When CGM webPRACTICE is initially installed, the tables are set up as
'shared' or 'non-shared' depending on the needs of your practice. This
is important if your practice maintains multiple databases.
Shared Tables - Only one set of
tables is entered and maintained, regardless of the number of databases
that exist in CGM webPRACTICE. Whenever you make a change to a table in
a database, the table is updated and the change is automatically reflected
in each and every database. You can make changes from within any of your
existing databases, since the data is stored in one main table.
Non-Shared Tables - Tables are
set up as non-shared if your practice needs to maintain separate tables
for each existing database. Whenever you make a change to a table, the
change is stored in the table for the database you are currently logged
into. You can use the 'Copy Table' function to copy a table from one database
into another. This should save large quantities of data entry time during
the implementation and installation process.
If your system has been set up to share tables and you decide at
a later date you want them to be non-shared, contact CGM webPRACTICE
customer service to request this change. NOTE:After a system has
been set up with non-shared tables, it is not possible to
switch them over to shared, because each database may contain duplicate
codes with different information entered for each code. This could cause
system corruption and data degradation if the tables were merged into
one cohesive set in order to be shared.
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