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Fundamentals of NPR Report Writing

Intro Example

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Session Agenda

1. General Section 1. General Section

2. Sorts & Selects2. Sorts & Selects

3. Regions, Fields & Report Assembly 3. Regions, Fields & Report Assembly

4. Data Definitions (Map)4. Data Definitions (Map)

5. Keystrokes 5. Keystrokes

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Report Specifications

� Inpatient List

� Select by admit date

� Patient’s name

� Admitting Doctors full name

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Create a report using your initials.

Your Initials

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C/S

Page/Tab Navigation

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Page 2 / Sort Select Tab

F12

C/S

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Report & Detail DPM’s

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Enter Detail Segment

F12

CS: main

C/S

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Sort Field Subscript

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ADM.PAT Segments

Our Report

Segment

Child Segments:

Multiples of the parent

main

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Where does “urn” come from?

Subscript

Our Report Segment

Internal Name

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Add Index – Note Message

CS: adm.reg.index

CS: main

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Select “Yes” to Change Sort

CS: main

CS: adm.reg.index

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Return To Sort Select

F12

CS: main

CS: adm.reg.index

C/S

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Detail & Index = Sort

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Detail & Index = Sort

The detail segment and the index combine to create the sort section.

CS: main

CS: adm.reg.index

CS: main

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Index File Subscripts

Order of records

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Index Example1 2 3 4 5

Main segment sort

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Enter Selects

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Select Record Section

Default or Keyword:

Enter default text in quotes.

OR

Type keyword in capitals without quotes

Select Field:

Enter field name from the sort or DPM.

Oper:

Enter select operator. Lookup available.

Prompt or Value:

Enter prompt text to display on screen.

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Enclose text in quotes for required select

- Prompt

- Value

- Prompt - Keyword

- Prompt - Default

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Screen Produced by Sort/Select

- Prompt

- Value

- Prompt - Keyword

- Prompt - Default

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Select Keywords

� Beginning Start with the first value found for the select

field. "BEGINNING" becomes the default value

that appears on the select screen.

� End End selection with the last value found. "END" is

the default displayed on the select screen

� All Prints all the values.

� TODAY Defaults to current date

� TODAY+N Defaults to future date. (i.e Today+1 = Tomorrow)

� TODAY-N Defaults to past date. (i.e Today-7 = Last Week)

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Select Operators

� CL - contains list� CO - contains� EQ - equal to� FS - first value greater than or equal to� GE - greater than or equal to� GT - greater than� IG - ignore the value of the select field� LE - less than or equal to� LI - list of values equal to� LS - last value less than or equal to� LT - less than� NC - not contains� NE - not equal to� NL - not equal to list of values� RL - multiple ranges of select field values

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Select Operators

� CO - contains� NC - not contains

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Select Operators

� EQ - equal to� NE - not equal to

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Select Operators

� FS - first value greater than or equal to� LS - last value less than or equal to

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Select Operators

� GE - greater than or equal to� GT - greater than� LT - less than� LE - less than or equal to

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Select Operators

� IG - ignore the value of the select field

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Select Operators

� LI - list of values equal to� CL - contains list� NL - not equal to list of values

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Select Operators

� RL - multiple ranges of select field values

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Go to Picture

F12

C/S

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Client Server – Picture Navigation

Esc

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Picture RegionPage 3 Overview

Picture

Report template entered here using a combination of fields and free text

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Esc

C/S

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Field RegionPage 3 Overview

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Esc

C/S

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Grouping Records RegionPage 3 Overview

Regions

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Esc

C/S

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Sections on the General & Sort/Select sections determine what regions appear on the picture.

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Report & Page Headers

HP – Page Header

HR – Report Header

TR – Report Trailer

TP – Page Trailer

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Picture Header & Trailers

Picture Regions

HP1 – Header Page

HK2 – Header Key

TK3 – Trailer Key

TK2 – Trailer Key

TK1 – Trailer Key

HP1, TK1

HK2, TK2

HK3, TK3

Note: Number in the region identifier is the sort field number.

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Go to General /Page 1 to add Header

No Header Regions

F12

C/S

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General / Page 1

Will add a header to Picture

F12

CS: main

CS: adm.reg.index

C/S

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Add Header Lines

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Insert

F10

- Add C/S

- Remove - Del

Esc

Client Server

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Add Headers

Free text – just type.

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Enter Fields

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F9 Lookup

Esc

Client Server

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Adding Fields to Picture

Select Field

Shift ↑

↓Shift

Place Field

Enter

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Deleting/Moving Fields on Picture

F10Place cursor anywhere on field to be

moved/deleted Ctrl Del

Magic

Client Server

Space BarDel or Backspace

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File & Test Report

F12

C/S

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Check for Errors.

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Run Report

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Run Report

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Screen Elements

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Sample Output

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Specifications Change!

� Inpatient List

� Select by admit date

� Patient’s name

� Admitting Doctors full name

� Totals and Grouping

� Group by patient’s location

� Number of patients in each location

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Edit Report

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Add Location Field

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Add Regions

Insert

F10

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- Add C/S

- Remove - Del

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Add Fields

Select Field

Shift ↑

↓Shift

Place Field

Enter

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File & Test Report

F12

C/S

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Sample Output

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Cursor Movement in Picture

� One character to the left [←]

� One character to the right [→]

� Up one line [↑]

� Down one line [↓]

� Ten characters to the left [Ctrl]+[←]

� Ten characters to the right [Ctrl]+[→]

� To the beginning of the current line [Home]

� To the end of the current line [End]

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Deleting Text in Picture

Magic Client Server

� Character left of cursor [Backspace] [Backspace]

� Character right of cursor [Delete] [Delete]

� Text from cursor to next field [F10] [Ctrl]+[Delete]

� Text from cursor to end of line. [F10] [Ctrl]+[Delete]

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Scrolling in Picture

Magic Client Server

� View next 83 columns [Shift]+[→] [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[→]

� View prev 83 columns [Shift]+[←] [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[←]

� Scroll down 15 lines [PGDN] [F6]

� Scroll up 15 lines [PGUP] [Shift]+[F6]

� Move to top of picture [Shiftl]+[Home] [Ctrl]+[Home]

� View all line attributes [Ctrl]+[F3] [Ctrl]+[F2]

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Other Keystrokes

Magic Client Server

� Place field on report [Enter] [Enter]

� Move Field Pointer [Shift] +[↑ or ↓] [Shift] +[↑ or ↓]

� Edit line attributes [F3] [Shift]+[F2]

� View line attributes [Ctrl]+[F3] [Ctrl]+[F2]

� Toggle Overtype /Insert [Ctrl]+[F2] [Ctrl]+[F4]

� Current cursor position [Ctrl]+[F3]