============================================================================= Run Date: OCT 14, 2014 Designation: PREN*1.1*2 Package : PREN - PHARMACY PRODUCT SYS-NATL Priority: Mandatory Version : 1.1 SEQ #2 Status: Released Compliance Date: NOV 14, 2014 ============================================================================= Subject: PPS-N 1.1.01 INFORMATIONAL PATCH Category: - Informational - Other Description: ============ The Pharmacy Product System-National (PPS-N) is a Web-based application that provides the ability to manage pharmacy-specific data across the VA enterprise, ensuring that all facilities are using the same base data for their operations. It allows approved national VA personnel to easily, quickly, and safely manage the VA National Formulary which directs which products (such as medications and supplies) are to be purchased and used by the VA hospital system. The PPS-N application performs the following major business functions: * Add/edit/approve medication and supply information * Synchronize the PPS-N data with the legacy National Drug File (NDF) Management System (NDFMS) data * Output various reports * Process additions and updates from First DataBank (FDB) * Search for and add drug information from First DataBank In addition to synchronizing PPS-N with the NDFMS system, the PPS-N application also interfaces with the VA Enterprise Terminology Services (VETS) system (for Standard Medication Route information) and with the VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) system (for pricing data). The purpose of this software product release is to replace the current version, PPS-N v1.1, with an enhanced version, PPS-N v1.1.01, which contains fixes for Nine remedy tickets. Files & Fields Associated: -------------------------- N/A Forms Associated: ----------------- N/A Forms Associated: ----------------- N/A Options Associated: -------------------- N/A Protocols Associated: --------------------- N/A Security Keys Associated: ------------------------- N/A Templates Associated: --------------------- N/A Additional Information: ----------------------- N/A New Service Requests (NSRs) --------------------------- N/A Patient Safety Issues (PSIs) ---------------------------- N/A Remedy Ticket(s) & Overview --------------------------- INC000001005164 - System shall not assign the same VUID for products approved at the same time INC000001005159 - System shall select only from Ingredients with a status of Active in NDF when setting the Primary Ingredient field for a new Drug Ingredient Data Element sent to NDF. EX: Magnesium and Zinc INC000000982110 - System shall look for the exact match, when checking if the VA Product Name and ATC Mnemonic combination already exists, before adding a new Product. This will eliminate issues when adding Products with '%' in the Product name like 'Lidocaine 2% cream' INC000000977129 - System shall set the National Formulary Name based on the Generic name in the Add Product page INC000000977147 - System shall mark the Drug Class on the Add Product page as Primary when there is only one Drug Class INC000001005145 - System shall display scroll bar for Dosage Form units dialog window when the list is long. EX: Dosage Form - INJ,SOLN System shall select only from Ingredients with a status of Active in NDF when setting the Primary Ingredient field for a new Drug Ingredient Data Element sent to NDF. EX: Magnesium and Zinc INC000001030681 - Users shall be able to set Print Names that have an apostrophe like DEXTROSE 5%/LACTATED RINGER'S INJ for any products INC000001009259 - System shall handle the validation of ratio values for Active Ingredient Strength for any products EX: LIDOCAINE HCL 1%/EPINEPHRINE 1:200000 INJ INC000000975390 - System shall start the scheduler automatically after a server restart Associated Change Requests: --------------------------- N/A Test Sites: ----------- N/A Documentation Retrieval Instructions: ------------------------------------- Updated documentation describing the new functionality introduced by this patch is available. The preferred method is to FTP the files from download.vista.domain.ext. This transmits the files from the first available FTP server. Sites may also elect to retrieve documentation directly from a specific server as follows: Albany ftp.domain.ext Hines ftp.domain.ext Salt Lake City ftp.domain.ext The documentation will be in the form of Adobe Acrobat files. Documentation can also be found on the VA Software Document Library at: http://www.domain.ext/vdl/ FILE NAME DESCRIPTION ========= =========== PREN_1_1P2_V1_1_01_IG.PDF PPS-N v1.1.01 Installation Guide PREN_1_1P2_V1_1_01_TG.PDF PPS-N v1.1.01 Troubleshooting Guide PREN_1_1P2_V1_1_01_UM.PDF PPS-N v1.1.01 User Guide Installation Instructions: -------------------------- This is a Web Application JAVA Build. This is a Centralized Server promotion. NO installation is required at Local sites. Post-Installation Instructions ------------------------------ N/A Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : AUG 01, 2014 Completed By: Date Completed: SEP 17, 2014 Released By : Date Released : OCT 14, 2014 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included