Seer*Abs 10 Users Manual March 2017 Table of Contents

Fields Lookup

Use Ctrl+F to bring up a special lookup dialog that will allow you to search fields by typing part of they name or label.

Once you have identified the field you need, double-click it (or select it with the keybard and type Enter) to jump to it in the data entry form.

6. Autocomplete Feature

While entering text in a field, you may press Ctrl+Space to use the autocomplete feature. SEER*Abs will search a list of terms based on the current word that you are typing.

When using the autocomplete feature, you may:

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  Continue typing until there is a single term in the list. Press Enter. This is useful for confirming spelling or syntax.
  
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  Or when you see the term in the list, press Tab to move your cursor to the list itself. Scroll through the list using the arrow keys. When the term is highlighted, press Enter.
  
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  If you enter text that is not in the list, enter a complete term and press Enter. The value of the field will be set to the text that you entered. You may want to ask your registry’s SEER*Abs system administrator to add missing terms to the autocomplete list.
  

SEER*Abs supports multiple sets of autocomplete terms. Separate lists may be designated for different fields, for example, there may be one list for histology and another for primary site. Or terms from all lists may be made available in a field, for example, all terms are typically made available when editing large text fields.

7. Multi-lines text boxes

Some fields can support multiple lines of text as shown below.

Pressing Enter in a multi-line field will add a line break and your cursor will stay within the field. To enter a significant amount of text into a field, press CTRL+E or use the right-click contextual menu to open a larger text editor.

The autocompletion feature (CTRL+Space) can be used when entering text in the expanded text editor. Click OK to close the dialog and apply the new text to the field, or Cancel to close the dialog and leave the field as-is.

The number of characters per text field is limited by configuration settings. If you enter more than the maximum allowed, an error message will be displayed at the bottom of the expanded text window.

8. Physician and Facility Lookups

The facility and physician lookups are associated with search dialogs similar to the one shown below. The physician and facility lookup have a Simple and Advanced search tabs. The Simple Search tab has a single search field that is matched against multiple fields (a Google-style search). The Advanced search tab has multiple fields to filter the list.

The Simple Search tab is configurable. Your registry’s system administrator can change the configuration and control which fields are presented in the table, which fields are used in the Simple Search, and the type of searching algorithm that is used (exact, contains, fuzzy, or a lookup). To use the Simple Search, type a search string into the Text box and press Enter or click Search. Click Reset to clear the search string from the Text box.

If you see the result you are interested in, type Ctrl+Down to move the focus from the search field to the table of results, use the down key to go on the correct row and type Enter. You can also double-click the row.

Note that the different fields that are searched from the Simple Search tab are “ORed” together. The results are always sorted by relevance to the criteria, which the most relevant result shown first in the table.

If the simple search is not enough, press Ctrl+Tab or use your mouse to move to the Advanced Search tab. Components of the Advanced Search are also configurable. The registry’s configuration determines which fields are available for searching and the type of search algorithm used for each field.

Note that the different search fields of the advanced search are “ANDed” together. The results are always sorted by relevance to the criteria, which the most relevant result shown first in the table.

If you prefer keyboard navigation to using the mouse, click Ctrl+Shift+T to view the shortcuts that are specific to the physician and facility lookup.

Ctrl+Down	Move the cursor to the table of search results
Ctrl+Q	Close current Window
Ctrl+R	Reset the search criteria (clear search Text box or filters)
Ctrl+S	Start the search
Ctrl+Tab	Switch between Simple and Advanced search tabs
Enter	If your cursor is in the top section with the search criteria, enter starts the search. If your cursor is on one of the search results, it sets the field to the ID selected.
Escape	Close the current Window
Shift+Tab	In the advanced search, go to previous field.
Tab	In the advanced search filter, go to the next field.

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