This process adds additional options list of areas being examined on the Physical Exam window located in the Animal Menu on the Edit Animal Details page.
You must have access to the Administration menu to process this function.
- Click on the Administration link in the Orange Menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Click on the Edit Drop Down Lists
To Add a Physical Exam Area:
- Locate the heading Physical Exam Area
- Click the Add link
- Enter the name of the new Physical Exam Area in the text box provided.
- Select the numerical order in which this area is to appear in the list on the Physical Exam Page from the drop down. It will default to the largest number / last item on the list. A list of the current ordering can be found towards the bottom of the pop-up window.
- Physical Exam Areas can be set to appear only for specific Animal Types or Animal Groups:
- If the Physical Exam Area is to appear for a few specific Animal Types only, click the down arrow at the end of the Select Options bar to open it and click all that apply.
- If the Physical Exam Area is to appear a selected Group of animals (e.g. Wildlife, Domestic etc), select the option from the Select animals in group drop down to automatically select all Animal Types within that group. You may also add additional Animal Types by manually selecting them from the Select Options drop down.
- If the exam area is to apply to all animals simply skip to the next point.
- Click Add Physical Exam Area
- The pop-up window will close
To Edit a Physical Exam Area:
- Locate the heading Physical Exam Area
- Click the Edit link
- Select the name of the Physical Exam Area to be edited from the drop down.
- Type the new name of the Physical Exam Area into the text box provided if required.
- Select a new order number from the Order Number drop down if required. The current order of Physical Exam Areas can be found towards the bottom of the pop-up window.
- To change the Animal Types or Animal Groups assigned, either select a Group from the Select animals in group drop-down and/or click the arrow at the end of the Select Options bar and manually click on all that apply.
- Click the Edit Physical Exam Area button to save and close the pop-up window.
- NOTE: When you edit an existing Physical Exam Area it will automatically change the Exam Areas in historical information also.
To Delete a Physical Exam Area:
- Locate the heading Physical Exam Area
- Click on the Delete link
- Select the item you wish to delete from the drop down.
- Click Delete Physical Exam Area to complete and close the pop-up.
- NOTE: Deleting a Physical Exam Area removes it from the options a user can apply from that time forwards. The option remains visible on historical information.
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