Dropdown List Qualifiers
List items can be enabled and disabled, which allows records of historical item selection to be maintained, while not offering these historical items for future selection.
List items can be enabled and disabled as many times as necessary.
By default, new dropdown items enabled when inserted.
Additional Text
If a dropdown list item has its 'Additional Text' box ticked, this means that when it is selected, the user will have the option to supply additional information. This is of use if none of the other items on the dropdown are appropriate. For example, an item of 'Other' could be available from the dropdown, and when selected it would allow for a more appropriate value to be specified.
Colour Coding
In both the Qualifier Type Maintenance and Qualifier Type Properties windows, disabled dropdown items appear greyed-out in the grids.
Relationship to Clinical Items
- If the clinical item is added, only enabled list items will be available for selection. Disabled items are hidden from the list.
- If a previously-inserted clinical item is edited, and a disabled list item is currently selected, this selection will be maintained (all other disabled items will be hidden, however). If another item is selected and this selection is saved, the disabled item will no longer appear in the list.
- If an item selected from the dropdown qualifies for additional text, then at the point of selection a text box will appear below the dropdown with the label 'Please specify'. This field is optional and will allow the user to give more information if appropriate. If another item which does not qualify for additional text is subsequently selected, the label and text box will be hidden again, and any text that had been entered in the text box deleted.
Reporting
The report will not display disabled list items which are linked to the clinical item type.