#83 - Week ending September 2^nd, 2022

Welcome to this weeks 'Take 5', your 5 minute weekly Optinet roundup. If you need clarification on any points or have questions drop an email to support@optinetuk.com or raise a ticket in the portal.

Next Release 1.5.7

The next release of FLEX (v1.5.7) is now in testing and we anticipate an update to our early access group around the end of September - with a general release following shortly after.

A link to the latest release notes will be posted in next weeks Take 5.

Loqate Update - Address Lookup

At the start of the week we released a patch to update the address lookup feature in FLEX - this was after a notification from Loqate (formerly PostcodeAnywhere) that the API we were using would soon be retired.

The patch automatically updated the licence keys in FLEX and most users will have had no issues, if you are experiencing problems with your postcode lookup feature then please contact the helpdesk.

If you are not using postcode lookup and would like to then please get in touch and we can help you open an account.

Security - Change your PIN

Remember to never share your PIN with anyone else and if you think your pin has been compromised you should change it immediately.

For a quick tutorial, click the link below:

View Tutorial

Supplier Address Book

The FLEX supplier address book was born out of a request from a user who was fed up of repairing their paper address book and has some great features...

One key access (F3 - try it now!)
Store account information safely
Instantly access supplier websites
Accessible from any flex pc
Quickly access favourite contacts

View Tutorial

Vision Now - September '22

The latest digital edition of FLEX is available now, packed full of the latest industry news and features.

The digital version can be accessed using the link below.

Read Now

support@optinetuk.com to open a ticket automatically

training@optinetuk.com to book staff training

sales@optinetuk.com to book a FLEX demonstration

Latest Patches

HPP indicates high priority patches that are downloaded and installed automatically
MTS indicates patches that have been deployed to the 'Hosted FLEX' servers
REQ indicates a patch that will be loaded on request or when an issue is highlighted

*** If you would like any other patches applied, please raise a support ticket ***

Below is a round-up of all patches released during August

03/08/22 MTS
043 - Timeout increased to 10 secs when waiting for a response from PCSE
044 - Ensures eGOS England claims can only be deleted if they have not yet been sent to PCSE
045 - Resolves issue with CL Recall Dashboard percentages
046 - Resolves issues with duplicate eGOS claim IDs
047 - Resolves problem with some branches not showing and/or showing with incorrect dates against the branch in the multi-branch rebuild.
048 - The signature time for recorded (auto-populated) staff signatures for the day (Optom) is now set upon creation of a GOS form.
050 - Ensures initial record is read from the database correctly when Timeline is rebuilt
051 - Fix for GOS6 & other forms to allow identification of patient's last test
052 - Existing patients who book online now have their recall preferences updated
053 - URL update for the Waterside lens catalogue
054 - Lenses in catalogues that contain an S in their App Code field will now be displayed in Flex (e.g. Sinclair catalogue)
057 - Incorporate the latest eReferral changes
059 - Functionality correction when filtering the stock take table to display no results
060 - Improved validation for GOS3 supplements.
061 - Update to prevent duplicate eGOS England claims
062 - Update to allow customisation of the APT Export Option

26/08/22 MTS
066 - Adjustment to the APT export routine to allow unique file names

29/08/22 MTS
064 - Performance enhancement to the process for creating eGOS claims

29/08/22 HPP
065 - Postcode Lookup now uses the updated Loqate API.

31/08/22
067 - Enables latest version of Loqate API when running on Operating Systems that are past their 'end of life'

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