Importing the Result Files into Clinical

Clinical contains two menu items which, when clicked by the user will import any investigations results it detects. The files are identified by residing in the designated folder and having a designated file extension. These menu items are:

• Investigations > Download: Selecting this menu item (or pressing F4) causes Clinical to run any third-party programs setup within Clinical, and then move any result batch files into the local computer's Processing folder.
• Investigations > Check Holding File: Selecting this menu item (or pressing F5) will not run any third-party programs, but will move any result batch files that have been previously downloaded into the local computer's Processing folder.

  Files are then checked to ascertain they contain valid result data. HL7 files must contain at least one OBX segment. Individual results are then extracted and imported into Clinical's Holding File before prompting the user to view or check the imported results.

  The Processing folder must not be used to store downloaded results, or for any other purpose - this folder is a managed resource and will be emptied after each processing. Setting the Processing folder as a download folder will also result in Copy errors as each file is processed.

  Scheduled Document Import (SDI) will import results into the Holding File automatically at 30-second intervals.

  To prevent duplication of results it is imperative that Sharing and Security is set to allow all users (an 'Everyone' share) Full Control of these folders - users must be able to copy and delete all files.