Sentinel 5.18.8 User Guide

Debug NETSS CDC Export

Users with the Embedded Form Debug permission can access the NETSS debugger. This option is available when the disease of the opened investigation is exported using NETSS (configured in CDC Export Mapping). To access the NETSS debugger, select the Debug NETSS CDC Export option from the Action menu () on the CDC Form or Supplemental tab page. The NETSS Export Debug pop-up window opens. It displays the data per CDC specifications.

The NETSS debugger is available for the conditions associated with the following CDC forms:

Viral Hepatitis Case Record
Lyme Disease Case Report
Measles Surveillance Worksheet
National Bacterial Meningitis and Bacteremia Case Report
Mumps Surveillance Worksheet
Pertussis Case Surveillance Worksheet
Rubella Surveillance Worksheet
Tetanus Case Surveillance Report

The available fields, options, and columns on the NETSS Export Debug pop-up window are as follows:

Field/Option/Column	Description
NETSS Extract	The line representing the full extract for the investigation.
NETSS Field Name	The NETSS field name as described by the CDC.
Position	The character position and length where the information is to be included in the NETSS extract.
Form Field Name	The field name on the CDC form.
Skip	The next position the user is sent to if the equation in the brackets is met. It is used to skip the set of questions you are looking at depending on the value you selected for the field on the form. All skipped questions are set to blank.
Form Value	The value entered by the user in the form.
NETSS Value	The NETSS value included in the extract.

NETSS Debug Mode within the CDC Form or Supplemental Form

Users with the Embedded Form Debug permission can access the NETSS debug Mode within the CDC form or supplemental form.

To debug the CDC form or supplemental form:

Enable the NETSS Debug Mode from the Page Configuration button on the CDC Form or Supplemental Forms tab page. The green checkmark icon () appears on all the questions that are sent to the CDC through NETSS.
Click the green checkmark icon next to the question to open the debug window. The NETSS Export Field: [Field Name] pop-up window opens. It displays the information about the NETSS export field.
To close the window and return to the CDC Form or Supplemental Forms tab page, click the X button.

The available fields on the NETSS Export Field pop-up window are as follows:

Field	Description
NETSS Name	The ID used by the CDC.
Index	The character position and the length of the field in the extract.
Translation	The translation between the Sentinel field data and NETSS extract field data.
NETSS Extract	The value which was sent to the CDC. This value is updated whenever you change the answer to a question on the form and click Submit.