ISContact.CreateContactAction

Description

This function adds the contact action to the contact.

Syntax

object.CreateContactAction(aServiceName)

Part Attribute Type Description
object Required
The object always implements the ISContact interface
aServiceName In, Required
string
The name of the service

Return Value

ISContactLink

Returns the added contact action.

Example

Display some information about the contacts of patient's encounters, including the added contact actions.

Dim aPatient        
Dim aFilter              
Dim aEncounters, aEncounter
Dim i, j
Dim aMessage
Dim aContact
Dim aAction

Set aPatient = Profile.SelectPatient 
set aFilter = Profile.CreateEncounterFilter
aFilter.PatientId = aPatient.ID                 
set aEncounters = aPatient.LoadEncounters(aFilter)
                                                                 
aMessage = "Encounters Count = " & aEncounters.Count

for i = 0 to aEncounters.Count - 1
  set aEncounter = aEncounters.Item(i)              
  aMessage = aMessage & vbNewLine & (i + 1) & ". " &_
    "Date: " & aEncounter.Date & vbNewLine &_                            
    "Date Created: " & aEncounter.DateCreated & vbNewLine &_
    "Pos Code: " & aEncounter.PosCode & vbNewLine &_
    "Provider Code: " & aEncounter.ProviderCode & vbNewLine &_
    "Service Code: " & aEncounter.ServiceCode & vbNewLine &_
    "Type Description: " & aEncounter.TypeDescription & vbNewLine

  if aEncounter.Contacts.Count <> 0 then
    for j = 0 to aEncounter.Contacts.Count -1
      set aContact = aEncounter.Contacts.Item(j)
      set aAction = aContact.CreateContactAction("12")

      aMessage = aMessage & "      Contact" & vbNewLine &_ 
        "    - Date: " & aContact.Date & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Date Altered: " & aContact.DateAltered & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Date Created: " & aContact.DateCreated & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Date Resolved: " & aContact.DateResolved & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Diagnosis Description: " & aContact.DiagnosisDescription & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Diagnosis Code: " & aContact.DiagnosisCode & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Pos Code: " & aContact.PosCode & vbNewLine &_
        "    - POS Name: " & aContact.POSName & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Provider Code: " & aContact.ProviderCode & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Referral Type: " & aContact.ReferralType & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Service Code: " & aContact.ServiceCode & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Subject: " & aContact.Subject & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Time: " & aContact.Time & vbNewLine &_
        "    - Type Code: " & aContact.TypeCode & vbNewLine &_
        "    - New Contact Link: " & aAction.Description & vbNewLine        
    next
  end if                 
next 
                                          
Profile.MsgBox(aMessage) 
Note:

In Profile Client v8 on User Interface Contact Actions can be found in Clinical > Medical Record > Encounters > Open Encounter > Contact Actions.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0