Data View Options for Tabs

From Consultation Manager you can decide how you want to view your data tabs.

Simply right click on a tab to display the Data View Pane Options:

  • Organise Tabs - Select to change the tabs displayed and their order:

    • Multiline Tabs - Tick to display tabs in more than one row, if this is left unticked you may have to scroll to see all your available tabs.

    • Move Up /Move Down - Highlight a tab and select Move Up or Move Down to change the order the tabs are displayed.

    • Remove - To remove a tab, select the tab no longer required and select Remove.

    • Add - Select to add a new tab, a list of available tabs displays, select the tab required and select OK.

  • View Options - Select to rename the specific tab and select it as the initial tab displayed. Some tabs have specific options available:
    • Initial Tab - Tick to display this tab first when you select a patient.
    • Tab Label - Rename this tab if required. you can set up a hotkey for this tab by including a & before the letter you want to use, for example &Filtered creates a Control F hot key, if you set up Control T and have two tabs set up as &T, Control T toggles between the two tabs. Windows keys used already, such as Control A, G, K, P, X and Z must be avoided. You are reminded if you select one of these:

    • Filtered List - Tick to display only entries selected from the navigation pane. You can only have one filtered list per view, but you can multi-select if you press and hold the Control key on your keyboard.
    • Show Priority Column - Tick to display the priorities allocated to Medical History entries.
    • Show User Column - Displays the initials of an admin person who is logged on during data entry.
    • Show Clinician Column - Tick to display the initials of the patient's GP against a record.
    • Show Event - Tick to display:
      • Inactivate/Reactivate - The repeat issue and the reason for which the repeat item has been inactivated/reactivated.
      • Reprint - The issue and the reason for which an item has been reprinted.
      • Amendment/Cancellation - The issue and the reason for which an electronic item has been changed or cancelled.
    • Show Data from Category - You can select the type of data displayed in this tab, select Browse to display a list of System Groups and select as required:

    • Filterable - A summary list can be filtered, tick to allow a right click on a selection in the navigation pane to offer either Summary (list) or Data Grid. You can only have one filterable summary, and you need one to get the Summary/Grid right mouse options on the navigation pane.
    • Show List - Entries display in list format, select Show Initially for this format to display first.
    • Show Data Grid - Entries display in grid format, select Show Initially for this format to display first.
    • Display Data from sub-categories of category - Select to display only the sub-categories of the category selected in:
      • Category - Select Browse to select a category.
      • Initial selection - Select as required.
    • Display data from one category - Select to display only the category selected in:
      • Category - Select Browse to select a category:

    • Show Guideline Index Initially - Select to initially display the Guideline Index when selected.
    • Show Specific Guideline Initially - Select to display a specific Guideline when selected:
      • Guideline Mnemonic - Select Browse to select the Guideline required:

    • Select name or add URL below - Select from the available list or enter the url for the web page required. Select Set Homepage to set this page as your Links tab home page:

    • Wrap text - Tick to wrap long drug names or free text around subsequent lines. If you select not to, hover your mouse over the entry and the full text displays.
    • Data Entry hidden initially - Tick to initially hide the Therapy - Add screen.
    • Show Events - all options are enabled by default:
      • Inactivate/Reactivate - Displays the repeat issue and the reason for which the repeat item has been inactivated/reactivated.

      • Reprint - Displays the issue and the reason for which an item has been reprinted. (Note this option is not available on the Problems tab).

      • Amendment/Cancellation - Displays the issue and the reason for which an electronic item has been changed or cancelled.

If you change any Data View Option details the following message displays:

'In order that the changes you have made may be reflected in the view you must close and reopen the Consultation Framework. Do you wish to do this now? Yes / No.'

Select Yes to continue and refresh Consultation Manager.

Note - To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.