STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #409.98 -- SDEC SETTINGS FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^SDEC(409.98, (2 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.3)
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There are two records in the SDEC Settings file. One stores national settings for VS GUI. The other stores local settings for VS
GUI. National settings will be updated via VistA patch. Local settings will be updated at each VAMC using FileMan.
The two records in this file should never be deleted.
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AUDIT ACCESS: @
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REFERENCED BY: NAME(B)
LAST MODIFIED: JUN 2,2021@11:05:14
409.98,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!(X?.N)!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E) X
LAST EDITED: JUN 13, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Name must be 3-30 characters, not numeric or starting with punctuation
DESCRIPTION:
There are two records in the SDEC Settings file - VS GUI NATIONAL and VS GUI LOCAL.
TECHNICAL DESCR: The VS GUI NATIONAL record contains national settings. The VS GUI LOCAL record stores local
settings. Neither should be deleted. National settings will be established and maintained via
VistA patch. Local settings will be established and maintained using FileMan or the SDEC HELP PANE
EDIT (LOCAL) option at the VAMC level.
UNEDITABLE
CROSS-REFERENCE: 409.98^B
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409.98,1 HELP LINK TEXT 1;0 Multiple #409.981
DESCRIPTION:
This multiple stores the URL and display name for help links displayed in the HELP pane of VS GUI.
409.981,.01 HELP LINK TEXT 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>80!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 80
LAST EDITED: APR 09, 2020
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-80 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the text displayed to the user for a help link.
TECHNICAL DESCR:
This is the text displayed to the user. It is associated with the hyperlink.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 409.981^B
1)= S ^SDEC(409.98,DA(1),1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^SDEC(409.98,DA(1),1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
409.981,.5 LINK TYPE 0;2 SET (Required)
'1' FOR HTTP;
'2' FOR HTTPS;
'3' FOR MAILTO;
LAST EDITED: JUN 12, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Identify the type of link to be displayed in the HELP pane.
DESCRIPTION: This field defines the type of hyperlink displayed in the HELP pane on VS GUI. It is coupled
with the LINK ADDRESS (for web links) or the LINK ADDRESS and MAIL SUBJECT (for mail links).
409.981,1 LINK ADDRESS 1;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>255!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 255
LAST EDITED: JUN 12, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-255 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: This is the URL of the help site or the MAILTO address. It does not include the type prefix
(HTTP, HTTPS or MAILTO) as that is generated by the system based on the LINK TYPE field.
TECHNICAL DESCR:
LINK ADDRESS is the web site address or the recipient e-mail address.
409.981,2 MAIL SUBJECT 2;1 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>80!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 80
LAST EDITED: JUN 07, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-80 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: If the URL is "mailto:" then this field can store an optional e-mail message subject that is
passed to the mail client when it opens a window for the user.
409.98,2 CURRENT GUI VERSION 0;2 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 30
LAST EDITED: AUG 27, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-30 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: This field stores the version number of the GUI (e.g., 2.1.0 R12) that has been nationally
released.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field is used by the GUI and RPCs to prevent use of older versions of the GUI by schedulers.
The version is stored in the VS GUI LOCAL record (#2). It is updated via MailMan.
409.98,3 GUI VERSION EFFECTIVE DATE 0;3 DATE
INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="EX" D ^%DT S X=Y K:Y<1 X
LAST EDITED: AUG 27, 2018
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the date the current GUI version was installed.
DESCRIPTION:
The date in this field is the date that the current GUI version was installed at the site.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field is used by the GUI and RPCs to prevent use of older versions of the GUI by schedulers.
The version is stored in the VS GUI LOCAL record (#2).
It is updated via MailMan.
409.98,4 APPT REQUEST COMMENT LENGTH 0;4 NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>32768)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: JAN 08, 2019
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 0 and 32768, 0 decimal digits.
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the maximum length of an appointment request comment.
TECHNICAL DESCR: The contents of this field should be consistent with the field length supported by CPRS.
The field length is stored in the VS GUI LOCAL record (#2). It is updated via MailMan.
The value stored here can be retrieved by calling the SDECSTNG CMTLNGTH RPC.
409.98,5 MAX RECS ACCUMULATED 0;5 NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>999)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: APR 08, 2021
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 1 and 999, 0 decimal digits.
DESCRIPTION:
This field represents the MAX number of ACCUMULATED Records allowed to be returned.
TECHNICAL DESCR: The MAX RECS ACCUMULATED value can be passed into the SDECRMG RMG RPC. If the value is null, then
the default value comes from the MAX RECS ACCUMULATED (#5) field in the SDEC SETTINGS (#409.98)
file, and if that field is null then the default value is 200.
409.98,6 VVC APP URL 2;E1,250 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>250!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 250
LAST EDITED: JUN 15, 2020
HELP-PROMPT: Enter URL of VVC Web app, 1-250 characters
DESCRIPTION:
This field stores the URL where the VVC Web app is hosted.
TECHNICAL DESCR: The contents of this field are returned by the SDEC VVC_APPT RPC if an appointment is made for a
VVC clinic.
409.98,7 VVC STOP CODE 3;0 Multiple #409.987
DESCRIPTION:
This field stores the stop codes associated with VVC clinics.
409.987,.01 VVC STOP CODE 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 30
LAST EDITED: JUL 30, 2020
HELP-PROMPT: Enter a stop code valid for VVC clinics, 1-30 characters
DESCRIPTION:
This field stores the stop codes associated with VVC clinics.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 409.987^B
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