============================================================================= Run Date: MAY 13, 2025 Designation: PREN*4*1 Package : PREN - PHARMACY PRODUCT SYS-NATL Priority: Mandatory Version : 4 SEQ #1 Status: Released Compliance Date: JUN 13, 2025 ============================================================================= Subject: PPS-N 4.0 UPGRADE IN SUPPORT OF FDB FWK UPGRADE FROM V3.3 TO V4.5 Category: - Informational - Other Description: ============ The Pharmacy Reengineering (PRE) Project provided innovative enhancements to Clinical Decision Support (CDS) within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Medication order checks are currently accomplished through the synergistic functionality of multiple applications, including Medication Order Check Healthcare Application (MOCHA), Pharmacy Enterprise Customization System (PECS), Pharmacy Product System-National (PPS-N), and Data Update (DATUP). PPS-N is a Web-based application that provides the ability to manage pharmacy-specific data across the Department of Veterans Affairs (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. PPS-N performs the following major business functions: add/edit/approve medication and supply information, synchronize Enterprise Product List data with the legacy National Drug Formulary data, output reports, process First Databank (FDB) additions/updates, and search FDB. VHA, Patient Care Services (PCS), and Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) has requested the FDB Framework (Fwk) upgrade from version 3.3 to version 4.5 for VA Pharmacy applications. PPS-N will be upgrading the Application Programming Interface (API) calls in support of the FDB Fwk version 4.5 upgrade. ****** Please note, this informational patch is release 4 in a series of releases to upgrade VA clinical applications to FDB version 4.5. For this release, an upgraded PPS-N using FDB version 4.5 will be deployed to production, to run in parallel to the existing PPS-N using FDB version 3.3. PPS-N using FDB version 3.3 would continue to be used nationally until subsequent patches are released that would switch VA clinical applications to PPS-N using FDB version 4.5 and disable PPS-N using FDB version 3.3. ****** Files & Fields Associated: File Name (Number) Field Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted ------------------ ------------------- -------------------- Not Applicable (N/A) Forms Associated: Form Name File Number New/Modified/Deleted --------- ----------- -------------------- N/A Mail Groups Associated: Mail Group Name New/Modified/Deleted --------------- -------------------- N/A Options Associated: Option Name Type New/Modified/Deleted ----------- ---- -------------------- N/A Protocols Associated: N/A Protocol Name New/Modified/Deleted ------------- -------------------- N/A Security Keys Associated: Security Key Name ----------------- N/A Templates Associated: Template Name Type File Name (Number) New/Modified/Deleted ------------- ---- ------------------ -------------------- N/A Remote Procedures Associated: Remote Procedure Name New/Modified/Deleted --------------------- -------------------- N/A Parameter Definitions Associated: Parameter Name New/Modified/Deleted -------------- -------------------- N/A Additional Information: Blood Bank Team Coordination: ---------------------------- N/A New Service Requests (NSRs): ---------------------------- N/A Patient Safety Issues (PSIs): ----------------------------- N/A Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overview: ============================================ PPSN-1493 [INC31762137] - Sorting issues that were deferred during PREN*3.1*9, PART C PPSN-1484 [INC35728836] - The "&" in the VA print name is causing an error in PPSN when attempting to inactivate product. PPSN-1507 - TRM Library Upgrade of JSCH to 0.2.23, Log4j to 2.23.1 and ESAPI to 2.5.4.0 Problem 1 -------- PPSN-1493 [INC31762137] - Sorting issues that were deferred during PREN*3.1*9, PART C Resolution 1 ----------- Fix has been implemented to address the Sorting issues of "VA Product Name" column and Java and java script code has been modified. Problem 2 ---------- PPSN-1484 [INC35728836] - The "&" in the VA print name is causing an error in PPSN when attempting to inactivate product. Resolution 2 ------------ Java code has been modified and updated to better resolve the issue that was being presented. Problem 3 ---------- PPSN-1507 TRM Library Upgrade of JSCH to 0.2.23, Log4j to 2.23.1 and ESAPI to 2.5.4.0 Resolution 3 ------------ Application frameworks/libraries have been upgraded to be compliant with Technical Reference Model (TRM) Upgrade dependency JSCH change from 0.1.55 to 0.2.23, Log4j change from 2.20.0 to 2.23.1 and ESAPI change form 2.4.0.0 to 2.5.4.0 Test Sites: ----------- User Acceptance Testing (UAT) will be completed by the Business Office, Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM). Test Sites - SNOW Change Order #: --------------------------------- N/A Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions: ------------------------------------------------- This is an informational patch with documentation changes. Other Software Files: This release does not include other software files. File Title File Name Format -------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A Documentation describing the new functionality is included in this release. Documentation can be found on the VA Software Documentation Library at: https://www.domain.ext/vdl/. Documentation can also be obtained at https://download.vista.domain.ext/index.html/SOFTWARE. Documentation Title File Name --------------------------------------------------------------------- PPS-N 4.0 Deployment, Installation, Back-Out & Rollback Guide (DIBR) PREN_4_0_P1_DIBR.DOCX PREN_4_0_P1_DIBR.PDF PPS-N 4.0 Installation Guide PREN_4_0_P1_IG.DOCX PREN_4_0_P1_IG.PDF PPS-N 4.0 Release Notes PREN_4_0_P1_RN.DOCX PREN_4_0_P1_RN.PDF PPS-N 4.0 Troubleshooting Guide PREN_4_0_P1_TG.DOCX PREN_4_0_P1_TG.PDF PPS-N 4.0 User Guide PREN_4_0_P1_UG.DOCX PREN_4_0_P1_UG.PDF Patch Installation: ------------------- This is a Web Application JAVA Build. This is a Centralized Server promotion. ****** This is an informational patch ONLY. ****** ****** There is NO install to be done by sites. ****** Pre/Post Installation Overview: N/A Pre-Installation Instructions: N/A Installation Instructions: N/A Post-Installation Instructions: N/A Back-Out/Roll Back Plan: ------------------------ Refer to the PPS-N 4.0 Deployment, Installation, Back-Out & Rollback Guide (DIBR). Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : JAN 26, 2021 Completed By: Date Completed: MAY 13, 2025 Released By : Date Released : MAY 13, 2025 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included