Service manual

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Software Description
NicVue Database Utilities
NicVue V2.6 provides a set of database utilities that can
be run as part of routine maintenance, or when problems
are suspected.
To access these utilities, open NicVue and click on
Tools>Database>Utilities password: nicolet.
The following chart defines each utility and
recommends when it should be used.
Other NicVue Utilities
Two NicVue utilities are available from Windows
Explorer by browsing to C:\Nicolet\Npa.
DCM.Exe
This utility opens the DCM Setup window from outside
the NicVue application.
NicArchCtrl.Exe
This utility selects the archive server (archiving
program) for use with NicVue V2.6. The selectable
options are:
• NicVue Archiving Server
• Adaptec Easy CD Creator V4.05
• Roxio 5.3
Operation What When & Why
Backup Makes a backup copy of the existing
database. Can optionally compact the
database before backing it up.
Run weekly as part of a scheduled maintenance
routine.
Compact
Database
Optimizes the size of the database. Run weekly as part of a scheduled maintenance
routine.
Check Database Compares the list of patient names in the
database to the actual patient folders.
Displays a list of duplicate patient names
or patient names with no linked exams.
NicVue provides the option of
automatically fixing errors.
Run monthly as part of a scheduled maintenance
routine. Duplicate patient names my result from
merging databases, or from the customer
making changes to the database outside of
NicVue.
Check Data Links Compares each patient’s exam record in
the database to the patient exam folders.
Displays exams that it cannot find.
Use when you suspect “lost” exams. The Data
Links report shows the exams supposedly on a
local or network hard drive that NicVue cannot
find.
Remove Inactive
Records
NicVue V2.25 (by default) maintained a
history of all changes made to patient
records (for example, changing the name
Bill Abbott to Wilson Abbott). This
utility removes the older, inactive
information.
Note: History was originally included for
troubleshooting purposes, and is
analogous to the “history” maintained by
a web browser.
Use once when updating from NicVue V2.51 to
NicVue V2.6 to reduce the size of the database.
In NicVue V2.25, the link to this utility is
located on the hidden service screen.
Remove Deleted
Exams
Removes any history record of exams
marked as “deleted “(marked with a red
“x”).
Use as necessary to reduce the size of the
database (symptom: slow operation).