User Defined Fields Editor

Use the User Defined Fields editor to set up the captions, or names, of unique fields available in several types of records, including your Patient and Responsible Party records, your Employer, Assistant, Dentist, Referrer, and Insurance editors, your Office Contacts list, and your patient identification fields. You can use these fields to track any sort of information you deem necessary.

Click to OpenOpen the User Defined Fields Editor

Select Editors from the Tools section of the Home ribbon bar. Then, from the General section, open the User Defined Fields editor. (You can also use the Search field to look for the editor you want to work with.)

Click to OpenEdit Captions

Click a caption you want to modify, and type your changes, or cut, copy, and paste text as needed.

Patient Primary Code - (i.e. PR Code; Id. No.) This caption describes your patient's primary identification number. Generally, the number is generated automatically when you create a patient folder. You can find this field on the Patient Information Panel, and the caption is used in several areas of Edge Cloud..

Patient Secondary Code - (i.e. Model No.; Alt. No..) This caption describes your patient's secondary identification number. The number can be generated automatically when you create a patient folder, or you can enter the number manually. You can find this field on the Patient Information Panel, and the caption is used in several areas of Edge Cloud..

Patient userdef1 - (i.e. Hobbies.) The field that accompanies this caption is found on the Patient Information Panel. It requires that you select a response from the Patient Custom List editor. You can subgroup the responses you enter into patient folders as needed. See "Custom List Editors" for details.

Patient userdeftext1 - (i.e. Other; Note.) The field that accompanies this caption is found on the Patient Information Panel. You can type your text, including Internet hyperlinks, into this field as needed. If you plan to subgroup the responses, be sure to use a standard set of rules when typing your entries into the field.

ResParty userdef1 - (i.e. Occupation; Call Time.) The field that accompanies this caption is found on the Responsible Party page of the patient folder. It requires that you select a response from the Responsible Party Custom List editor. You can subgroup the responses you enter into responsible party records as needed. See "Custom List Editors" for details.

ResParty userdeftext1 - (i.e. Other; Fee.) The field that accompanies this caption is found on the Responsible Party page of the patient folder. You can type your text, including Internet hyperlinks, into this field as needed. If you plan to subgroup the responses, be sure to use a standard set of rules when typing your entries into the field.

Insurance User Defined Fields #1 - #8 - (i.e. Misc; Fax; Other.) The fields that accompany these captions are found in your Insurance Company editor.

Referral User Defined Fields #1 - #8 - These fields remain in the database for legacy systems, but are no longer in active use within Edge Cloud.

Employer User Defined Fields #1 - #8 - (i.e. Contact; Fax; Other.) The fields that accompany these captions are found in your Employer editor. You might want to use these fields to track insurance plan details that are specific to employers.

School User Defined Fields #1 - #6 - (i.e. Front Desk; Mascot; Break.) The fields that accompany these captions are found in your School editor.

Assistant User Defined Fields #1 - #8 - (i.e. Chair; Hours; Hire Date.) The fields that accompany these captions are found in your Assistant editor.

Referral Other User Defined Fields #1 - #8 - (i.e. Misc; Fax; Other.) The fields that accompany these captions are found in your Other Referrers table.

Office Contacts User Defined Text Fields #1 - #8 - (i.e. Hours; Misc..) The fields that accompany these captions are found in your Office Contacts editor. You can type text into these fields as needed.

Office Contact User Defined Date Fields #1 - #2 - (i.e. Last Order Date.) The fields that accompany these captions are found in your Office Contacts editor. You must enter a date in these fields.

Click to OpenSave Changes

Click Save in your Quick Access toolbar or File ribbon bar (or press Ctrl+S on your keyboard) to save any changes you have made.

Click to OpenOther User Defined Fields

Professional Record User Defined Fields - Use the Professional Type editor to set up the custom field captions for your professional records. See "Professional Types Editor" for details.

Patient Code Generation Protocol - Use the Patient Code Generation editor to manage how Edge Cloud assigns identification codes to your patient folders. See "Patient Code Generation Editor" for details.