Batch Queue Folder Paths

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Although batch queue folders can be created anywhere, it is recommended that you standardize on a naming convention. 

 

Recommended naming convention:

 

%ROOT%\batch\%SITE%\[batch type]

 

[batch type] is a code that represents what is in the batch or what type of paper to print on

 

Examples

 

\%root%\batch\%site%\plain    - a queue for reports that print on plain paper

 

\%root%\batch\%site%\letters    - a queue for reports that print on letterhead and/or envelopes

 

\%root%\batch\%site%\hp    - a queue for History and Physical reports

 

\%root%\batch\%site%\%doctor%\letters    - a queue for each provider's letters

 

Substitution Variables

 

The following substitution variables can be placed inside a Device Output Path, or a Batch Control Input Path in order to dynamically alter the path used for batch queues.  This technique can be used, for example, to automatically create different queues for different providers, depending on the provider's location code (defined in the Provider's file).

 

The following is a list of common substitution variables that could be used in batch queue path statements:

 

%ROOT%substitutes the root path of the ChartNet system
 
%SITE%substitutes the site code
 
%DOCTOR%substitutes the dictating doctor code
 
%DEPTCODE%substitutes the dictating provider's department code
 
%LOCATION%substitutes the dictating provider's location code
 
%INITIALS%substitutes the dictating provider's initials
 
%DOCLAST%substitutes the dictating provider's last name
 
%REPT_TYPE%substitutes the report's report type
 
%PARAM%substitues the /AskParam value or the /Param=[value] from the MTBATCH command line.  This variable can only be specified on a Batch Control Input Path statement.