STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #713.3 -- EAS MT LETTERS FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^EAS(713.3, (4 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 1.0)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
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This file contains the EAS Means Test letters that may be sent out by a site. The initial section of the letter should not be
modified locally. Facilities should enter facility specific information in the FINAL SECTION field.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: @
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
AUDIT ACCESS: @
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: NAME(B), TYPE(C)
713.3,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E) X
LAST EDITED: JUN 25, 2001
HELP-PROMPT: The name must be 3 - 30 characters, not numeric or starting with punctuation
DESCRIPTION: The name of a letter that has been initially created for automated means test letters. These
letters are utilized mostly in the Enrollment Application System (EAS) software.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 713.3^B
1)= S ^EAS(713.3,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^EAS(713.3,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
713.3,2 TYPE 0;2 SET
'1' FOR 60-DAY LETTERS;
'2' FOR 30-DAY LETTERS;
'3' FOR REPORT OF CONTACT;
'4' FOR ZERO-DAY LETTERS;
LAST EDITED: MAR 14, 2002
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-30 characters in length
DESCRIPTION:
This field is used by the Letter Generation routines to select the appropriate letter to print.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 713.3^C
1)= S ^EAS(713.3,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^EAS(713.3,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
713.3,3 INITIAL SECTION OF LETTER 1;0 WORD-PROCESSING #713.33 (NOWRAP)
TECHNICAL DESCR: This data has been drafted by the Health Administration Service and is not to be edited or modified
at the local level. Changes to the wording of this letter field will be distributed by patch as
directed by the HAS Office.
LAST EDITED: OCT 18, 2001
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the initial section of the letter
DESCRIPTION: The initial section of the letter is the portion of the letter that has been pre-\ programmed by
the developer to include items such as the veteran's name, address, social security number and is
in the format of a VA style letter.
713.3,4 PREFERRED LOCATION 2;0 POINTER Multiple #713.34
LAST EDITED: NOV 13, 2001
DESCRIPTION:
Division related section of the letter
713.34,.01 LOCATION 0;1 POINTER TO INSTITUTION FILE (#4)
LAST EDITED: NOV 13, 2001
HELP-PROMPT: Select the location for final section of letter
DESCRIPTION: This field allows tailoring the letters to specific locations in multi-station or Integrated
networks. The Preferred Facility field in the PATIENT file, #2, is used as the key in
determining which final section to print for the veteran's letter.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 713.34^B
1)= S ^EAS(713.3,DA(1),2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^EAS(713.3,DA(1),2,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
713.34,1 FINAL SECTION 1;0 WORD-PROCESSING #713.341 (NOWRAP)
LAST EDITED: NOV 09, 2001
HELP-PROMPT: Enter local data and signature block
DESCRIPTION: This is the local information and signature block applicable to the facilit that that will be
printed for veterans that have specified a preferred facility.
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
INSTITUTION (#4) PREFERRED LOCATION:LOCATION (#.01)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):