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Email Address
User support questions should be addressed to local IT support staff, Information Resources Management (IRM), or one of the National Service Desks. A Remedy ticket may be submitted for CAPRI related issues to the National Service Desk at 1-888-596-4357.
If the user has a need to contact the CAPRI development team directly, they can be reached at the Outlook mail group: VHA OI SDD CAPRI
Installation
Note: It is important that all users at your site remain on the same version.
For the VBA, the new version runs when the user starts the application from Start/Vbapps/CAPRI/CAPRI. The user can make new Windows desktop shortcuts after starting the new version.
For the VHA, the IRM department will install the CAPRI desktop icon. Please check with them on the specifics of starting CAPRI. Normally, the user should find the CAPRI shortcut in the same place the user would find the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS).
Local Vista Connection: The CAPRI shortcut can be set to connect to a specific VistA system. CAPRI will accept the command line parameters s=servername and p=portname, just like CPRS.
CAPRI REMOTE: CAPRI Remote users access CAPRI through the Claims system, which runs on the VHA Forum hardware. The server for those users should be set to claims.med.DNS , port 9400 (Figure 1-1). See the CAPRI Remote Functionality section in this user manual for more details.
Figure 1-1
Add/Remove Medical Centers
Local IRM staff can set up a list of available VHA servers that the user may need to connect to on a regular basis. Please contact IRM if the user needs a facility added or removed. IRM staff can add multiple VistA connection configurations to CAPRI using the standard serverlist.exe utility provided with the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Broker. IRM should refer to the RPC Broker documentation for specifics on how to use serverlist.exe.
If using command line parameters to direct the CAPRI shortcut to a specific server and port, the settings from serverlist.exe are ignored. The example in Step 2 below refers to a system that has been set up with serverlist.exe and has no server or port information in its shortcut.
Log On for CAPRI Non-Remote Users
Step 1 – The user starts by double-clicking the CAPRI icon.
Step 2 – OPTIONAL – If the workstation has been configured with serverlist.exe by IRM, and if there is no server and port information in the CAPRI shortcut, a window will appear asking the user to select an initial server and port (Figure 1 2). Selecting the down arrow in the upper right corner displays all the VHA sites the user can access. A scroll bar appears if the list is too long to be displayed. If the user has access to only one VHA facility, then the VistA sign on screen in Step 5 (Figure 1 4) is displayed immediately.
Step 3 – OPTIONAL – The user scrolls to the name of the desired VHA facility, if it is not already visible, and clicks it to select it (Figure 1-2).
Figure 1-2
Step 4 – OPTIONAL – The user clicks OK (Figure 1-3).
Figure 1-3
Step 5 – The user enters a VistA Access Code, presses the Tab key, and then enters the Verify Code. The user then presses Enter or clicks OK (Figure 1-4). This takes the user to the Patient Selector Screen.
Note: New users without access codes should contact local IRM staff to get one.
Figure 1-4
Log on for Regional Office (RO) CAPRI Remote Users
Most VBA users are CAPRI Remote users. CAPRI Remote users need only one Access Code and one Verify Code to connect to authorized VA Medical Center (VAMC) sites.
Step 1 – From the Start/DNS /CAPRI Remote/CAPRI Remote menu, the user clicks the CAPRI icon.
Step 2 – After entering the VistA Access Code, the user presses the Tab key to go to the next field and enters the Verify Code. Then the user presses Enter or clicks OK (Figure 1-5).
Note: New users without access codes should contact local IRM staff to get one. The first time the user logs into a VistA application, only the Access Code should be entered. CAPRI will then prompt the user to create a Verify Code. Most users should have a valid Access and Verify Code combination by the time they use CAPRI.
Figure 1-5
OPTIONAL – To change the Verify Code, the user selects the Change Verify Code checkbox on the sign-on dialog before clicking OK. The user will then be prompted to create a new Verify Code as shown in the steps in Figure 1-6.
Figure 1-6
After selecting OK, the user is prompted to enter and confirm a new Verify Code.
Figure 1-7
Step 3 – The CAPRI Remote site selection screen (Figure 1-8) displays the user’s authorized VHA facilities. If shown, the vertical scrollbar is used to scroll through all authorized sites. The user selects a site and then either double-clicks the site’s name or clicks OK to access that site. CAPRI has been modified to include the city and state where each facility is located. In addition, the list may now be sorted by State. Figure 1-8 shows DEV/FEX Test System in Troy, New York as the selected VHA facility.
Figure 1-8
After CAPRI loads the VHA facility, the user is prompted with the Patient Selector screen. Instructions for use of the Patient Selector screen are found in the CAPRI – Using the Software section of this document.
Figure 1-9
Log on for Terminal Server Users
Step 1 – From the Hines terminal server application, the user double-clicks the CAPRI icon.
Step 2 –Steps 2 through 3 are followed by RO CAPRI Remote users.