UPDATINGEDIS Version 2.1.2 Big Board Installation Guide

Department of Veterans Affairs

Emergency Department Integration Software(EDIS)Big Board Instal lation Guide

VistA EDP*2.0*2

GUI EDISVersion2.1.2

November 2014

DocumentVersion 1.7

Office of Information and Technology(OI&T)

Product Development

Revision History

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Table of Contents

1 . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1.1. Recommended Audience ..........................................................................................1

1.2 Aboutthis Guide .........................................................................................................1

1.3 DocumentConventions .............................................................................................1

2. Referenced Documents and Fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

3. Before Beginning the Instal lation of a New Big Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

4. Configure a New Workstation to Run the Big Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

4.1. Kiosk Setup(Windows).............................................................................................6

4.1.1. Configure Workstations Power,Sound and Screensaver settings......6

4.1.2. Add YourLocal IRM Security Grouptothe Machine’s Local

Administrator Group . .....................................................................................................15

4.2. Configuring workstation .........................................................................................16

4.2.1. Add the UserService Account(VHAISLEDISBIGBOARD)to Its Own

Local Admin istrator Group ...........................................................................................16

4.2.2. Configure Auto Login and Auto Login Lockdown ..................................17

4.3. Confirm your settings ..............................................................................................19

5. Updating Big Board URLforEDIS v.2.1 .2/EDP*2.0*2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

6. R efe re n ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

6.1.Adding a new DisplayBoard SizeforEDIS ........................................................23

6.2. Configure EDIS Timeouts and TimeoutCountdowns .....................................24

6.2.1. Setthe EDIS Timeout ......................................................................................24

6.3. Log in to the Kiosk as an Administrator .............................................................25

7. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

7.1. How to Configure Registry Setting ......................................................................25

7.2.Applying orRe-applying GPOSettings ..............................................................26

8. Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

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Table of Figures

FIGURE 1 :THE TOOLS MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

FIGURE 2:THE FOLDER OPTIONS DIALOG BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

FIGURE 3 :THE NEW USER DIALOG BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

FIGURE 4:THE WINDOWS 7 VOLUME CONTROL TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

FIGURE 5:THE PERSONALIZE DIALOG BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

FIGURE 6:THE SCREEN SAVER DIALOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

FIGURE 7:POWER SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

FIGURE 8:THE POWER OPTIONS DIALOG BOX,ADVANCED SETTINGS TAB. . . . . . . . . . . 12FIGURE 9 :WINDOWS EXPLORER,RENAMING"DEFAULT"PROFILE TO"DEFAULT

BAC K". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

FIGURE 10 :WINDOWS EXPLORER,RENAMING"TESTUSER"TO"DEFAULT" . . . . . . . . . . 14FIGURE 11 :CHANGING"DEFAULT"USER PERMISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

FIGURE 12:EDIT SETTINGS IN LAUNCH_EDIS.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

FIGURE 13:UPDATING THE EDIS URL IN LAUNCH_EDIS.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Tables

TABLE 1 :ANONYMOUS SOFTWARE DIRECTORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

TABLE 2:DOCUMENT FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

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1.Ove rvi ew

The fundamental mission o f Department o f Veterans Affairs (VA),O ffice o f Information&Technology(OI&T),Emergency Department Integration So ftware(EDIS)Program Services is to provide Veterans the benefits they have earned throughout their military servic e to the United States.OI&T accomp lishe s its mission by delivering high-quality,client-centered,e ffective and efficient Information Technology(IT) services to those responsible for providing care to the Veterans at the point-of-care as well as throughout all the points of the Veterans’health care in an effective, timely and compassionate manner.VA depends on Information

Management/Information Techno lo gy(IM/IT) systems to meet mission goals.

The VHA Health Workflow System(HWS) Initiative is a single initiative whose mission is to expand health care access for Veterans, including women and rural populations.Multiple programs and projects have been assigned as part of the HWS Initiative, including EDIS.The system is an extension to Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology

Architecture/Computerized Patient Record System(VistA/CPRS)for tracking and managing the delivery of care to patients in an Emergency Department (ED).The system provides:

 Recording and tracking Emergency Department patients during incidents o f care.

