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  1. User Creation

    Summary This page of the manual is a guide to user creation within Merlin. Details A User is an identity which can be used to log in to and access different areas of the software system depending on access-rights assigned to that user. This is ...
  2. Manual Treatments

    Summary A Manual Treatment   is a treatment that can be added when you have no existing treatment code stored within code entry. Creating a Manual Treatment allows you to specify a Description, Price (net or gross), a quantity and a VAT rate for t...
  3. Barcode Scanning

    Summary As an alternative to adding treatment using the methods documented in Adding Treatment , items can be scanned using a hand-held device.  In order to use this functionality, barcode data will need to be imported into Merlin . Details ...
  4. User Profiles

    Summary Merlin remembers certain preferences of the logged in user, unlike system settings these are user specific and not system or site specific. These saved preferences are known as 'User Profiles'. Details User Profile Saved Preferences T...
  5. User Administration

    Summary This sheet provides information on user administration and password policies. Details Password Complexity Requirements Passwords must meet the following complexity requirements: Not contain the user's account name or parts of the us...
  6. Re-initiate Reminders

    Summary Re-Initiate Reminders is a utility used to maintain Codes with Reminders assigned. This tool ensures that all reminder types are overriding the correct reminder types. For information on Reminder Types, see: Reminder Libraries Details...
  7. Adding a new colour

    Adding a new colour To add a new colour, navigate to Administration>Patients>Colours>Colours. The Colours screen will load, in the top row you can type the 'Name' and 'Description', once this has been filled in tick the 'System' box for ...
  8. Stock Movement

    Summary This screen displays a full audit of stock movement for specified codes/treatment types. Details Viewing Stock Movement Navigate to Utilities > Stock Control and select the ' Stock Movement ' tab. Ensure you have selected the corr...
  9. Logs

    Summary Logs can be selected from the Utilities menu and is broken into two sections, User logins and Error log history. Details User Login History User login history can be accessed via Utilities > System > Logs > User Login history. This sc...
  10. Scheduler

    Summary The Scheduler is a utility used to view and control which schedules are running (VetXML polling, SMS Schedules etc). This screen is maintained by the MWI Technology Support Team.  Details Viewing the Scheduler Navigate to Administrat...

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