 a required field ONLY if
the answer to QRY_1 is Y 4. Skip QRY_2 if
the answer to QRY_1 is N 5. Valid responses
to QRY_1 are n, N, y, Y. Anything else
should result in an error message.
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QRY_1 Do you take vitamin ? Y/N QRY_2 What
type ? TEXT Solution Q1 Default answer
to QRY_1 is Y A1 Place DFT Y on
QRY_1 Q2 Make QRY_1 required field A2
Place REQ Y (or REQI Y) on QRY_1
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QRY_1 Do you take vitamin ? Y/N QRY_2 What
type ? TEXT Solution Q3 Make QRY_2 a
required field ONLY if the answer to QRY_1 is
Y A3 Place REQ/REQI ANS,QRY_10
Y on QRY_2 Q4 Skip QRY_2 if the answer
to QRY_1 is N A4 Place IFE
ANS,QRY_10 Y on QRY_2
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QRY_1 Do you take vitamin ? Y/N QRY_2 What
type ? TEXT Solution Q5 Valid
responses for QRY_1 are n, N, y, Y.
Anything else should result in an error A5
Place FCL1 (_at_.responsen)(_at_.r
esponse N)
(_at_.responsey)(_at_.respons
eY) FCL1A _at_W.err(Invalid
response. Y/N only)
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