 Display of the current state of care delivery.

 Reports and data extracts on the delivery of care.

The system can be configured specifically for different Veterans Health Administration(VHA)Emergency Departments.

1.1. Recommended Audience

The intended audience for this guide are Information Resource Management (IRM)personnel although the information contained can assist in providing a technical understanding ofthe Big Board and how its functions.

1.2 About this Guide

This installation guide provides instructions for installing and configuring application components that run on both M servers and Microsoft Windows 7 workstation/kiosks at VAMC facilities. It also provides instructions for performing post-installation tasks—including configuration tasks—that require knowledge of the underlying VistA system.

This Big Board Installation Guide includes instructions on how to install an entirely new Big Board(Sections 3 and 4)or how to simply modify your Big Board’s URL to connect to a different national EDIS Oracle WebLogic Server when updating to EDIS v.2.1.2/EDP*2.0*2(Section 5).

1.3 DocumentConventions

Bold type indicates application elements (views,panes, links,buttons,prompts,and text boxes,for example)and keyboard key names.

Keyboard key names appear in angle brackets<>.

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Italicized text indicates special emphasis or user responses.

ALL CAPS indicates M routines,parameters,and option names.

Dot-dash-dot boarders indicate exc erpted text (from other documents or from app lications).

2.Referenced Documents and Fi les

The following documents and files are available on the Anonymous software directories identified in the table below:

 EDIS v.2.1.2 Server and Client Installation Guide

 EDIS v.2.1.2 Big Board Installation Guide

 EDIS v.2.1.2 Release Notes

 EDIS v.2.1.2 Technical Manual

 EDIS v.2.1.2 User Guide

 EDIS Glossary

 EDIS Installation Package Zip File(contains Launch_EDIS.bat and edisautologon.reg)The documents (except the zip file)are also available on the VistA Documentation Library (VDL),which is located at http://www.va.gov/vdl/application.asp?app id=179.

Table 1:ANONYMOUS Software Directories

The documents appear on the Anonymous software directories under the file names listed in the table below.

Table 2:Document Files

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NOTE:Sections 3 and 4 are to be used when installing an EDIS Big Board for the first time or whe n installing a new(additional or replacement)Big Board.To update an existing EDIS system to work with EDIS v.2.1.2/EDP*2.0*2, skip to Section 5 below.

3.Before Beginning the Instal lation of a New Big

B o a rd

The following must be done before starting the installation/conversion o f a workstation into an EDIS v2.1.2 kiosk:

1. The workstation must be running Microsoft Windows 7 with a bare image (use“VA Win 7 one–of”image)with no applications such as office installed.

2. You must have administrator rights to the workstation.

3. The workstation must have a wired network connection for internet access.

4. You must be running EDIS version 2.1.2 in your production account prior to starting this insta ll.

5. The workstation must have Adobe Flash Player installed for your browser a. Ifthis is in question,go to the adobe website,www.adobe.com and click on the flash player link which will test your setup.b.When installing Adobe Flash Player,please do not include Google Toolbar or

Google Chrome in the installation.c. Security settings for Internet Explorer 9 ask you if you want to use recommended settings,pick use recommended settings and click ok.d.When Adobe asks for installation of updates, select never install updates. Click ne xt.

6. You must put in a Remedy Ticket to put workstation in the VHAMASTER domain and the correct OUs.This is to add the workstation to the VHAMASTER domain

NOTE:There is no longer any requirement to use or set the same settings as version 1 of EDIS;namely, the EDPF KIOSK Option is no longer used by EDIS for the version2 Big B o ard s.

There are two ways to get your kiosks added to the VHAMASTER. Either contact the VA National Helpdesk or Create a Remedy Ticket:

 Contacting VA National Help(855-673-4357)o Please tell the personwho answers your call that you are making a display-board setup request and to create an EDIS Big Board Ticket.

 Creating Remedy Ticket o Select the Display Board Setup Request option. This is under the:

Catego ry–App lications-VistA

Type-Emergency Department Integration So ftware

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