# Template Fields

Template fields allow you to create text edit boxes and to create lists of text that can be selected via combo boxes, buttons, check boxes, or radio buttons. Through a new type of markup syntax {FLD:TemplateFieldName}, these controls can be added to templates, boilerplate titles, boiler plate reasons for request, and reminder dialogs. A Template field editor has also been added that can be used by members of the ASU user classes listed in the new TIU FIELD EDITOR CLASSES parameter. You can access the template field editor through the options menu on the Notes, Consults and D/C Summaries tabs, as well as through the new Template Editor Tools menu. There is also a new Insert Template Field menu option in the Template Editor, following the Insert Patient Data Object menu option.

Template Dialogs will now show an asterisk ( * ) before required template fields (as well as highlight them if enabled), and will not allow you to press the OK button if you have not completed the required fields. A message has also been added at the bottom of the template dialogs that states "* Indicates a Required Field". In addition, if a site decides to use the features, required fields can be highlighted, a navigation bar can help the user move from one field to the next, and the number of required fields without a value is displayed. To learn more about these new features, see Navigating Template Required Fields.

Using the Template Field Editor

Inserting Template Fields into a Template

Template fields can also be used in boilerplated text that can be associated to a new Note, Consult or Discharge Summary.

When you select the Preview button, you can view how the template dialog will appear. Note that since the Separate Lines check box is enable on the Template field Editor dialog, the check box items on the preview are each listed on a separate line. These fields can optionally be marked as Required.