This guide will take you through how to install and set up the NavBar for EMIS Web
Before you start:
All applications that communicate to EMIS Web must be made knows to the EMIS Web API and authenticated. For this reason, you will be asked to do this via an EMIS Web Activate New Partner Product Window when you run the NavBar for the first time
You will also need to know your EMIS Web CDB before you begin the setup
Step 1 - Download the NavBar installer
You will have been provided with a download link for the NavBar installer - click on this to get started
If the installer doesn't open straight away, you can double-click on the Phonebar install file instead
The NavBar Setup window will display
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Click on the CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED button
This will open up the SSO Log in in a new browser tab. Enter your email address and password to log into the SSO
If you are logging in for the first time you will need to enter your email address and click the Forgot your Password? button. Once this has been done, you will receive a link via email to set your password
Once you have successfully logged in you will see an authentication notice confirming your Surgery Connect profile. Once you see this, you can continue with the setup
Step 2 - Selecting the API in EMIS Web
This step will only need to be completed once per site
Within EMIS Web, open the EMAS Manager
Select Partner API, which is located down the left hand side
Once clicked, a list of partners displays in the panel. Scroll down and select Surgery Connect, then click Activate Application
Step 3 - Activate Surgery Connect in EMAS Manager
Please note: you can complete this step for all of your current Users at the same time, but this will also need to be completed for all new Users going forward
Within EMAS Manager, click the Login Access icon to take you to the Applications Login Access Window
Make sure that the Auto Login and Allow Login boxes are ticked for all of the Users that you want to use the integration
Go to the Edit Users area on the same Patient API area to access the User Configuration window
Tick the Users to activate them with the integration
Step 4 - Run Setup
Click back onto the NavBar setup while it continues to verify your details
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Once your identity has been confirmed, the following welcome screen will display
If you are happy that is has authenticated you correctly click NEXT
Select EMIS Web as your integration option. Once selected, you will need to select your Region and EMIS CDB
You will need to confirm that you have EMIS Web open in the background by clicking the tick box in the NOTE
Once both have been selected, click NEXT
When doing this for the first time you will then be asked to associate your Surgery Connect User with your EMIS Web User. If you are happy with this, click ASSOCIATE
The Associate button will turn into a green tick confirming the association
Click NEXT
You will then be notified of Setup success
Click FINISH
This will then launch the Phonebar
NavBar Upgrade Process
You will receive a notification to let you know a new version is available and being downloaded
The Application Updates popup will display
Choose Restart to update now
or select Later to update either when the application is closed, or when SystmOne is locked
Please note: clicking Restart will only restart the NavBar, not your whole PC
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