Create a Trigger Script

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Update a Trigger Script

You can update and maintain trigger scripts. On the main toolbar, select the Trigger Functions icon. The Trigger Scripts window opens. Select the ellipsis button next to the Trigger Script list. The Script Creation window opens. Select the required script from the Scrip Creation grid. Select Update. The script is updated in the Script Creation grid. Select OK. Parent topic: Trigger Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Delete a Trigger Script

You can clear or delete trigger scripts. On the main toolbar, select the Trigger Functions icon. The Trigger Scripts window opens. Select the ellipsis button next to the Trigger Script list. The Script Creation window opens. Select the required script from the Scrip Creation grid. Select Delete. The script is deleted in the Script Creation grid. Select OK. Note: If a trigger script is referenced in any triggers, the validation message appears indicating that you cannot delete the script. Parent topic: Trigger Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Manage Trigger Scripts

The Trigger Script displays a list of NextGen® Enterprise EHR and user-defined trigger scripts. Selecting a trigger script displays the comments related to the script and adds all the scripts defined in the parameters to the grid. You can use the created script from the Trigger Functions icon in the main toolbar. On the main toolbar, select the Trigger Functions icon. The Trigger Scripts window opens. In the Trigger Script list, select the required script. The comments of the script appear. You can select the ellipsis button to add, update, or delete scripts. In the Parameters list, select the required parameter, and then select Apply. The parameter values are updated based on the trigger script selected. In the My Code Snippets list, select the required code snippet, and then select Add Code Snippet. The code snippet is added to the body area. You can select the ellipsis button to add, update, or delete code snippets. Note: In some of the fields and triggers, if you select Copy to Cli

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Trigger Functions

The Trigger Functions icon has been added in the main toolbar which enables you to create and maintain trigger scripts. The Trigger Script displays a list of NextGen® Enterprise EHR and user-defined trigger scripts. The NextGen® Enterprise EHR trigger scripts can only be edited by NextGen® Enterprise EHR users with NextGen® Enterprise EHR admin access. User-defined scripts can be edited by any user. Note: To manage NextGen® Enterprise EHR trigger scripts, Template Editor must be launched in NextGen® Enterprise EHR Admin mode. If you do not have NextGen® Enterprise EHR admin access, you cannot create NextGen® Enterprise EHR trigger scripts or edit a script. The Template Runtime provides the ability to execute a structured code block which performs all the operations of existing trigger actions. Set Operation Rights for Scripts Create a Trigger Script Update a Trigger Script Delete a Trigger Script Manage Trigger Scripts Code Snippets

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

Change a Trigger

You can edit the field, event, action, or condition for an existing trigger. The edit function also provides a quick way for you to add a trigger based on an existing, simple trigger. This capability cannot be used for certain triggers that are tied to cross-reference tables (for example, the Assign Field Value trigger tied to the trig_mf_xref table). To open the Triggers window, do one of the following: Right-click anywhere on the template, and then select Triggers from the shortcut menu. On the Main toolbar, select Triggers. From the View menu, select Triggers. Select a specific field within the template. Select Triggers, select View > Triggers, or right-click the selected field, and then select Triggers from the shortcut menu. Note: The Copy and Paste buttons appear on the Triggers window only when you select a specific field on the template. In the Triggers window, select the trigger you want to change. Information entered for the selected trigger appear in the Trigger, Condition,

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