Selecting the link in the column will return the user to the appropriate edit page and the user “Comment” can continue with more changes and finally submit the item. There is one cautionary note. Presently, once the user selects the item in the column, it will “Comment” be removed from the table. Therefore, the user must then complete the edit process for that item or once again use the Work in button to place it back in this table. “Save Progress” PPS Data Elements Tab Rather than enter text for every data field in PPS-N, it includes a number of drop down lists that make it easier for users to select the appropriate entry while ensuring consistency from user to user and drug to drug. These drop down lists involve what PPS-N terms drug but they are just lists of related “domains” data elements. These drug domains are available in the PPS Data Elements tab. Figure 39: PPS Domain Search Search Domains in PPS Data Elements There are multiple domain lists that can be managed within PPS-N. The dropdown “Search Field” list shown below lists the types of domain that can be viewed or edited. It should be noted that the Standard Med Route Name items can only be viewed, not edited. Figure 40: PPS Domain Search Fields Review Search Results in PPS Data Elements After the user has selected the appropriate domain in the dropdown list, the user will “Search Field” then enter the search criteria text in the and click the button. The results will “For” textbox “Search” be displayed in the search results table as shown below. Note that the text entered in the “For” textbox can include two wildcards, (for any character) and (for any string of characters). “_” “%” Figure 41: PPS Domain Search Results Select and Review/Edit Domain Item Details From the search results table, the user will click on the appropriate item link in the column. “Name” This will display the details of the domain item that was chosen. To modify an item, the user then clicks the hyperlink in the column which displays the current value in a pop-up “Field Name” window and allows the user to edit the value if that field is editable. Note that below the A-Z tab itself, there is a legend which describes three possible attributes that may be displayed in brackets [ ] following the name in the “Field Name” column.
Selecting the link in the “Comment” column will return the user to the appropriate edit page and the user can continue with more changes and finally submit the item. There is one cautionary note. Presently, once the user selects the item in the “Comment” column, it will be removed from the table. Therefore, the user must then complete the edit process for that item or once again use the “Save Work in Progress” button to place it back in this table. PPS Data Elements Tab Rather than enter text for every data field in PPS-N, it includes a number of drop down lists that make it easier for users to select the appropriate entry while ensuring consistency from user to user and drug to drug. These drop down lists involve what PPS-N terms drug “domains” but they are just lists of related data elements. These drug domains are available in the PPS Data Elements tab. Figure 39: PPS Domain Search Search Domains in PPS Data Elements There are multiple domain lists that can be managed within PPS-N. The “Search Field” dropdown list shown below lists the types of domain that can be viewed or edited. It should be noted that the Standard Med Route Name items can only be viewed, not edited. Figure 40: PPS Domain Search Fields Review Search Results in PPS Data Elements After the user has selected the appropriate domain in the “Search Field” dropdown list, the user will then enter the search criteria text in the “For” textbox and click the “Search” button. The results will be displayed in the search results table as shown below. Note that the text entered in the “For” textbox can include two wildcards, “_” (for any character) and “%” (for any string of characters). Figure 41: PPS Domain Search Results Select and Review/Edit Domain Item Details From the search results table, the user will click on the appropriate item link in the “Name” column. This will display the details of the domain item that was chosen. To modify an item, the user then clicks the hyperlink in the “Field Name” column which displays the current value in a pop-up window and allows the user to edit the value if that field is editable. Note that below the A-Z tab itself, there is a legend which describes three possible attributes that may be displayed in brackets [ ] following the name in the “Field Name” column.
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