Exporting a file from Medical Director

Exporting

Open the Maintenance Utility and click the Data Transfer tab.
Click the Export button.
If you have existing data in Medical Director, you are prompted to ENTER your password. Type in your password if prompted. Only a Doctor or user with Data Export access is allowed to perform a backup.
You are reminded that Medical Director is not to be running and prompted to continue. Click the 'Yes' radio button and then click the Next button.
Select the type of information you wish to export for example Demographic, Clinical or Address Book information by selecting the appropriate radio button. Then click the Next button.
Depending on which type of data you selected in the previous step you may be prompted to select the format of your export file from a list of File Types/Formats. The following table displays the supported formats for the three categories of data export.

From this point on, the wizard guides you through the export process. Make the appropriate selection before clicking the Next button to continue to the next step.

Setting Field Positions
Depending on which type of data and the format you select, you may be prompted to set the order of the fields in the destination file if you have selected CSV, Tab delimited or other non proprietary format. In such cases you are presented with a dialogue window containing a list of Medical Director fields on the left and an empty list on the right. By using the buttons provided, copy the fields across to the right in the order you want when exporting to the destination file.
Select Patients
A dialogue window is displayed prompting you to 'Select Patients'. You can either search for and select the individual patients you want exported or click the Select All button if you want to export the entire patient database.
Select Destination At some stage you are prompted to ENTER or Browse for a filename or destination folder. The way you are prompted depends on whether a specific filename is required. In some cases you will not be able to type a filename or path but must browse for and select a folder.
When you have made all required selections the 'Ready' window is displayed. Click Next to begin the export. An indication of progress is displayed during the export process. When the export is complete you are notified. At this stage click the Finish button to close the export utility.

Note Your data and the manipulation of it is your responsibility. However should you experience any problems with this procedure, please contact Medical Director Technical Support.
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