Sentinel 5.18.8 User Guide

Add/Edit an Outbreak Event

Follow these instructions to add or edit an outbreak event.

Add a New Outbreak Event

To add a new outbreak event:

1. Click the Home > Outbreak Events tab.
2. Click the New button.
3. Select the outbreak from the New Outbreak Event drop-down list to add an outbreak event. The custom form assigned to the outbreak opens.
4. 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 debug CSV export columns, select the Debug CSV Export Columns option from the Action menu (). The CSV Debug pop-up window opens, listing all of the columns exported in the CSV export of the outbreak event form. See Export an Outbreak Event.

Edit an Outbreak Event

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 icon (). 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 event form, select the Print [Outbreak Event Form Name] option from the Action menu ().

For activating and sending the individual online reporting link via email to a patient so that they can fill out the outbreak event form without logging in to the application, select the Individual Online Reporting option from the Action menu. See Individual Online Reporting.

To debug CSV export columns, select the Debug CSV Export Columns option from the Action menu. The CSV Debug pop-up window opens, listing all of the columns exported in the CSV export of the outbreak event form. See Export an Outbreak Event.

The following information is displayed in the header section of the Outbreak Form tab, Summary tab, and Audit tab:

Summary Tab

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, select the Print [Summary Form Name] option from the Action menu ().

To debug CSV export columns, select the Debug CSV Export Columns option from the Action menu. The CSV Debug pop-up window opens, listing all of the columns exported in the CSV export of the outbreak event form.

The available fields and options on the Summary tab page vary depending on the actual summary form. Example:

Audit Tab

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 icon (). Click the Audit tab.

The available fields, options, columns, and buttons on the Audit tab page are as follows:

Delete an Outbreak Event

To delete an outbreak event:

1. Click the Home > Outbreak Events tab.
2. Search for an event and/or locate it in the list and click the Delete icon (). The Delete Outbreak Event pop-up window opens.
3. Select Yes to confirm the deletion.
4. To close the window and return to the main Outbreak Events tab page, click the X button.

Related topics:

• Outbreak Events Tab
• Case Investigations
• Outbreak Management
• CDC Form/Supplemental Forms Tab