Welcome to PPS-N.
The Home tab is the first page you see after logging in to PPS-N. You can use the User Preferences option to change the default login page to the Search page.
Home Page Tab
All PPS-N pages share a common header, main navigation bar, and information bar.
The left side of the header includes the standard VA logo, application abbreviation, and application name.
The right side shows the user name, the Logout link, and below, the user’s assigned role and location.
The main navigation bar includes primary tabs: Home, Manage PPS, Rematch, Reports, COTS Services, User Preferences, and Help. Click a tab to open secondary tabs or pages. Additional tabs can display based on permissions: Manage Application, Migration Tab.
Figure: Navigation Bar
Image First Row: This row is the primary menu. Click a tab to open a secondary menu or a page.
Image Second Row: This row is the secondary menu. In this example, it's the secondary menu for Manage PPS. Click a secondary tab to open a page.
Image Third Row: This row contains bread crumbs, which shows selections you've made to arrive at the current page. After you have several links displaying, you can click a link in the bread crumbs to return to an earlier page.
The left side of the bar includes bread crumbs (on the left side), which shows selections you've made to arrive at the current page. Click a link in the bread crumbs to return to an earlier page.
The right side includes a link to context-sensitive help (Page Help) for the displayed application page.
The right side also includes a Provide Feedback link, which generates an e-mail that you can use to contact PBM staff.
The body of the Home page displays the content described below.
A PBM Office
optional image and message
The image and message can be edited; see Edit
Home Page tab for more information.
The Saved Work
in Progress link
Click the link to open the Save
Work in Progress tab.
The Saved Work in Progress table
Click a link in the Comment column of the
table to open the Edit Drug Information page and continue working.
A link to the Perform Simple Search page
The application status message when
appropriate
For example, to perform maintenance tasks, a system administrator might
turn off communication with the NDFMS server. When this event occurs,
the system posts a status message below the Perform Simple Search
link.
The bottom of the page displays the following elements:
A few helpful links
The application version information (below the helpful links)