Description

Use the Contact page to view, create, or edit your contact information (phone number, email address, etc.). Some of the information in this page is set up by the Orchard System Administrator when your account is established. You may only modify the information as described below.

Access

You must have the necessary security right to access the Contact page.

  • Select the My Preferences menu button and then select the Contact submenu link.
  • Select the Contact submenu link on the User, Application, Order Choice Lists, Profile List, Result Delivery, or Associates setup pages.


Technical Manual

Entering Contact Information

Use Code

Select a use code from the drop-down list to identify the contact.

Select either Unknown, Answering Service Number, Beeper Number, Emergency Number, Network (email) Address, Other Residence Number, Personal Number, Vacation Home Number, or Work Number from the list.

Phone NumberEnter or modify your phone number in the field.
Ext.Enter or modify your phone number in the field.
DetailsEnter text into the field if there are any details that need to be included about the contact's phone number.
Equipment TypeSelect an equipment type from the drop-down list to identify the type of equipment being used, if applicable. Select either Unknown, Beeper, Cellular Phone, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, Fax, Internet, Modem, Telephone, Teletypewriter, or x.400 email address from the list.
Fax NumberEnter or modify your fax number in the field. This is the fax number that is used on the Result Delivery page. This field is enabled even when faxing is not enabled at the System Defaults level. See the Result Delivery topic.
Direct Dial NumberEnter or modify your direct dial phone number in the field.
Pager AddressEnter or modify your pager number in the field. The program does not currently deliver results via pagers.
Mobile NumberEnter or modify your mobile phone number in the field.
Email AddressEnter or modify the email address that you wish to use for receiving results in the field. This is the email address that is used on the Result Delivery page.
Email DetailsEnter text into the field if there are any details that need to be included about the contact's email address.
Address TypeSelect an address type from the drop-down list to identify the type of address that is being used. Select either Bad Address, Home, Birth, Birth Delivery Location, Country of Origin, Current or Temporary, Firm/Business, Legal Address, Mailing, Office, Permanent, Registry Home, or Residence at Birth from the list.
Address 1Enter or modify your address information in the field.
Address 2Enter or modify your address information in the field.
ZIP/Postal CodeEnter or modify your address information in the field. If you enter a ZIP code that is already in the program database, it automatically fills in the City and State fields.
CityEnter or modify your city information in the field.
State/Region/ProvinceEnter or modify your state/region/providence information in the field.
CountryEnter or modify your country information in the field.
County CodeEnter or modify your country code information in the field.
Degree

Select a degree type from the drop-down list to specify the type of degree the veterinarian has.

Select either Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, DMV Clinical Student, Registered Veterinary Technician, or RVT Clinical Student from the drop-down list.

Note

These options are only available if the system is configured to support veterinary clients.

Go to AdminCenter > System Setup > System Defaults > System Defaults tab and make sure that the System serves setting is set to either Only Veterinary Clients or Both Human and Veterinary Clients.


Contact Info Pop-up

Contact InfoSelect to open the Contact Info pop-up to configure default addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. If there is nothing defined, a "No addresses/phone numbers/emails defined" message will appear in the appropriate tab.
AddAdd information on the Addresses tab by selecting the button to display multiple fields for information.
Address TypeSelect the drop-down list to define the address. Select either Bad Address, Home, Birth, Birth Delivery Location, Country of Origin, Current or Temporary, Firm/Business, Legal Address, Mailing, Office, Permanent, Registry Home, or Residence at Birth from the drop-down list.
Address 1Enter the first line of the address in the field. This field is required.
Address 2Enter the second line of the address in the field, if available.
ZIP/Postal CodeEnter or modify your address information in the field. If you enter a ZIP code that is already in the program database, it automatically fills in the City and State fields.
CityEnter or modify your city information in the field.
State/Region/ProvinceEnter or modify your state/region/providence information in the field.
CountryEnter or modify your country information in the field.
County CodeEnter or modify your country code information in the field.
DeleteSelect to remove the information from the pop-up.
AddAdd information on the Phone Numbers tab by selecting the button to display multiple fields for information.
Use CodeSelect the drop-down list to define what type of number the phone number is. Select either Unknown, Answering Service Number, Beeper Number, Emergency Number, Network (email) Address, Other Residence Number, Personal Number, Vacation Home Number, or Work Number from the drop-down list.
PhoneEnter the phone number into the field. This field is required.
ExtensionEnter the phone number extension, if available, into the field.
DetailsEnter details about the phone number into the field.
Equipment TypeSelect the drop-down list to select what type of machine the phone number is being used on. Select either Unknown, Beeper, Cellular Phone, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, Fax, Internet, Modem, Telephone, Teletypewriter, or x.400 email address from the drop-down list.
DeleteSelect to remove the information from the pop-up.
AddAdd information on the Email Addresses tab by selecting the button to display multiple fields for information.
AddressEnter text into the field to define the email address being added. This field is required.
DetailsEnter text into the field to note any details for the email address.
Default addressSelect the checkbox to define the email address as the default email address to be used.
TypeSelect the drop-down list to select the type of email address being used. Select either Home or Business from the drop-down list. The default type is Home. All currently-assigned email addresses will use the default type of Home unless changed by the user. The Type field is used for patient contact information to determine which HL7 2.5.1 field to send the email address in. Home email addresses will be sent in PID-13. Business email addresses will be sent in PID-14. Additionally, email addresses parsed from inbound HL7 messages will be created as a home email address if they are parsed from PID-13, and a business email address if they are parsed from PID-14.
DeleteSelect to remove the address from the pop-up.
AddSelect the button again to add multiple emails.
Email 1Each added email will be defined.
Email 2Each added email will be defined.
Email 3Each added email will be defined.
SaveSelect to save the email address.
CancelSelect to close the pop-up.
SaveSelect to record your changes.
Discard ChangesSelect to clear your changes.