Entering and Editing Data in Hyperspace

- Required items in forms are indicated with stop sign.
- Recommended items in forms are indicated with a yield sign.
- A filled in circle indicates an existing comment

Shortcuts
F1 - Help
F5 - Selection
F6 - Comment

Data Entry
We can enter data manually or use the following shorthand notations.
t Today, current date
t+7 Current date plus seven days
t-30 Current date minus thirty days
w+3 Current date plus three weeks
w-1 Current date minus one week
m+1, m-1 Current date plus/minus one month
(i.e., if today is June 24, m+1 = July 24)
mb Month beginning, date of first day of current month
mb+1, mb-1 Date of first day of current month plus/minus one month
me Month ending, date of last day of current month
me+1, me-1 Date of last day of current month plus/minus one month
y+1, y-1 Current date plus/minus one year

n Now, current time
n+30 Current time plus thirty minutes
n-5 Current time minus five minutes

Organizational Structure

Facility --> Service Areas --> Locations --> Units/Departments

Data Storage

Chronicles® is the name of Epic’s database management system. Within Chronicles, data pertaining to one kind of entity is stored in a master file. Within each master file, records contain information particular to one specific example of the entity. Within each record are date-specific contacts containing items which are the fields that store the actual data.

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