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This chapter shows you how to use the Locations page of Admin View to add the locations of the Cisco Interactive Experience Client (IEC) devices, which are the endpoints of the Cisco Patient Connect solution that deliver Patient View to the patients. This chapter also provides information on how the Locations page is used to upload Active Directory ID and staff image maps.
The Locations page of Admin View contains the list of IECs that have been deployed throughout the hospital. IECs are the thin client devices that deliver Patient View to inpatients in patient rooms and visitors in waiting rooms.
Tip Expand the Locations page and use the scroll bar to view all columns of the table.
Each IEC is given the following location data to make it easy for the administrator to pinpoint its location:
Although there will be hundreds of IECs in the Locations table, when you need to pinpoint a particular IEC there are several ways that you can find it quickly:
An individual IEC can be added to the Locations page using the Add a Location button in the Actions menu.
Tip To enter many locations at once, see the Import Locations section of this chapter.
Follow these steps to add a location:
Step 1 In the Actions menu, click the Add a Location button.
Step 2 In the Add New Location dialog box, enter IDs for the facility, building, floor, and room.
Note Fields marked with a red asterisk are required.
Step 3 Select the department ID from options in the drop-down menu.
Step 4 If your required department is not available for selection, select the Create New Department check box and enter the required details in the below fields.
Step 5 Select the location type from options in the drop-down menu.
Step 6 Enter the IEC’s serial number in the Device Serial Number field.
Step 7 (Optional) Enter the bed and extension IDs as well as the RB and RTLS location mapping.
Step 8 (Optional) Enter descriptions for the above entries. The descriptions will appear in pop-ups on this page when you mouseover entries.
Step 9 Click the Create button.
The location information is created in a CSV file and then imported into the application. Follow the steps below to import the location data in bulk:
Step 1 Go to the Actions menu, and choose Download Locations.
Step 2 For each IEC, enter its location data a separate row.
Step 3 Save the file as a CSV file to your desktop.
Note Refer the File Format for Locations section to know the csv file format details.
Step 4 Go back to the Actions menu and click the Import Locations button.
Step 5 In the Import dialog box, click the Browse button.
Step 6 Choose the CSV file on your desktop and click Open.
Step 7 The Bulk Import dialog box opens. Data must be entered in the following fields:
Step 8 Click the Start Upload button in the Import dialog box.
After a few seconds, a success message appears and the Start Upload button will be displayed as Download Result button.
Step 9 Click the Download Result button to know the status of the newly added or updated locations.
Step 10 Click the Done button on the Bulk Import dialog box to close it.
The last column of the Locations table allows you to update device location information.
You can map Active Directory only if the EMR system uses different IDs than those in Active Directory for each staff member. These are the IDs of the hospital employees who can log in to the CPC solution with their hospital login credentials.
Note Value for the patient.map.emrstaff.to.ad system property should be set to true.
Follow the steps below to import the mapping:
Step 1 Go to the Actions menu, and choose Download Active Directory Mapping.
Step 2 For each doctor, enter his or her EMR doctor ID and Active Directory ID in a separate row.
Step 3 Save the file as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file to your desktop.
Step 4 Go back to the Actions menu and click the Import Active Directory Mapping button.
Step 5 In the Import dialog box, click the Browse button.
Step 6 Choose the CSV file on your desktop and click Open.
Step 7 The Bulk Import dialog box opens. Data must be entered in the following fields:
Step 8 Click the Start Upload button in the Import dialog box.
After a few seconds, a success message appears and the Start Upload button will be displayed as Download Result button.
Step 9 Click the Download Result button to know the status of the newly added or updated IDs.
Step 10 Click the Done button on the Bulk Import dialog box to close it.
The staff information is created in a CSV file and then imported into the application. Follow the steps below to map the RB staff to AD ID data and import it:
Step 1 Go to the Actions menu, and choose Download RB Staff to AD ID Mapping.
Step 2 Add the IDs for the staff in the downloaded the file.
Step 3 Save the file as a CSV file to your desktop.
Step 4 Go back to the Actions menu and click the Import RB Staff Image to AD ID Mapping button.
Step 5 In the Import dialog box, click the Browse button.
Step 6 Choose the CSV file on your desktop and click Open.
Step 7 The Bulk Import dialog box opens. Select RB Staff Id and Active Directory Id from the drop down lists.
After a few seconds, a success message appears and the Start Upload button will be displayed as Download Result button.
Step 8 Click the Download Result button to know the status of the newly added or updated IDs.
Step 9 Click the Done button on the Bulk Import dialog box to close it.
You can map staff to the RTLS system if the RTLS system reports different IDs than those in Active Directory for each staff member.
Note Value of the rtls.map.staffid system property should be set to true.
Follow the steps below to map the staff data to RTLS and import it:
Step 1 Go to the Actions menu, and choose Download Staff Mapping to RTLS.
Step 2 Add the IDs for the staff in the downloaded CSV file.
Step 3 Save the file as a CSV file to your desktop.
Step 4 Go back to the Actions menu and click the Import Staff Mapping to RTLS button.
Step 5 In the Import dialog box, click the Browse button.
Step 6 Choose the CSV file on your desktop and click Open.
Step 7 The Bulk Import dialog box opens. Select RTLS Staff Id and Active Directory Id from the drop down lists.
After a few seconds, a success message appears and the Start Upload button will be displayed as Download Result button.
Step 8 Click the Download Result button to know the status of the newly added or updated IDs.
Step 9 Click the Done button on the Bulk Import dialog box to close it.
In order to map staff IDs to their image URLs, you will need to upload the information into the Locations page of Admin View.
Note This mapping import may be used or image URLs may be obtained from the directory (For example, AD), if they have been configured. If the per staff member URLs are relative such as, fileName.jpg, the value of the directory.staff.photo.base.url system property prepends to form a complete and valid URL. If an image is not found for a particular staff member, then the directory.staff.photo.default.url system property is used to depict a generic person. For more details of the system properties for staff see the Name Display Configuration Properties section.
Follow the steps below to map the data and import it:
Step 1 Go to the Actions menu, and choose Download Staff Image Mapping.
Step 2 For each staff member, enter the NETWORK_ID, FILENAME (URL) of the image, FULL_NAME of the staff member, and his or her JOB_TITLE and BIO_DATA into the CSV file.
Step 3 Save the file as a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file to your desktop.
Step 4 Go back to the Actions menu and click the Import Staff Image Mapping button.
Step 5 In the Import dialog box, click the Browse button.
Step 6 Choose the CSV file on your desktop and click Open.
Step 7 The Bulk Import dialog box opens. Select Network Id and File Name from the drop down lists.
After a few seconds, a success message appears and the Start Upload button will be displayed as Download Result button.
Step 8 Click the Download Result button to know the status of the newly added or updated staff.
Step 9 Click the Done button on the Bulk Import dialog box to close it.