Setting up PPS Online on Android

b) Once the application has downloaded and installed (this should happen automatically) you will then find it appears in your program list as per below:

c) Tap on the RDP app symbol that is installed (WYSE is shown here)

d) Tap the + button in the top right to open the Connection Type screen, and then type RDP to open the Connection Settings screen.

e) You can then use the following guidelines to create a new connection:

1. Tap Nickname and enter the nickname (for example, PPS Online).

2. Tap Host address and enter the host name. This will either be ppsonline1.rushcliff.com or ppsonline2.rushcliff.com depending on the details you have been provided with.

3. Tap Username and Password and enter the details required for the connection from what we have sent to you via e-mail. (it is not mandatory to enter the password to save the connection; you can leave this blank; if left blank, you will be prompted for the password during logon later).

f) Tap the Save button to save the new connection to the list of available connections on the 'My Computers' screen.

g) On the 'My Computers' screen, long-press the Nickname of the connection to open the Options screen. Tap 'Connect' to connect.

h) Type in your PPS Online details if required (depending on if you have chosen for the RDP app to save your login information or not) and then you will be logged in to PPS Online.

Address
See: Client - Address

Create
See: Add; Charge – Create

Details
This is a generic term used to describe the information stored in any particular part of PPS. For example Main Client Details is the information you enter to this screen. In addition, there are several “notes” type fields that allow you to enter further “free text” details against a record – these are also sometimes referred to as Details.

Find
See: Search

List
List is the term used to describe information that either appears on the screen or on a report in rows and columns. The term List is also used in PPS as a list of items such as menu, or list of entries such as a look up table. See also: List style diary.

Mandatory
Mandatory is the term used in PPS Custom Forms when a question included on the form must be answered. If you are setting up your own forms, you can decide if each question is mandatory or not.

Open
Some screens in PPS have an “Open” button on the toolbar, this is very similar to the Modify button as it will “open” the selected record for “modification”.

Options
PPS has a screen on the PPS Tools menu called Options. This screen can be used to set up a wide variety of system settings that affect the way that PPS works. You can make your changes to these areas and press the OK or Apply button to save your changes. The Options screen has four tabs along the top: General, Custom Client Fields, Set Up Client Contacts, and Clinical Notes. See the entries under each of these sections for more details, for example Options – General.

PPS
PPS is the acronym for “Private Practice Software”.

Save
PPS Uses a <Save> button on many screens. This will save the updates that you have made to this screen and store them permanently in your database. One some screens the <Save> button will also close the screen.

Search
You can search for various records in PPS: Clients, Appointments, Third-Party contacts etc. Some screens include a <Search> button on the toolbar. The main PPS Client Search screen includes options to search on a variety of fields: for example Surname. This screen can be accessed from the Search Button on any of the client screens (main details, log, browse) or by clicking “Search” on the PPS Task Bar. The Search screen allows you to enter all or part of a value into a selected field, then when you press Enter a list of results that match what you have typed in is displayed. The most common information to search on is Surname. In the Surname field on the search screen, it is possible to enter all or part of the surname followed by a space, then all or part of the client’s First Name. This way you can narrow down your search results – useful with popular surnames. For example, you can search for Joe Smith simply by entering SMI J in the Surname field and pressing enter. All clients whose surname starts with SMI and whose First Name starts with J will be listed. --br-- You can search for existing Client Appointments or Free Appointment Slots using the <Search> button on the Appointments Diary – see: Appointments Diary – Search for more details.