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Administration
Set up Pracsoft, manage configuration, user records, back ups and other maintenance.
Maintenance Utilities
Maintenance Tasks
Backup with the Backup Utilities
Scheduling Backups
To schedule backups with the Backup utility, you must have an understanding of the Backups utility and how to perform a standard backup.

Administration
Set up Pracsoft, manage configuration, user records, back ups and other maintenance.
- MedicalDirector Automatic Updates
- Upgrading MedicalDirector Pracsoft
- Upgrading MedicalDirector Pracsoft
- Adding your Licence Details
  After installing Pracsoft , or if you renew your Service-Level Agreement (SLA) with MedicalDirector, you will be required to enter your licence details.
- Practice Configuration for Pracsoft-only Users
- Practitioner and User Records
  Thre are two types of user in Pracsoft: User and Practitioner.
- Password Management
- Settings
- Linking Pracsoft with Clinical
  Link MedicalDirector Pracsoft with Clinical to enable patient demographic updates and immunisation data to be transferred between them.
- Maintenance Utilities
  - Database Tasks
  - Maintenance Tasks
    - Backup with the Backup Utilities
      - Scheduling Backups
        To schedule backups with the Backup utility, you must have an understanding of the Backups utility and how to perform a standard backup.
      - Database Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Override the default database login details.
      - MDPlus Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Select the plugins to backup.
      - Documents Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Select documents to back up.
      - Backup Location Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Use the Backup Location tab of MedicalDirector Backup to select the backup location and name the backup file.
      - Notification tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Enable email notifications about the status of backups.
      - Options (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
    - Internet Links
    - Logs
    - Messaging Setup Utility
      The Messaging Setup utility is used by MedicalDirector Support staff to configure settings for Surgical Partners with Pracsoft.
    - Network Settings
    - Schema Update
    - System Configurations
    - System Report
    - MedicalDirector Mobility
- Pracsoft System Requirements
  This information applies to Pracsoft 4.3.
- Backup and Restore
- PKI NASH and Location Certificates Expiring
  PKI certificates are required by many businesses for maintaining access to digital health tools including electronic prescribing and My Health Record.
- Service Improvement Program
- Easyclaim and Online Claiming Error Codes for Pracsoft
- Moving Data to a New Server
  Move your MedicalDirector Pracsoft data to a new server and configure the workstations.

Scheduling Backups

To schedule backups with the Backup utility, you must have an understanding of the Backups utility and how to perform a standard backup.

Before you begin

Procedure

Double-click Maintenance on your desktop.
In the Maintenance window, select Common > Maintenance Tasks and double-click Backup.
In the HCN Backup window, select the Schedule tab to record times for conducting automated backups.

This tab is available only after deselecting Run Now at the bottom-left of the window.
Click Account to register the schedule to a particular user account, where only the user that created the scheduled task can change or delete the details of that particular scheduled task. The Task Account also allows you to provide login details. The scheduler then logs in using these and allows access to resources based on your access permissions.
Click Scheduler to access Microsoft's Task Scheduler utility. By doing so you will be able to check if and when you have any other tasks scheduled, allowing you to coordinate your HCN Backups around these other tasks. If you find an existing backup task, consider modifying it.
Select from the 'When' options to set the schedule for Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Once-only operation. After you have made a selection you can edit the times/days etc. for each type of schedule.
Click OK to confirm the changes.
A confirmation prompt is displayed, either:
- Lock/encrypt the backup file by entering a password, or
- Tick the No Password check box.
Click Yes to perform the backup.
If you have made any changes to the schedule, you will now be prompted to save the Configuration file.

Results

If you already have a configuration file of the same name, it will be overwritten by the new configuration file. If you want to keep the old configuration file, rename this version.

Once the backup has been successfully performed you will be prompted accordingly.