The Main screen is used to inform users of information relating to the registry. Such events may include application changes/upgrades, system downtime, usability tips, system administrator notes, or relevant resources/events. The Main screen will always be the first screen displayed after a successful login. It is important to review the posting of any new announcements each time when logging in to the registry.

• Announcements

• Release Notes

• Inventory Alerts

• Resources on the Web/Upcoming Events

• Version Identifier

1. Upon successful login to the registry you will notice on the left hand side of your screen the registry displays the version. As an example it will display the text: "Production Build 4.0.2".

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• Viewing the Full Description

1. Click on the title hyperlink to display the announcement details.

Note: In the event that all of the announcements are not displayed, a hyperlink will appear below the existing announcements. Click on the hyperlink 'more announcements' to display a separate screen listing all of the announcements within the registry.

A new feature in this version is an unread announcements indicator. If there is an announcement you have not read, you will see the alert '' preceding the unread announcement. Once you have viewed an announcement, this indicator will disappear.

2. 2. A new screen, titled 'Virginia immunization Information System announcements', will appear displaying the full description and the posted date.

   3. After reading the description, click on 'Return to Main Page' hyperlink to return to the Main screen.

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• Viewing the Full Release Note

1. Click on the title hyperlink to display the release note details.

Note: In the event that all of the release notes are not displayed, a hyperlink will appear below the existing notes. Click on the hyperlink 'more release notes' to display a separate screen listing all of the release notes within the registry.

A new feature in this version is an unread release notes indicator. If there is a release note you have not read, you will see the alert '' preceding the unread note. Once you have viewed a release note, this indicator will disappear.

2. 2. A new screen, titled 'Virginia immunization information system release note', will appear displaying the full details and the posted date.

   3. After reading the details, click on 'Return to Main Page' hyperlink to return to the Main screen.

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• Viewing the Inventory Alerts

1. Only the system Administrator or the Inventory Control person for the organization will have access to view the inventory alerts.

2. The alerts will be displayed in four tables between the release notes and the Resources on the Web/Upcoming Events.

3. The first table is for 'Vaccine Order/Transfer Notification', this displays any order's or transfer's waiting for you to receive. For order's you will want to click on manage orders in the menu panel to view new arrival orders. For transfer's you will want to click on manage transfers in the menu panel to view new arrival transfers.

4. The second table is for 'Active Inventory that is Going to Expire', this displays any inventory within the organization that is going to expire within the time period set in the update alert preferences screen.

5. The third table is for 'Inventory that is Running Low by Vaccine Group', this displays any vaccine groups in inventory within the organization that are running low. The low inventory threshold can be set for each vaccine as described in the update alert preferences screen.

6. The fourth table is for 'Inventory that is Running Low by Trade Name', this displays any trade names in inventory within the organization that are running low. The low inventory threshold can be set for each trade name as described in the update alert preferences screen.

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Users can utilize the references located within these sections to update and/or inform themselves on issues, happenings, or resource knowledge concerning various types of immunization information. Click on any of the hyperlinks present to view the desired information.

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