STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #724 -- DSS UNIT FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^ECD( *** NO DATA STORED YET *** SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 2.0)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This file contains all DSS units defined for use in the Event Capture software. Entries cannot be deleted but may be inactivated
using the Event Capture software. The fields representing service, medical specialty and cost center are required for each DSS
unit. These fields can be edited using options on the Event Capture Management Menu but cannot be deleted.
This file should NOT be modified directly using VA FileMan. The Event Capture Management Menu provides the options necessary to
create, edit, and inactivate all DSS units.
IDENTIFIED BY: UNIT NUMBER (#4)
POINTED TO BY: DMMS UNITS field (#.01) of the DMMS UNITS sub-field (#200.72) of the NEW PERSON File (#200)
DSS UNIT field (#6) of the EVENT CAPTURE PATIENT File (#721)
DSS UNIT field (#9) of the EVENT CAPTURE LOCAL EXTRACT File (#727.815)
DSS UNIT field (#9) of the QUASAR EXTRACT File (#727.825)
AUDIOLOGY DSS UNIT LINK field (#727.8251) of the A&SP SITE PARAMETERS File (#509850.8)
SPEECH PATHOLOGY DSS UNIT LINK field (#727.8252) of the A&SP SITE PARAMETERS File (#509850.8)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: COST CENTER(AC), *OLD NUMBER(AOLD), SERVICE(ASER), NAME(B), UNIT NUMBER(C)
LAST MODIFIED: AUG 3,2018@15:45
724,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
Name
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E) X
LAST EDITED: JAN 07, 1997
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the name of the DSS unit for this entry (3 to 30 characters).
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the name of this DSS unit.
TECHNICAL DESCR:
Free text name of this DSS unit.
DELETE TEST: .01,0)= I 1 D EN^DDIOL("Inactivate using the Event Capture software. Do not delete.")
DELETE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 724^B
1)= S ^ECD("B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ECD("B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
724,1 SERVICE 0;2 POINTER TO SERVICE/SECTION FILE (#49) (Required)
Service
LAST EDITED: MAY 20, 1991
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the name of the service associated with this DSS unit.
DESCRIPTION: This is the name of the service associated with this DSS unit. You can select service from entries
in the SERVICE/SECTION file (#49).
TECHNICAL DESCR:
A pointer to the SERVICE/SECTION file (#49).
DELETE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 724^ASER
1)= S ^ECD("ASER",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ECD("ASER",$E(X,1,30),DA)
724,2 MEDICAL SPECIALTY 0;3 POINTER TO MEDICAL SPECIALTY FILE (#723) (Required)
Medical Specialty
LAST EDITED: MAY 20, 1991
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the name of the medical specialty associated with this DSS unit.
DESCRIPTION: This is the name of the medical specialty associated with this DSS unit. You can select a medical
specialty from entries in the MEDICAL SPECIALTY file (#723).
TECHNICAL DESCR:
A pointer to the MEDICAL SPECIALTY file (#723).
DELETE AUTHORITY: ^
724,3 COST CENTER 0;4 POINTER TO COST CENTER FILE (#420.1) (Required)
Cost Center
LAST EDITED: NOV 06, 1991
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the cost center associated with this DSS unit.
DESCRIPTION: This is the cost center associated with this DSS unit. You can select cost center from entries in
the COST CENTER file (#420.1).
TECHNICAL DESCR:
A pointer to the COST CENTER file (#420.1).
DELETE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 724^AC
1)= S ^ECD("AC",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ECD("AC",$E(X,1,30),DA)
724,4 UNIT NUMBER 0;5 FREE TEXT
DSS UNIT Number
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>14!($L(X)<1)!($E(X)=" ") X
LAST EDITED: MAY 04, 1998
HELP-PROMPT: Enter a number to identify this DSS unit locally at your site (1 to 14 characters).
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains a number that is used locally to identify and classify DSS units.
TECHNICAL DESCR:
A free text identification number that is used locally for DSS units.
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 724^C
1)= S ^ECD("C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ECD("C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
724,5 INACTIVE (Y/N) 0;6 SET
'1' FOR YES;
'0' FOR NO;
LAST EDITED: JUN 25, 1990
HELP-PROMPT: Enter "YES" or "1" if this DSS Unit is inactive.
DESCRIPTION: This field tracks the active or inactive status of this DSS unit. An inactive DSS unit is set to
"YES" or "1". An active DSS unit is set to "NO", "0", or a null.
DSS units that are inactive cannot be selected for use during data entry.
TECHNICAL DESCR: Set of codes for this DSS unit defined as "YES" or "1" for inactive. Active is defined as "NO",
"0", or a null.
724,6 *OLD NUMBER 0;7 NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>99999)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: APR 01, 1996
HELP-PROMPT: Type a Number between 1 and 99999, 0 Decimal Digits
DESCRIPTION: This field was utilized when converting DSS units from being stored in the SERVICE/SECTION file
(#49) to the DSS UNIT file (# 724). This field will be deleted in a future release of Event
Capture.
TECHNICAL DESCR: The internal entry number (IEN) for this DSS unit when it was stored in the SERVICE/SECTION file
(#49).
UNEDITABLE
CROSS-REFERENCE: 724^AOLD
1)= S ^ECD("AOLD",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^ECD("AOLD",$E(X,1,30),DA)
724,7 USE FOR EVENT CAPTURE 0;8 SET
'1' FOR YES;
'0' FOR NO;
LAST EDITED: JUN 04, 1992
HELP-PROMPT: Enter "YES" or "1" if flagged for use in Event Capture.
DESCRIPTION: This field contains a flag set for use in the Event Capture software.
If this flag is set to "YES" or "1", this DSS unit will be displayed to users of the Event Capture
software. If this flag is set to "NO", "0", or a null, this DSS unit will not be displayed to
users of the Event Capture software.
TECHNICAL DESCR: Set of codes for flagging this DSS unit for use in the Event Capture software. If set to "YES" or
"1", this DSS unit may utilized within the Event Capture software. Is set to "NO", "0", or a null,
this DSS unit will not be recognized by the software.
724,8 *USE FOR IFCAP 0;9 SET
'1' FOR YES;
'0' FOR NO;
LAST EDITED: APR 01, 1996
HELP-PROMPT: Enter "1" if this unit may be selected for item allocation in IFCAP.
DESCRIPTION: This field was created for identifying DSS units to be utilized within the IFCAP software. This was
part of the pilot project. This data is not used by the Event Capture V.2.0 software.
This field will be removed in a future release of the Event Capture software.
TECHNICAL DESCR:
Set of codes. "YES" or "1" for use by IFCAP. "NO", "0", or a null for not being utilized by IFCAP.
724,9 ASSOCIATED STOP CODE 0;10 POINTER TO CLINIC STOP FILE (#40.7)
Associated Stop Code
INPUT TRANSFORM: S DIC("S")="I $P(^(0),U,3)=""""!($P(^(0),U,3)'