============================================================================= Run Date: JUN 18, 2015 Designation: PSO*7*439 Package : PSO - OUTPATIENT PHARMACY Priority: Mandatory Version : 7 SEQ #374 Status: Released Compliance Date: JUL 18, 2015 ============================================================================= Subject: FDA MEDICATION GUIDES AUTOMATIC PRINTING JAVA COMPONENT UPGRADE Category: - Informational - Other Description: ============ FDA Medication Guides Automatic Printing Java software allows pharmacists to automatically print FDA Medication Guides for a specific medication when one is Available and a prescription is being filled. This software must be installed on a print server for the functionality to work correctly. This patch is to upgrade the FDA Medication Guides Automatic Printing component to support Acrobat Reader 11.0. Windows registry keys for Acrobat Reader 11 have been added to NetworkServiceTaskSetting.reg file and PDFBox library JAR files have been upgraded. If your site is currently utilizing the FDA Med Guide Auto Printing software using Adobe Reader 10, the updated Java Application Components in this release, provides the necessary components to allow sites to upgrade to Adobe Reader 11. Please refer to the "FDA Medication Guides Project Install Guide" for detailed instructions on retrieving and installing the necessary software. ******If your site does not utilize the FDA Med Guide Auto Printing software, no further action on PSO*7*439 is necessary.****** Associated NSR(S): --------------------------- N/A PARTICIPATING TEST SITES: --------------------------- Palo Alto HCS Clarksburg VAMC Wilmington VAMC VISN 2 (Albany) HCS Remedy Ticket(s) & Overview --------------------------- INC000000866323 - FDA Med Guides in Outpatient Pharmacy stopped printing when the print server was auto upgraded to Adobe Reader 11. INC000000882763 - FDA Med Guides in Outpatient Pharmacy stopped printing when the print server was auto upgraded to Adobe Reader 11. Patient Safety Issue: --------------------- N/A Problem: -------- Automatic printing of FDA Med Guides was originally developed for use with Acrobat Reader 10.0. As Acrobat Reader 11 is the latest supported version in VA, Acrobat 11 automatic updates are being pushed out to the Windows servers by SCCM. This breaks the FDA Med Guides Automatic Printing component. This patch is to upgrade the FDA Medication Guides Automatic Printing Java component to support Acrobat Reader 11. Resolution: ----------- No code changes were made for this upgrade. The scripts were changed to add Windows registry keys for Adobe Acrobat 11. Documentation Retrieval: --------------------------- The documentation can be obtained from the ANONYMOUS.SOFTWARE directory at one of the OI Field Offices. The preferred method is to FTP the files from DOWNLOAD.VISTA.DOMAIN.EXT, which will transmit the files from the first available server. Alternatively, sites may elect to retrieve the files from a specific OI Field Office. OI FIELD OFFICE FTP ADDRESS DIRECTORY Albany FTP.DOMAIN.EXT Hines FTP.DOMAIN.EXT Salt Lake City FTP.DOMAIN.EXT The documentation distribution includes: FILE NAME DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- PHAR_FDA_MED_GUIDE_AUTO_PSO_7_439_IG.PDF FDA Medication Guides Project Install Guide Documentation can also be retrieved from the VA Software Documentation Library (VDL) on the Internet at the following address, http://www.domain.ext/vdl. Project Installation Instructions: --------------------------- The FDA Medication Guide Automatic Printing (Increment 3) project contains a Java Application component, which is distributed in the PSO_7_P439.ZIP file. This file contains a folder called FDAMedGuidesPrinter that should be installed on Pharmacy user computers. The FDAMedGuidesPrinter contains the software and repository that will be used for retrieving and storing FDA Medication Guides via Outpatient Pharmacy or National Drug File applications. For detailed installation instructions please refer to the "FDA Medication Guides Project Installation Guide" document. FTP Instructions: --------------------------- The files listed below may be obtained via FTP. 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 software directly from a specific server as follows: CIO FIELD OFFICE FTP ADDRESS DIRECTORY ---------------- ------------------------- -------------------- Albany ftp.domain.ext [] Hines ftp.domain.ext [] Salt Lake City ftp.domain.ext [] File Name Retrieval Format -------------- ---------------- PSO_7_P439.ZIP BINARY Java Application Component Installation Instructions: ===================================================== In order to install the Java Application component follow these steps: 1. Uninstall the old version of FDA Medication Guides Automatic Printing Java component. Follow the instructions given in the Installation Guide 2. Unzip the PSO_7_P439.ZIP file 3. Follow the installation instructions given in the Installation Guide. Note: you must have administrator rights on the machine when you run it. Routine Information: ==================== No routines included. ============================================================================= User Information: Entered By : Date Entered : SEP 30, 2014 Completed By: Date Completed: JUN 18, 2015 Released By : Date Released : JUN 18, 2015 ============================================================================= Packman Mail Message: ===================== No routines included