Extra Content for Profile Elements

You can add Extra Content embedded next to the HL7-defined profile elements. This is a quick way to display needed profile data such additional descriptions, items to validate, business and mapping rules, etc.

Add a New Text Column

  • In the upper-right tab panel, select Field (or Segment and Segment Group or Table, depending on the element you want to modify). You’ll see the attributes/columns that are already present. Grayed-out columns are standard and cannot be modified.
  • Click Add… A new row is added
  • Modify the sorting sequence if needed
  • Indicate if the column should appear in the Word Document Report
  • Give it a name by clicking in the column name cell and typing in a short phrase name. This name is going to be displayed as the column header.
  •  Select the column type: String
  • Click OK

You are now ready to populate the new column with text:

  • Expand the selected profile
  • Select a segment so fields are listed (choose a different profile element as needed)
  • The new column is now added to the field grid.  You can enter text.

 

Add a New List Column or Picklist

List columns are useful when you’re able to define valid values for the column — in other words, a picklist.

  • In the upper-right tab panel, select Table (or Segment and Segment Group or Field depending on the element you want to modify). You’ll see the attributes/columns that are already present. Grayed-out columns are standard and cannot be modified.
  • Click Add… A new row is added
  • Modify the sorting sequence if needed
  • Indicate if the column should appear in the export to Word Document
  • Give it a name by clicking in the column name cell and typing in a short phrase name. This name is going to be displayed as column header.
  • Select the column type: List
  • A new table Values appears below.  Populate this table with your picklist values as follows:
    • Click Add… A new value row is added
    • Give the new value a label.
    • Enter the value in the VALUE cell
    • Repeat as needed
  • Click OK

Next, populate the profile:

  • Expand the selected profile in the Library
  • Select a field with an associated table

The new column is now added to the table content.  You can pick values from the picklist to assign values to the cell.