Change a Trigger

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Add a Trigger Through Edit Function

For other ways to add a trigger or copy an existing trigger, see General Trigger Setup and Copy a Trigger. Follow steps 1-3 in Change a Trigger. Select Add. The new trigger is added to the list of triggers on the Triggers window. Select OK and save your template. Parent topic: General Trigger Setup

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Set up Trigger Script Trigger

The Trigger Scripts enables you to create, maintain, and invoke reusable structured code blocks. These structure code blocks can perform all the operations of existing trigger actions. The Template Runtime provides the ability to debug trigger scripts and set break points in trigger scripts, code execution, and examine values. A debug attribute can be set for any Trigger Script trigger. When a trigger with the debug attribute is executed in runtime, the Trigger Script Debugger window displays and execution is paused at the related trigger scripts and then goes through the code execution, examining values, and evaluating code segments. Follow the applicable steps in General Trigger Setup. Select the Trigger Script action. The Trigger Script window opens. In the Function Script Name list, select the required structured code block or script name. The Comments box displays the related comments and the Parameters grid displays the respective parameters. Note: The Function Script Name list d

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Set up Hide Item Trigger

You can hide one or more selected fields on the template at run time using hide item trigger. Follow the steps in General Trigger Setup. Select the Hide Item action. The Hide Template Field window opens. From Available Template Fields, select each field you want to hide, and then select Add. The selected fields appear in the Fields to Hide pane. You can select the multiple fields by selecting the Ctrl button. You can remove the selected fields by selecting the fields from the Fields to Hide pane and selecting the Remove button. From Filter, select the required filters. The Available Template Fields pane now displays the selected filter. Note: If you have selected multiple fields to set up this trigger, the fields are automatically selected. The field that triggers the action is not included. You can remove any of the selected fields and add others. Select Script It. The Script Clipboard window opens with the script of the label. To copy the script to clipboard, you can select Copy to C

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Enable Control Trigger

The Enable Control action enables the selected field(s) on a template at run time. You cannot enable the following types of fields: web browser, patient image, graph, lab order, sub template, and GET component. Note: If you enable a collapsible panel, all fields on it are also enabled. You can disable specific fields on the panel separately. All other fields on the panel remain enabled. Follow the steps in General Trigger Setup. Select the Enable Control action. The Enable Template Field window opens. From the Available Template Fields pane, select each field you want to enable, and then select Add. The selected field appears in the Fields to Enable pane and the OK button is enabled. You can select the multiple fields by selecting the Ctrl button. Note: You can remove the selected fields by selecting the fields from Fields to Enable pane and selecting the Remove button. From the Filter list, select the required filters. The Available Template Fields pane now only displays the selected

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Set up Reports Trigger

The Reports action provides you with a set of reports template triggers. Using these triggers, you can display a specific report or a full list of available reports, or you can generate a specific report. Follow the applicable steps in General Trigger Setup. Select the Reports action. The Reports Action window opens. From the Action list, select one of these actions. Display Report Select the Report Type and Report Name from the respective lists. Report List Generate Report From the Enterprise list, select Y or N or a template field. To save the information and close the window, select OK. If necessary, set up a specific condition for the Reports action to be triggered. Select OK and save your template. Parent topic: Setting up Specific Trigger

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Create Additional Triggers for the Same Field

You can quickly add certain triggers based on existing triggers to the same field and then edit them. This functionality can save time when you have to make changes to a trigger with multiple mappings, such as the Upload Extended Data trigger. Right-click the template field that you want to copy triggers from, and select Triggers from the shortcut menu. The Triggers window opens. Select the trigger you want to copy. Information entered for the selected trigger, appears in the Trigger, Condition, Parameter, and Comment boxes. Select Copy. Select Paste. The Paste Triggers window opens. The Find and Replace With boxes both contain the name of the same field. To copy the Condition and/or Parameters for the field triggers, select the applicable check box. Condition is selected by default. To copy disabled triggers, select the Copy Disabled check box. This option is checked by default. Select OK. The selected triggers are copied. You can edit them as needed. Save your template. Parent topic:

Change a Trigger

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Add a Trigger Through Edit Function

Set up Trigger Script Trigger

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Enable Control Trigger

Set up Reports Trigger

Create Additional Triggers for the Same Field

Add a Trigger Through Edit Function

Set up Trigger Script Trigger

Set up Hide Item Trigger

Enable Control Trigger

Set up Reports Trigger

Create Additional Triggers for the Same Field