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Q: How to set up a menu to launch the Add-Edit Patient function?

A: Below...


OK.  I'll try to walk you through it.  

But first, before we build the menu structure, you can
launch the functionality directly from the command
line.  That way you can see if the function does what
you want, and that it actually works.

Type EDITPT^TMGMISC(1), with the name TMGMISC replaced
with whatever the filename you saved it in.

If that function does what you want, lets build a menu
so it can be run more easily in the future.

OK.  First some background.  "Menus" are collections
of "Options".  There are some 9000+ options that come
with VistA.  You can add your own.

Do the following:
Login with: do ^XUP
choose option: EVE
then type MENU, then OPED (for the screen-based option
editor).

When prompted for: "Selected OPTION NAME", then enter
the new name of a menu option (you will be creating a
new one.)  Again, this should be namespaced.  I chose
the name: "TMG EDIT/ADD PATIENT".

You will be asked if you are wanting to create a new
OPTION entry.  Answer Yes.

You will then be shown a screen that hold the info for
the menu option.  Use the tab key to jump between
fields.  Tab to the "Type" field, and type "[[action~|Action]]". 
Then tab to the "Related Fields" field, and enter
"YES" and press <Enter>.

You should then be prompted for "Entry [[Action~|Action]] to
Execute".  In this field enter DO EDITPT^TMGMISC(1) 
Again, the TMGMISC will be replaced with whatever
filename you put the routine into.

After you have created the option, you need to then
put this option into a menu.  It sounds like you have
OR CPRS GUI CHART as your primary menu.  You will need
to have a secondary menu setup so that when you log in
with a terminal session, VistA will know which menu to
show you.  You can create your own menu (a collection
of options) or edit a prior existing one.  For now,
lets put it into the EVE menu.  

First edit your user and add EVE as a secondary menu.
(Only do this for trusted users). I am assuming you
know how to do this.  I think it is in Nancy's
instructions.

Next we will edit the Eve menu.

So log in: D ^XUP
choose option: EVE
Then type: Menu, then OPED.  Then choose EVE as the
menu option to edit.  Tab to the "Related fields"
field and type Y and press <enter>.  You should be
shown all the option names that make up the EVE menu. 
Press the down arrow to get down to an empty field and
enter the name of the new menu option you made.  In my
case, it was "TMG EDIT/ADD PATIENT".  Then get out of
this by selecting the "close" option, then "save",
then "exit".  Now keep pressing <enter> to back up in
the menu tree until you get back to the EVE menu.

If everything went OK, then your new entry in the EVE
menu should be there, and you should be ready to
select it to edit demographics.

That is probably a good deal to digest.  Let me know
if I can help further.

Kevin