HPRIM fields
A field represents a specific piece of data, such as patient name, address, or doctor ID, and has a specific set of attributes.
Add or modify fields within specific variants. Select an existing variant or create a new one.
The list box in the Defined Fields pane contains every field defined in the selected variant, numerically sorted. Add or delete fields in this pane.
- For an existing field, click the field name, or specify a search string in the search text box at the bottom of the pane. Press or click (binoculars).
- For a new field, click
- For Field Number, specify a five-digit number that is unique among all fields in the current variant. For ease in identification, user-defined fields can be numbered 90000-99999.
- For Field Name, specify a descriptive name for the field. Unique field names are not necessary.
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Note: The standard HPRIM base definition
cannot be deleted.