Mark, On demo.openmrs.org (running 1.8.2) the only choices in the Edit Concept page are Image and Text handlers.
Are the binary handlers only available under-the-hood, for module writers? Or is this an oversight? -Darius On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Mark Goodrich <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, as of 1.8.x there is a Binary Data Handler and a Binary Stream > Handler in core. (I forget what the significance is between the difference > in the two).**** > > ** ** > > We use the Binary Data Handler in the MDR-TB module to allow uploading of > PDFs… **** > > ** ** > > Mark**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Darius Jazayeri > *Sent:* Friday, September 09, 2011 12:32 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [OPENMRS-IMPLEMENTERS] attaching files to a patient > encounter**** > > ** ** > > Shaun,**** > > ** ** > > This is indeed what complex obs are for. In the core distribution we only > have handlers for Image and for Plain Text, but a module could easily add > PDF. (And that seems like something we'd want to bundle in the standard > distribution too.)**** > > ** ** > > If you look at this enounter on the demo server today (since its db resets > nightly) you'll see that I've added a png image as one of the obs whose > concept is Darius Test Complex Obs or something like that: > http://demo.openmrs.org/openmrs/admin/encounters/encounter.form?encounterId=44345 > **** > > ** ** > > -Darius**** > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Bill Lober <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > Shaun, others? > > Could one use complex obs to store an URI, and possibly credentials, to an > external repository. > > That's the model used by the Cross Document Sharing profiles (XDS) of IHE. > > One could reference either a document store in a "Document Store Module" > (to be written, I think), an external light-weight document store, a query > string into an existing object store, or a document reference in a > commercial document management system. > > It would be a very flexible approach. > > I came across Complex Obs not too long ago - is anyone using them? Is this > an appropriate use? > > Thanks, > > Bill**** > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Shaun Grannis > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 8:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OPENMRS-IMPLEMENTERS] attaching files to a patient encounter > > Has a workflow to attach external files been deployed in OpenMRS? For > example, consider the following scenario: > > 1) A patient receives care at an OpenMRS site. > 2) An encounter is created, a referral to a specialist is ordered. > 3) Patient leaves. > 4) Days later, the specialist's dictated paper note is sent to the clinic. > It is scanned and the electronic note must be "attached" to the previous > encounter. > > Given the above, a desirable workflow would be: > > 1) User selects the patient. > 2) User selects "Encounters". > 3) User selects "Edit" to edit the previous encounter. > 4) User selects "Add Observation". > > Steps 1-4 exist today, here's the new, hypothetical workflow: > > 5) Select an observation that indicates the result is an external file > (e.g., an observation like, "PDF Referral note" -- let's not focus on the > observation name yet, it may not be quite the right model; it's just a > concept to trigger the next steps in the workflow): > 6) Selecting "PDF Referral note" surfaces an "attach PDF file" option. > 7) User selects "Select file" > 8) User finds file and clicks "Upload" (this is much like an email > attachment workflow) > 9) File is uploaded. > 10) The observation "PDF Referral note" is added to the encounter. > 11) When user clicks on "PDF Referral note" in the appropriate encounter, > the PDF file is displayed in an external viewer (again, much like an email > attachment is handled by an external application) > > My question: > > Has a workflow similar to this been implemented in OpenMRS? Is it in core > and I'm missing it? In a module? > > Thanks for your feedback! > > Shaun > -- > Shaun J. 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