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Run Date: OCT 01, 2025                     Designation: PREN*4*4
Package : PREN - PHARMACY PRODUCT SYS-NATL    Priority: Mandatory
Version : 4         SEQ #3                      Status: Released
                  Compliance Date: NOV 01, 2025
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Subject: Fix Defect of Reject NDF Update File

Category: 
  - Informational
  - Other

Description:
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 Pharmacy Product System - National (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.
  
 The purpose of this informational patch is to fix a defect where users 
 note a PPSN error when attempting to reject a NDF update file. There are
 no changes to user-visible functionality.
  
 EHRM Impact Statement:
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 This patch should have no EHRM impact, and can be installed at all
 sites, including EHRM converted sites.
  
 Files & Fields Associated:
  
 File Name (Number)         Field Name (Number)       New/Modified/Deleted
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 Not Applicable (N/A) 
  
  
 Forms Associated:
  
 Form Name                   File Number               New/Modified/Deleted
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 N/A 
  
 Mail Groups Associated:
  
 Mail Group Name             New/Modified/Deleted
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 N/A 
  
  
 Options Associated:
  
 Option Name                 Type                      New/Modified/Deleted
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 N/A 
  
  
 Protocols Associated:
 N/A 
  
 Protocol Name               New/Modified/Deleted
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 N/A 
  
  
 Security Keys Associated: 
  
 Security Key Name
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 N/A 
  
  
 Templates Associated:
  
 Template Name         Type    File Name (Number)     New/Modified/Deleted
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 N/A 
  
 Remote Procedures Associated:
  
 Remote Procedure Name       New/Modified/Deleted
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 N/A 
  
 Parameter Definitions Associated:
  
 Parameter Name              New/Modified/Deleted
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 N/A 
  
 Additional Information:
  
 Blood Bank Team Coordination:
 ----------------------------
 N/A 
  
 New Service Requests (NSRs):
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 N/A 
  
 Patient Safety Issues (PSIs):
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 N/A 
  
 Defect Tracking System Ticket(s) & Overview:
  
 INC40072140 - PPSN error when attempting to reject PPS_202PRV_203NEW.DAT
 update
  
 Problem
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 Reject NDF process is not functioning correctly in the PPS-N application.
  
 Resolution 
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 Java code has been modified and updated to better resolve the issue that 
 was being presented - Unable to reject NDF update file. 
  
 Test Sites:
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 User Acceptance Testing (UAT) succesfully completed by the Business
 Office, Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM).
  
 SNOW Change Order #:
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 CHG0655824
  
 Software and Documentation Retrieval Instructions:
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 PREN*4*4 documentation can be found on the VA Software Documentation 
 Library at: https://www.domain.ext/vdl/. 
  
 PREN*4*4 documentation can also be obtained at 
 https://download.vista.domain.ext/index.html/SOFTWARE.
 The documentation includes: 
  
 Documentation Title                             File Name
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 PPS-N 4.0.4 Deployment, Installation,           PREN_4_0_P4_DIBR.DOCX
 Back-Out & Rollback Guide (DIBR)                PREN_4_0_P4_DIBR.PDF
  
 Patch Installation:
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 Pre-Installation Instructions: 
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 N/A
  
 Installation Instructions:
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 PPS-N is a Centralized Web application and JAVA component for this patch 
 is being installed by AITC. No installation is required at Local sites.
  
 The PPS-N 4.0.4 Deployment, Installation, Back-Out and Rollback Guide 
 (DIBR) for this patch contains detailed installation instructions on how 
 to deploy this PPS-N Java application patch at the Central Application 
 Server.
  
 Back-Out/Roll Back Plan:
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 The backout plan is provided as part of the Deployment, Installation, 
 Back-Out and Rollback Guide (DIBR) for this patch.  Refer to Section 5, 
 Back-Out Procedure.
  
 Validation of Back-out Procedure:
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 Detailed information on the validation of back-out procedure is provided 
 in the DIBR for this patch.  Refer to section 5.7, Back-Out Verification 
 Procedure. 

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User Information:
Entered By  :                               Date Entered  : JUL 16, 2025
Completed By:                               Date Completed: SEP 26, 2025
Released By :                               Date Released : OCT 01, 2025
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