Sentinel 5.17.5 User Guide|
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| Sentinel 5.17.5 User Guide |
Users with the Manage Outbreaks and individual Outbreak Management permissions can configure outbreak categories from the Outbreak Management page. To open the page, click the General Configuration > Outbreak Management menu link.
The Outbreak Management page displays the current outbreak categories stored within the application. To change the number of outbreak categories listed on the page (the default is 10), change the number in the Show entries drop-down list. The options are 10, 15, 20 or 25 outbreak categories per page. The displayed fields can be selected by clicking the Show/Hide button and then selecting the fields to display. The list of outbreak categories can be sorted by clicking on a column header. Under the list of outbreak categories, the number of categories displayed on the page is listed (for example, Showing 1 to 10 of 18 entries) and on the right side of that are page number buttons; click the page numbers, Next or Last buttons as needed to display additional outbreak categories.
To search for a specific outbreak name in the list, enter some characters of the outbreak name or ID in the Search field. The list narrows to display only the outbreak categories that meet the search criteria.
To export the list of outbreak categories, click the Export button.
The columns displayed on the Outbreak Management page depend on which fields are selected on the Show/Hide window. Click the Show/Hide button and select the fields to display as columns. The options include:
You can search for an outbreak in two ways:
To conduct a search using basic search criteria, first click the General Configuration > Outbreak Management menu link, then click the Search button on the Outbreak Management page. Select the Basic Outbreak option in the Outbreak Search drop-down list. Enter the search criteria and click Outbreak Search. The Outbreak Management page opens with the search results. Click the X button to return to the Outbreak Management page.
The available fields and options on the page are as follows:
| Field/Option | Description |
Outbreak Information |
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| Outbreak UID | To search for a specific outbreak UID, enter it here. |
| Outbreak Name | To search for a specific outbreak name/ID, select one or more from the list. |
| Outbreak Active | Select Yes, No or both from the list to search for active or inactive outbreaks or both. |
Forms Association |
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| Supp Form | To search by supplemental form, select one or more supplemental forms from the list. |
| Outbreak Event Form | To search by an outbreak event form, select one or more outbreak event forms from the list. |
| Outbreak Summary Form | To search by an outbreak summary form, select one or more outbreak summary forms from the list. |
To conduct a search using outbreak summary form, first click the General Configuration > Outbreak Management menu link, then click the Search button on the Outbreak Management page. Select the outbreak summary form you want to search by in the Outbreak Search drop-down list. Enter the search criteria and click Outbreak Search. The Outbreak Management page opens with the search results. Click the X button to return to the Outbreak Management page.
To add a new outbreak, first click the General Configuration > Outbreak Management menu link, then click the New button on the Outbreak Management page. The Add Outbreak window opens. Enter the information and click Submit. Click Cancel to return to the Outbreak Management page without saving any changes. Once the new outbreak is submitted it is added to the list on the Outbreak Management page.
The available fields and options on the Add Outbreak window are as follows:
| Field/Option | Description |
| Outbreak UID | This is automatically created by the system after the outbreak is saved. |
| * Outbreak Name | Enter a unique, descriptive name for the outbreak. This field is required. |
| Outbreak ID | Enter a unique ID for the outbreak. |
| Supp Form | Click in this field and either enter the first few characters of a supplemental form name and/or locate it in the drop-down list that opens. Multiple supplemental forms can be added. |
| Outbreak Event Form | Select an outbreak event form from the drop-down list. |
| Outbreak Summary Form | Select an outbreak summary form from the drop-down list. |
| * Outbreak Active | Select whether or not the outbreak is currently active (Yes/No). This field is required. |
To edit an outbreak, first click the General Configuration > Outbreak Management menu link, then locate the outbreak in the list on the Outbreak Management page and click the Edit button. The Edit Outbreak window opens. Edit the information as needed and click Submit. The fields on this window include:
| Field/Option | Description |
| Outbreak UID | The read-only UID number for the outbreak. |
| * Outbreak Name | Enter a unique, descriptive name for the outbreak. This field is required. |
| Outbreak ID | Enter a unique ID for the outbreak. |
| Supp Form | Click in this field and either enter the first few characters of a supplemental form and/or locate it in the drop-down list that opens. Multiple supplemental forms can be added. |
| Outbreak Event Form | Select an outbreak event form from the drop-down list. |
| Outbreak Summary Form | Select an outbreak summary form from the drop-down list. |
| * Outbreak Active | Select whether or not the outbreak is currently active (Yes/No). This field is required. |
To delete an outbreak, first click the General Configuration > Outbreak Management menu link, then locate the outbreak in the list on the Outbreak Management page and click the Delete button. The outbreak can no longer be used in the application.
If an outbreak has a summary form, a Summary button appears in the outbreak row. Click it to view the summary form. See Summary Tab.