Scheduling GUI User Manual

Welcome to the Scheduling User Manual. This version reflects the software as of version 1.6. The software is liberally licensed under ​LGPL; this manual is licensed under ​CC BY. These licenses enable you to use and modify the software even in commercial settings.

What is the Scheduling GUI?

Definitions

Term	Description
Access Block	Access Blocks are color-coded representations of the amount of time allotted for a specific Access Type (or appointment). In the some places, they may be referred to as an Availability Block in the source code.
Access Types	Access Types refer to the variety of different appointment types. Most people set-up two Access Types: Scheduled; and Walk-ins. AKA Availability Type
Access Groups	Access Groups are categories of Access Types. Assigning Access Types to Access Groups makes it easier to schedule and search for certain types of appointments.
Resources	The term Resources refers to any person or service for which a patient can be scheduled. Resources can be physicians, diagnostic equipment (such as MRI, CT scan, ultrasound, and so on.), or specialty appointment slots, such as physical therapy. Resources corresponds to what PIMS calls Clinics
Resource Groups	Resource Groups are categories of Resources that help to organize the variety of Resources available at each location. For example, a Resource Group of Dermatology can be used to group 3 different dermatology Resouces. AKA in the source code Departments.
Slot	Number of appointments per defined appointment length. For example: If SLOTS = 4 and your clinic (resource) appointment length is 30 minutes, then there are four (4) available appointments for every 30 minutes.

Installation

Orientation

Starting the Program

Set-up for the First Time

Day to Day Use

Setting Up Access Blocks

Managing Appointments

Viewing and Printing

Miscellaneous Admin Functions