How to: Set Up Prescription Order Text Types

After Prescription Order Text Types have been made, they are used in the Pharmacy Setup. See How to: Set Up a Pharmacy, the Text Types FastTab.

Text types are used to define what kind of text type is used, for example in Pharmacy Comments or Issuer Notes on the Prescription Order Line page.

To set up prescription order text types

  1. Click the icon, enter Prescription Order Text Type, and select the relevant link.
  2. Click the New action, and fill in the fields.
    FieldDescription
    CodeHere you enter a name for the code, for example DOSE.
    DescriptionHere you write a description of the code, for example Dose Text.
    CommentsHere you can write a comment about the code, for example Dose text printed on label.
    EditableSpecify whether the Prescription Order Text Type should be editable.
    TypeHere you select where to the text should be applied to.

    Available options:

    • Line
    • Header
    Save OriginalSelect this check box, if you want the original text to be saved.
    Maximum LengthHere you define the maximum number of characters in the text.
    Split TextSelect this check box, if you want the text to be split between lines, in case it is too long. Otherwise, it will spills over the label’s edge.
    Max Length of PartInternal use only.
    Split Text CharacterInternal use only.