The design of the VistA system anticipated the requirement to create new data elements (fields) indefinitely into the future. VistA provide for a formal method of allowing for the addition of data elements without adverse impact. It is, however, a matter for competent (master craftsman) personnel.
Likewise, the underlying M(UMPS) technology does not carry a penalty for the presence of unused data elements in the database. There is, unfortunately, no easy remedy for the problem of how new data elements appear in the application software dialogs and processing there of. The presence of unwanted dialog related to data elements not being used, such as SSN, is also an significant problem to be overcome. Any existing system that presents the difficulties about which you are asking, Mark, will require some substantial investment to adapt to your specific circumstances. The question is: Which SET OF PROBLEMS to you want to be working on? Choose your poison, Mark. ...but, drink some poison you must. :-) Regards, Richard. > From: "Mark Painter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: Mark Painter > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:06:04 +0200 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Configurability of fields in FileMan > > I am new to Vista; have installed Cache and Vista, and it seems to be > running OK. What I'd like to know is how easy it is to configure Vista > tables; for example, we would not need SSN, VA numbers, combat service > location etc for patients but we might need other fields which aren't > present in the system 'off the shelf'. > > Would we need to 'redesign' the patient table(s) - this is likely to > impact on many areas of other tables/forms - and then redesign the > forms? > > I'm a Pediatrician in a government hospital in South Africa, have > programmed in VB and Perl. It is a shame to waste scarce resources ($) > on commercial software if one can modify one of, if not The, most > successful HIS so far. > > Mark Painter > East London > South Africa > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.17 - Release Date: 19/04/2005 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. > Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in > creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime info, > new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime info, new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
