jlkeithnacwc wrote on Sunday, November 22, 2009:
We are actively using this software in our clinic setting. My MD wants meto find out how to enable and use template forms (I think I found most in the /contrib folder) so we can make this more useful to our practice. THanks for any answers!
bradymiller wrote on Sunday, November 22, 2009:
hey,
If you want to use a form from the /contrib folder simply copy the folder to openemr/interface/forms and install via Administration->Other->Forms in OpenEMR.
You can also create new forms via the perl commandline script openemr/contrib/forms/formmaker/formscript.pl (read the top of file for instructions)
-brady
jlkeithnacwc wrote on Monday, November 23, 2009:
Thanks so much, I knew it had to be something stupidly simple. I have several requests from my boss (the MD) of what he wants, but I am prettty sure the capabilities are already contained within the existing software. Anyway, I am about to try moving some folders and trying out forms, when I use one of the forms, does automatically insert the patient information who is listed as the “current patient” ? Thanks
jlkeithnacwc wrote on Monday, November 23, 2009:
grrrr. copied form to appropriate directory. went to admin/other, registered form, still cannot find the form in the program where we can use it. I am feeling really stupid right now. Can someone give me a hand?
penguin8r wrote on Monday, November 23, 2009:
Once you register the form, you also need to find it in the list of active forms above, & click on “Install DB”, then enable the form after the DB tables are initialized. After that you should see the form you copied over in the list of available encounter forms when you’re in a patient record. One thing to watch out for is that some of the forms in /contrib need to be modified to work with newer versions of MySQL. Some of the forms will automatically insert patient data, others do not. If you need something special, try looking at the formbuilder tool.
jlkeithnacwc wrote on Monday, November 23, 2009:
Gotcha. question though. i have only been running this program about a week and am not used to the structure of it and it’s layout really good yet. I am running the latest version 310. where do I find the list of active forms, and I am guessing that enabling the form is somewhere in the administrative section. IS there a configuration file i need to modify properties or settings anywhere? I think I remember reading something to that effect somewhere, but that may have applied to older version. Thanks guys.
jlkeithnacwc wrote on Monday, November 23, 2009:
never mind. got it figured out. the stupid wore off. Thanks guys.