### Select Parent

There are slight differences depending on whether you are searching for a Product (parent of an NDC
National Drug Code) or an Orderable Item
A generic type representing one conceptual entity consisting of a collection of data fields. For example, a medication may contain the following collection of data fields: Product Name, Generic Name, Trade Name, Dosage Form, NDC, etc. Conceptual entities include Medications, Supplies, and Investigationals. (parent of a Product). The available search fields and search criteria (filters) are shown in the table below.

Entity Type | Available Search Fields | Additional Search Criteria
Orderable Item | PPS OI Office of Information Name | Dosage Form The medium used to administer the active ingredient(s) in health products. Dosage forms include, but are not limited to capsules, tablets, injectables, oral solutions, drops, creams, ointments, and patches.; Item Status; New Item Request A user action that a PEPS Item (OI, Product Item, or NDC Item) addition or modification be considered by the PNM for updates within the PEPS enterprise database.
Product | All Fields; VA Department of Veterans Affairs Product Name A unique name assigned to each drug product in the National Drug files.; VA Print Name; Generic Name A non-proprietary name assigned to an item (e.g., drug, supply).; VA Product ID Identification; Primary VA Drug Class The grouping of drug products based on various criteria, which may include similarity of chemical structure, clinical indications, pharmacology, and therapeutic activity.; Active Ingredient; Synonym Name | Strength; Item Status; New Item Request

Search For: Enter the text to search for (this field is required)

Item Status: Active, Inactive

New Item Requests: Approved, Pending, Rejected

To select a parent for the new item, perform the search and then click the hyperlink for the parent in the search results table.

If you have performed the search correctly, and the search results don’t contain the appropriate item, you have two choices. You may select the link Create New [Item Type] (from blank) which will launch the respective Add Wizard and allow you to create a new parent from scratch. You may also use an existing item as your parent template by selecting the green plus sign to the left of the item that you wish to use as a template for your new parent, as shown below.

#### Review [Item Type] Details

Whether you created an NDC, Product, or Orderable Item, and regardless of whether you started with a blank template or an existing item as a template, when you fill in the template and click the Submit button you will be presented with the Confirmation page. This allows you to review the items that you entered on the previous wizard page and make any necessary changes before it is committed to the database. This is important because certain fields cannot be changed once they are committed.

Review the items on this page and ensure that they are correct. If they are not correct, you can choose the Return button. If they are correct, you can choose to Accept Changes or Add More Details. Each of these buttons is explained below:

Return button: Returns you to the previous wizard page so that you can make any necessary changes. Once you have made those changes, you will again click the Submit button and that will direct you again to this confirmation page.

Accept Changes button: Creates and adds the item to the database.

Add More Details button: Creates and adds the item to the database, and then directs you to the complete edit screen where you can provide further details on this item.

#### Confirm Modifications

After you click the Accept Changes button, you will be directed to his page which confirms that the item and/or any changes you made have been saved to the database.