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Follow these instructions to add or edit an outbreak event.
To add a new outbreak event, first click the Home > Outbreak Events tab, then click the New button. Select the outbreak from the New Outbreak Event drop-down list to add an outbreak event. The custom form assigned to the outbreak opens. Enter the parameters and click Submit. The main Outbreak Events tab section page opens with the search results.
To add multiple outbreak events, one after the other, without being redirected to the main Outbreak Events tab page, select the Bulk Add checkbox before clicking the Submit button. Once you have added all the cases, click Submit (with the Bulk Add checkbox deselected) to add all of the investigations.
To reset all of the options to their default values and start over, click Reset. Click the X button to return to the main Outbreak Events tab page.
To quickly refer to the fields exported in the CSV file, click the CSV button. The CSV Debug pop-up window opens. It displays the following fields: ID, Label, and Label CSV. Click the X button to close the CSV debug pop-up window.
To edit an outbreak event, first click the Home > Outbreak Events tab, then search for an event and/or locate the event in the list and click the Edit button. The outbreak event page that opens has two tabs: Outbreak Form and Audit. The page opens with the Outbreak Form tab displayed and the outbreak event's details pre-populated. Make any necessary changes and click Submit Changes when finished.
To reset all of the options to their default values and start over, click Reset. Click the X button to return to the main Outbreak Events tab page.
To print the outbreak form, click Print Outbreak Form.
To quickly refer to the fields exported in the CSV file, click the CSV button. The CSV Debug pop-up window opens. It displays the following fields ID, Label, and Label CSV. Click the X button to close the CSV debug pop-up window.
The following information is displayed in the header section of the Outbreak Form tab, Summary tab, and Audit tab:
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The Summary tab appears when a summary form is associated with an outbreak.
The Summary tab is used to view/edit the Summary Form. Make any necessary changes and click Submit Changes. To reset all of the options to their default values and start over, click Reset. To print the summary form, click the Print Summary button. When the new browser window opens, use the browser's print function to print the page.
To quickly refer to the fields exported in the CSV file, click the CSV button. The CSV Debug pop-up window opens. It displays the following fields: ID, Label, and Label CSV. Click the X button to close the CSV debug pop-up window.
The available fields and options on the Summary tab page vary depending on the actual summary form. Example:
Field/Option | Description |
Number of patients with Flu | The number of patients with the Flu. |
Outbreak Name/ID | The name or ID of the outbreak. |
Review Completed | Select this option if the review has been completed. |
The Audit tab displays the history of the changes made to the outbreak event. To view the Audit tab, first locate the event in the outbreak events list on the main Outbreak Events tab page, then click the Edit button. Click the Audit tab.
The available fields, options, columns, and buttons on the Audit tab page are as follows:
Field/Option/Column/Button | Description |
Show ___ entries | Select from the drop-down list the number of entries to display on the page: 10, 15, 20 or 25. |
Search | Enter a keyword for searching and as you type, the data list displays the name(s) that match your criteria. To redisplay all entries, remove the search characters from the Search field. |
Date Changed | The date and time when the case was changed. The audit log is sorted in chronological date order (yyyy/mm/dd) with the last change displaying first. |
User | The name of the person who performed the change. |
Details | The action type performed on the case. |
To delete an outbreak event, first click the Home > Outbreak Events tab, then search for an event and/or locate it in the list and click the Delete button. The Delete Outbreak Event pop-up window opens, then select Yes or No to confirm. Click the X button to close the window and return to the main Outbreak Events tab page.