Laptop identifier

The laptop identifier is used to figure out which directory to send to on Regional Server.

The naming convention is a letter for the site and a 1 digit number that has no inherent meaning other than to ID a laptop.

Laptop Identifier Assignment

Entry "Laptop_Identifier" added to Settings / A_Info table

Implementation

It would be best if this change was done before Update of D ID to include a laptop identifier

CCMDB.accdb

In CCMDB.accdb, the function LaptopLocation() will return the location of the laptop it is run on.

Background

We are using:

  • single digits numbers for ease of filling TISS (it doesn't accept letters for that field)
  • descending numbers to make it less likely that someone accidentally enters old page number rather than laptop ID
  • single letters to minimize the increase in data

What would need to change?

see Update_of_D_ID_to_include_a_laptop_identifier#Implementation

Legacy

Legacy Content

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  • Explanation: was changed in 2020 to accommodate changes in collection process.
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The laptop identifier used to be 3 letters for the site plus 2-4 letters for the unit where a laptop initially collected. This was a problem because the ward locations changed over time and wasn't necessarily updated because any change needs to deal with a lot of lose ends. Also, many laptops collect more than one location so listing a single one for them was confusing.

The locations were:

  • CON_MICU
  • GRA_MICU
  • GRA_N3
  • GRA_N5
  • GRA_W3
  • HSC_A4
  • HSC_B3
  • HSC_D4
  • HSC_H4
  • HSC_ICUa
  • HSC_ICUb
  • HSC_ICUd
  • OAK_MICU
  • STB_CCU
  • STB_CICU
  • STB_CVICU
  • STB_E5
  • STB_E6
  • STB_MISI
  • VIC_ICU
  • VIC_S4
  • VIC_S4S3
  • VIC_S5


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